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Recent discussion of biodiversity loss has focused on its expected ecological consequences, as well as on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, and economic effects this loss...

The purpose of this guidebook is to describe those unique characteristics of drought that set it apart from other natural hazards (Chapter 1). The guidebook also describes the...

This edition of the Environmental Sustainability in Asia Publication Series reflects the progress, challenges and opportunities of the seven principal themes in Cambodia,...

The scope of the present report covers only those factors which cause radiative forcing of climate change, and includes updated values of Global Warming Potentials. The full...

This report shows that almost half of Ant Financial Services Group’s 450 million users signed up to Ant Forest, an app that gamifies carbon footprint tracking – cutting...

This briefing summarises the discussions held during a roundtable for market and policy leaders in Washington, D.C. on 20 April 2017. The goal of the event was to explore...

This note draws on the findings of the United Nations’ expert panel on natural resources – the International Resource Panel (IRP) – to highlight some key policy-relevant...

This report on the environmental dimension of the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean aims to explore the relationship between the environment and the issues prioritized in...

This briefing summarises the discussions held during the “Greening the Financial System: Exploring the Ways Forward” event in Washington, D.C. on 12 October 2017. The goal of...

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. This important document by the United Nations and global partner organizations, prepared under the auspices of the Science...

The recently released report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prepared by 2500 experts from 130 countries has made it clear that climate change is real.

This paper examines the use of economic instruments in the protection of the global environment (particularly, global warming caused by enhanced carbon dioxide emissions),...

This executive summary includes an inventory of greenhouse gases, reports on climate change impacts, vulnerability assessment, identification of adaptation options as well as...

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Technical Paper on Climate Change and Biodiversity is the fifth paper in the IPCC Technical Paper series, and was produced...

This study emphasizes the marine and coastal environment and addresses the implications of climatic change in the Intra-Americas Sea and its environs. To facilitate...

This report aims to provide preliminary guidelines on methods of climate impact assessment. It outlines a basic framework for the study of climate-environment-society...

This paper analyzes annual maximum precipitation series for the Xingu and Tapajos basins located both in the Amazon basin. The analysis has the objective of indicating a...

The purpose of the workshop was; to provide a broad base of input to the writing of the draft chapters for IPCC's Second Assessment Report, and to provide an opportunity for...

In accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all Parties are required to develop, periodically update, publish and make...

This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the following...