Publications

Publications

63 publication(s) found
17 October 2011

Integrating Climate Change Science into Development Planning: Understanding the Findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report 2007

Climate change is among this century’s gravest challenges, particularly for developing countries, which are both vulnerable to a range of adverse impacts and lack the adaptive capacity to deal with them. Although a wealth of scien...
THEMES : Communication and Awareness / Gender and Social Impacts
PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings
Bangladesh, South Asia
16 October 2011

The First Meeting of Climate Change Adaptation Demonstration Projects in the Lower Mekong Basin: sharing lessons and experiences

Over the past few decades, the countries in the Lower Mekong Basin have witnessed a number of natural disasters. The assessment from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) on impacts of climate change and development in the Mekong flow...
THEMES : Communication and Awareness / Natural Resources and Agriculture
PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings
All Countries, Central Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific
13 October 2011

Asia-Pacific Regional Climate Change Adaptation Assessment, Final Report: Findings and Recommendations, April 2010

The developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region are very diverse economically, politically, socially, and culturally. Yet, many of them face similar development and environmental challenges related to poverty alleviation, sust...
THEMES : Communication and Awareness
PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings
All Countries, Central Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific
11 August 2011

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector: Frameworks, tools and practices. An International Seminar focusing on Developing Countries and Small Island States.

The tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenges of climate change. There is now a clear understanding that the industry can be part of the solution to climate change, by reducing its green house gas emiss...
THEMES : Communication and Awareness
PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings
All Countries, Central Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific, Rest of the World
16 June 2011

UN Secretary-General Highlights Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Adaptation

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (16 to 27 May 2011), pointed out that indigenous peoplen have been living a ‘green economy’ for centuries and learning from them is the key to a...
THEMES : Communication and Awareness
PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings
All Countries, Central Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific, Rest of the World
08 June 2011

Second Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Transboundary Basins: Challenges, Progress and Lessons Learnt

The UN Economic Commission (UNECE) workshop for Europe under the Water Convention brought together countries and stakeholders to exchange practical experiences and lessons learned on the technical and strategic aspects of adapting...
THEMES : Gender and Social Impacts / Natural Resources and Agriculture
PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings
Switzerland, Rest of the World

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