In 2022, the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) convened Member States and key stakeholders from around the world to consider the priority theme of “Achieving gender...
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Nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation
Introduction The need to mitigate climate change, and the role that nature can play in doing so, are recognized under multilateral agreements, including the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Gender-based violence and environment linkages: The violence of inequality
Itzá Castañeda Camey, Laura Sabater, Cate Owren and A. Emmett Boyer Jamie Wen, editor Executive summary Around the world, it is estimated that one in three women and girls will experience...
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Gender and environment statistics: unlocking information for action and measuring the SDGs
This report seeks to provide a framework to measure the nexus between gender and the environment. It proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the wider set of gender indicators,...
Adopting nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in Latin America
Key messages: Nature-based solutions provide an opportunity to better integrate the agendas of climate action, disaster risk reduction and biodiversity conservation into a coherent and holistic...
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Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities: Lessons learned and guidelines for implementation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities (EPIC) is a global initiative implemented from 2012 to 2017 to promote the use of ecosystem-based approaches and protect...
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Nature: the decisive solution for the climate change crisis
Author: Ann Moey, Head of Communications, IUCN Asia with contribution from Anushae Parakh, Programme Assistant for Mangroves for the Future Near the Sundarbans, home to the largest mangrove forest in...
Collaboration for Resilience: How Collaboration among Business, Government and NGOs could be the Key to Living with Turbulence and Change in the 21st Century
This publication discusses several cases of collaborations between various stakeholders to achieve resilience to disaster risk. In fact it explains how collaboration among business, government and...
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Protected areas as tools for disaster risk reduction: a handbook for practitioners
Advice for disaster risk reduction specialists and protected area managers on how best to use protected area systems as effective buffers, to prevent natural hazards from developing into unnatural...
Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage [EN/FR]
This first Manual within the series concerns the management of disaster risks for World Heritage properties. It focuses on one approach to the principles, methodology and process for managing...
Livestock-keeping and Animal Husbandry in Refugee and Returnee Situations: A Practical Handbook for Improved Management
Livestock are commonly kept in many refugee situations and, in many instances, form an important part of community activities. They are also a fundamental requirement in many returnee situations...