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Displaying 15 of about 642 resultsThe National Climate Change Policy for Nigeria 2021-2030 assists the country in achieving its goal of meaningfully contributing of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce the socio-economic impacts of adverse effects of climatic change. The medium-term outcome is to achieve a resilient socio-economic environment that promotes sustainable deve…
This rapid assessment outlines key actions needed for recovery from the 2020 floods in Sudan. The report documents the immense scale and damage of the floods and highlights the importance of preparedness to reduce the impacts and damages of future floods. In 2020, after months of unusually heavy rains across Central and North-Eastern Africa, Sudan was a…
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This second consultation workshop is part of a series of consultation sessions on developing a national disaster risk reduction strategy that is coherent with climate change and sustainable development policies in Somalia as well as relevant regional and international policy frameworks.
Workshop Objectives:
Present and discuss Soma…
In some parts of the world, climate change is an abstract concept, experienced only through articles in the media. In much of the African Sahel, however, the impact is measured by years and seasons with abnormal rainfall. Together with Alliance2015 partner Welthungerhilfe, and with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic,…
Predictive models have great potential for forecasting population displacements from climatic and other disasters. But disaster displacement risk assessment approaches often use probabilistic models and big data analysis to make global-level predictions, which have limited utility for planning and delivering local interventions that address vulnera…
VACANCY TYPE CONSULTANT/INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR
Duration of the contract: 11 months (with possibility of renewal)
Deadline for submission of applications: 22 December 2021
Organizational Unit: United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) Programme Unit
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
Geospatial Information Technology, Climate Change, Disaster Risk…
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is recruiting an Urban Risk Management Expert for UNDP.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of UNDP Resilience Project Manager and the the overall guidance of the Head of Division for Environment, Climate Change, Water and Land Management and the day-to-day direction of the Technical Co…
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The overall objective of this study is to (i) identify the risks that may affect safety wellbeing and protection of children as well as their potential respective impacts (ii) identify the most relevant interventions to strengthen the resilience of girls and boys using a life-cycle approach that examines the different stages of childhood whi…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases,…
La fréquence de ces événements catastrophiques, malgré la reprise limitée des tendances climatiques après la longue sécheresse qui a affecté la région dans les années 1970 et 1980, est appelée le «paradoxe du Sahel». Les études hydrologiques des dernières 25 années montrent clairement deux phénomènes opposés : la réduction du ruissellement dans les bass…
L’urbanisation continue de transformer en profondeur la société marocaine et son économie. Aujourd’hui, 60% des Marocains résident déjà dans les zones urbaines, contre seulement 35% en 1970. En raison de la poursuite de l’exode rural et de l’étalement urbain, le Maroc continue son urbanisation à un rythme plus élevé que celui de sa croissance démographi…
This study is the first attempt to assess how psychological capital affects climate change adaptation amongst smallholder farmers. Climate change remains one of the world’s critical challenges and a key factor hindering progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector has widely been stud…
This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and projected changes in key climate parameters, sector-specific implications, relevant policies and programs, adaptation priorities and opportunities for…
This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and projected changes in key climate parameters, sector-specific implications, relevant policies and programs, adaptation priorities and opportun…
This paper examines the extent to which social protection responses to the crisis have recognised and addressed the gendered impacts of the crisis. The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis have exacerbated gender inequalities. The rapid onset of the crisis in early 2020 severely disrupted livelihoods, and these impacts were strongly mediated by existing…