Sentences with phrase «adaptation and mitigation activities»

Justice for the poor can be delivered by funding climate adaptation and mitigation activities in developing nations with at least US$ 160 billion per year, by a commitment to reduce overconsumption, wherever it exists, to equitable, sustainable levels and by eliminating developed countries» subsidies on fossil fuels and shifting them to renewable energy.

The commission also recommends legislation, policies and programs for adaptation and mitigation activities.

The wealthier nations promised in 2009 to provide developing countries with US$ 30 billion by the end of 2012, and said this should be «new and additional» finance balanced between support for adaptation and mitigation activities.

(5) evaluation of the effectiveness of programs designed to promote public awareness of Federal Government climate adaptation and mitigation activities; and

It builds on these concepts and strategies to provide recommendations for project design, together with possible solutions promoting both adaptation and mitigation activities in development projects.

Not exact matches

GBM's approach empowers communities to take action against climate change, the impacts of which are already being witnessed across Africa, through food security and water harvesting activities (adaptation) and planting the appropriate trees in appropriate places (mitigation).

These activities include: Investment & Financial Flows Assessments, regional meetings with national climate change focal points, publications about budgetary planning to address climate change, and technical backstopping for countries that begin to consider adaptation and mitigation for climate change in their National Development Plans, as well as participation in UNFCCC side events to present these activities results.

For that reason, the Roadmap to Zero Emissions report also contains guidelines for financial incentives for developing countries to access technical support, design services, and relevant information and tools — key barriers to scaling up their mitigation and adaptation activities.

These elements include binding targets for some nations, differentiated responsibilities (especially between developed and developing countries), phased reductions in emissions, some form of international emissions trading, and assistance to developing countries for their mitigation and adaptation activities.

Activities supported by the five regional commissions include, among others, the creation of strategies to integrate climate change consideration into development plans, the assessment of the economic impacts of climate change, and the evaluation of the costs of mitigation and adaptation.

Parties also decided to accelerate activities under the workplan on enhancing mitigation ambition in accordance with decision 1 / CP.17, paragraphs 7 and 8, by, inter alia, intensifying, as from 2014, the technical examination of opportunities for actions with high mitigation potential, including those with adaptation and sustainable development co-benefits, with a focus on the implementation of policies, practices and technologies that are substantial, scalable and replicable, with a view to promoting voluntary cooperation on concrete actions in relation to identified mitigation opportunities in accordance with nationally defined development priorities.

This manual provides guidance on how to conduct sound analysis for the development of national policies and activities that would — if adopted — accelerate the transfer and diffusion of selected mitigation and adaptation technologies in a particular country.

This activity report provides an overview of mitigation and adaptation finance in the context of the Multilateral Development Banks» strengthened commitment to work with clients, other development finance institutions, the private sector, and stakeholders to tackle climate challenge with targeted and innovative finance.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

The screening showed that the activities planned would generate climate benefits in terms of adaptation to slow - onset climate change (60 %), adaptation to extreme events (18 %) and climate change mitigation (19 %).

Because it is increasingly apparent that materials relevant to IPCC Reports, in particular, information about the experience and practice of the private sector in mitigation and adaptation activities, are found in sources that have not been published or peer - reviewed (e.g., industry journals, internal organisational publications, non-peer reviewed reports or working papers of research institutions, proceedings of workshops etc) the following additional procedures are provided.

This activity report facilitates the identification of priority mitigation and adaptation measures by the participating countries, in line with their national sustainable development strategies, and how these measures can be effectively supported financially by public and private sector funding, multilateral initiatives, carbon markets and other sources of funding or investment.

Around 48 % of the climate finance is for mitigation activities, 32 % for adaptation, and 20 % for both together.

Public climate finance provided to developing countries is the finance provided by governments and bilateral and multilateral institutions for mitigation and adaptation activities in developing countries.

The new report, backed by the prestige of the National Academy of Sciences of which the NRC is the working arm, now argues that we should develop a «portfolio of activities» including mitigation, adaptation and climate engineering.

Developing countries are often more sensitive to climate risks, such as drought or coastal flooding, because of their greater economic reliance on climate ‐ sensitive primary activities, and because of inadequate infrastructure, finance, and other enablers of successful adaptation and mitigation.

Senior Program Officer (Bangkok)-- The Center for People and Forests The Senior Program Officer works as a key member of the Capacity Building and Technical Services (CBTS) Unit, and will contribute to the development and implementation of activities of RECOFTC's People, Forest and Climate Change (PFCC) thematic area, particularly relating to community involvement in both climate change mitigation and adaptation.

This report includes chapters on Mitigation, Adaptation, and Decision Support that offer an overview of the options and activities being planned or implemented around the country as local, state, federal, and tribal governments, as well as businesses, organizations, and individuals begin to respond to climate change.

- Improving planning of mitigation and adaptation practices for key human and societal activities.

In fact, in order to rise to the climate change challenge, mitigation and adaptation activities need to be examined within the same system.

This activity report presents different options, tools and mechanisms to enhance financing for mitigation, adaptation and technology cooperation for an effective response to climate change.

This activity report presents GEF's experience over the years in supporting the deployment and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) that address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The GEF supports actions to address climate change by financing mitigation and adaptation activities.

Paragraph 2: Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through results - based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.

The activity report includes: the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) response to Conference of the Parties (COP) guidance, including relevant COP 20 decisions and conclusions of the 41st and 42nd sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI); GEF initiatives; and GEF achievements, including in the areas of support to intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, and enabling activities and capacity building.

This activity report demonstrates that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have time and again risen to the task of managing their fragile environments to meet their sustainable development goals through a broad range of actions, including conservation and sustainable use of critical marine and coastal resources, climate change mitigation, adaptation efforts and more.

The NAMA focuses on a set of interventions and measures related to policy development, technical assistance, and access to finance that will be integrated within sustainable commercial oriented investment activities that contribute to enhanced agriculture productivity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, improved food security, and increased incomes.

This analytical document refers to a «climate financing gap», which to be filled requires identifying alternative and innovative sources of funds from both the public and private sectors, but also developing the appropriate institutional and policy landscape to redirect existing financial flows towards climate mitigation and adaptation activities that also deliver on sustainable development priorities.

This guidance document intends to highlight the important role groundwater has in meeting the demands for drinking water, agricultural and industrial activities, and sustaining ecosystems, particularly in the context of adaptation to and mitigation of the impacts of climate change.

We decide that the Copenhagen Climate Fund shall be established as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention to support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing cotmtries related to mitigation including REDD - plus, adaptation, capacity - building, technology development and transfer as set forth in decision - / CP.l 5.

It is great to see the South Florida community coming together to foster sustainability and climate resilience at a regional scale, while also coordinating mitigation and adaptation activities across county lines.

However, Indigenous people must be adequately resourced and remunerated for any climate change mitigation or adaptation activities undertaken, just as their non-Indigenous counterparts would be.