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Displaying 15 of about 483 resultsVanuatu's updated and enhanced nationally determined contribution contains 20 Mitigation commitments, 116 Adaptation commitments, 12 Loss & Damage commitments and is based on the ambitions, policies and workplans of the country's frontline sector agencies.Vanuatu has prioritised transformative adaptation action in its National Climate Change and Dis…
In its update to its nationally determined contribution (NDC), Tuvalu commits to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity (power) sector by 100%, i.e., almost zero emissions by 2030; increase the nergy efficiency in Funafuti by 30%; an indicative quantified economy-wide target to reduce total GHG emissions from the entire energy se…
This revised Nationally Determined Contribution highlights the Solomon Islands' greater ambitions for emissions reduction and adaptation. Mitigation and adaptation are inseparable for a low emitting, highly vulnerable and small island developing country. The Solomon Islands takes adaptation as a matter of survival. Short to medium term adaptation priori…
As a leader in climate action and committing to the urgency of the Paris Agreement, Samoa has developed its Second NDC undertaking an inclusive stakeholder engagement process with key national stakeholders, ministries, and departments. Predicted increases in extreme weather conditions from climate change indicates that Samoa will face even greater impac…
Singapore is a low-lying, densely-populated tropical island city-state. The country is vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. While natural climate variability may have played a part in these recent events, extreme conditions are likely to become more intense and frequent due to climate change. It is therefore important for Singapo…
In this country risk profile, the Nauru’s earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are derived from an estimation of the direct losses to buildings, infrastructure assets and major crops that are caused by all the simulated potential future events. The risk information can help identify existing vulnerable areas and communities located in or adjace…
In this country risk profile, the Palau's earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are derived from an estimation of the direct losses to buildings, infrastructure assets and major crops that are caused by all the simulated potential future events. The risk information can help identify existing vulnerable areas and communities located in or adjace…
In this country risk profile, Solomon Islands' earthquake and tropical cyclone risk profiles are derived from an estimation of the direct losses to buildings, infrastructure assets and major crops that are caused by all the simulated potential future events. The risk information can help identify existing vulnerable areas and communities located in or a…
This publication updates the original Current and future climate of Tuvalu brochure published in 2011. The information in this publication, and research conducted by PACCSAP, builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models. This brochure contains a summary of climate projections for Tu…
The bibliography was produced to inform negotiators and technical advisors developing the framework for the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal on Adaptation, but it is also useful for climate practitioners more broadly – especially those working in the contexts of the Small Island Developping States. Climate change is happening, and it is having profound imp…
This learning brief summarizes an original research study which was prepared for the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) by Environmental Governance Consulting, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, during the 2018–2020 period. Saint Lucia has made a commendable effort over the past two decades to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change on…
Document submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for presentation to the Conference of Parties.
This declaration maintains the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as a body for consultation, concerted action, co-operation while stressing the relevance of its work in the domains of trade, sustainable tourism, transport, disaster risk reduction, and therefore agrees that the best way to tackle this vulnerability is by incorporating comprehensive d…
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
This report summarizes the outcomes and technical discussions of the first Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation that took place from 21–24 May 2013 on Rarotonga, Cook Islands: “Human Mobility, Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific”.
The overall objective of the Pacific Consultation was to identify specific challenges facing t…