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Recent reports released by the
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 state unequivocally that the world is warming and that human activity – rather
than just natural variations – has contributed to current levels of warming. The reports
provide a comprehensive analysis of how climate change is affecting natural and human systems.
The findings underscore that fact that climate change is a key development concern. The people
most at risk from climate change live in countries that have contributed the least to the
atmospheric build up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to the recent warming
of the planet. Further, those most affected are also least able to cope, making it an issue
of inequality and insecurity.
What's New
Community-Based Adaptation
New York, March 2008 - UNDP has commenced implementation of the GEF-funded Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) Project. This $5 million, 10-country initiative partners with the Small Grants Programme (SGP) to support 80-200 climate change adaptation projects focusing on community-based natural resource management over 2008-2011. More...
Adaptation Learning Mechanism (ALM)
New York, March 2008 - UNDP has launched the Adaptation Learning Mechanism (ALM) knowledge platform for climate change adaptation. This GEF-funded project supports the exchange of knowledge based on practical experience, and makes available the Country Adaptation Profiles, which provide essential information for planning adaptation for more than 140 countries. More...
Climate Change Calendar of Events 2008
New York, March 2008 - A calendar of events and meetings for 2008 is available through the Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change Web site. More...
United Nations Climate Change Conference
Bali, 3-14 December
2007 -
The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, brings together representatives of over
180 countries with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and
the media. The two week period includes the sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the
UNFCCC, its subsidiary bodies as well as the Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol.
A ministerial segment in the second week will conclude the Conference. More…
Climate
change threatens unprecedented human development reversals
Brasilia, 27 November 2007 -The world should focus on the development impact of climate change, which
could bring unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education,
says the latest Human Development Report. More...
