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Gender and Waste Nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal
(2019)
Over the past few years, the issue of gender in waste management has received increasing attention, highlighting that waste production and management is not gender neutral. In fact, existing gender inequalities, responsibilities ...
Smoke on Water: Countering Global Threats from Peatland Loss and Degradation - A Rapid Response Assessment. Revised Edition
(2017)
More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are only just starting to understand their role in both climate change and our efforts to curb it. Peatlands cover less than three percent of the Earth’s surface but are the ...
Future Imperfect: Climate Change and Adaptation in the Carpathians
(2014)
This synthesis report is directed at policy makers and the public in the Carpathian region. It brings together important findings and recommendations about cli- mate change impacts and adaptation from three linked research ...
Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the South Caucasus Mountains
(2015)
T This outlook has been prepared to review and synthesize the existing climate change adaptation responses in the South Caucasus mountain region. It was undertaken in the context of the South Caucasus component of the ...
Sustainable Mountain Development in East Africa in a Changing Climate - Mountain Adaptation Outlook Series
(2016)
The United Nations Environment Programme and GRID-Arendal partnered and prepared a series of outlook reports on the need for urgent action to protect mountain ecosystems and to mitigate human risk from extreme events. This ...
Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
(2018)
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impacts of climate change. Wide-ranging threats are already impacting ecosystems and millions of people living in the region and ...
Many Strong Voices – Turning Vulnerability into Strength
(2010)
The goal of Many Strong Voices is to promote the well-being, security, and sustainability of coastal communities in the Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by bringing these regions together to take action on ...
Vital Climate Change Graphics: A Spanner in the Climate Wheel
(2005)
This Vital Climate Graphics package seeks to translate the incredibly complex subject of climate change into material that can be useful to a broad range of readers. It is based on the Third Assessment Report, which was ...