Environment and ecosystems

Historically, socially and economically, drylands have been key regions for global sustainability. This message must be communicated to the global community at the second International Conference on Climate Change, Sustainability and Development in the Semi-arid Regions (ICID 2010) in August, said its director...

The International Year of Biodiversity has been launched at a ceremony in Berlin with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel warning that the world will face 'enormous costs' if no action is taken against climate change and securing biodiversity...

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Colombia 5, Serie: Experiencias significativas de desarrollo local frente a los riesgos de desastres:

El presente documento rescata los aspectos más significativos de más de 25 años de trabajo continuo, que han consolidado un conocimiento

This compendium presents a wide-ranging overview of more then 400 projects, case studies and research activities specifically related to climate change and indigenous peoples. It provides a sketch of the climate and environmental changes, local

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series:

This book is one of the first attempts of systematic study that analyzes the principles of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and its applicability to the modern

This comprehensive report addresses risk assessment and management capabilities of a policy that seeks to link socio-economic societal needs and qualified human resources available in Lebanon on identified priorities (chapter one).  The environment and

This book presents diverse case studies from around the World, including many Asian countries, Africa, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Island Nations, and elsewhere.

The book's 39 chapters are organized according to seven interrelated

WWF global climate policy position paper:

This document reflects WWF’s policy recommendations for adaptation measures in a post-2012 UN climate regime. It highlights: (i) the importance of an ambitious, well-governed, proactive and fully-funded