Publication | 2015
This new publication is a valuable tool to help increase the capacity of policy and decision makers to develop gender-responsive climate change policies and strategies that ensure women are engaged at all levels of the decision-making process. This publication is intended as a full update and…
Grey literature | 2015
Synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation in forest landscape restoration
This study entailed extensive literature review of linkages between adaptation and mitigation at the global policy level, through analysis of relevant policies and protocols in the context of climate change in general and forest landscape restoration (FLR) in particular. This was followed by…
Littérature grise | 2015
L'adaptation basée sur les ecosystèmes (AbE) intègre la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques dans un stratégie d'adaptation au changement climatique. La communauté de la conservation et du développement durable considère l'AbE comme une solide méthode de lutte contre le changement…
Grey literature | 2015
Ecosystem-based adaptation (Eba) uses biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of a larger adaptation strategy to climate change. While the conservation and sustainable development community considers EbA to be a strong method of addressing climate change and its associated challenges, there…
Grey literature | 2015
Women in environmental decision making : case studies in Ecuador, Liberia, and the Philippines
Across the globe, women are heavily involved in the environmental sector, including in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and in adapting to and mitigating climate change. However, women's participation and representation in decision-making processes that pertain to their and their families'…
Grey literature | 2014
Women at the forefront of the clean energy future
Developed through a literature review and individual consultations with experts and validated through an experts' workshop, this white paper considers the most recent work on the intersection of gender and energy. It intends to demonstrate that gender equality can be a driver for more effective…
Grey literature | 2014
Stewards rising : improving community resilience through nature-based solutions
Grey literature | 2014
Think nature : improving community resilience through nature-based solutions
This book documents the "Implementing a Resilience Framework to Support Climate Change Adaptation in the Mt. Elgon Region of the Lake Victoria Basin" project, which was funded by USAID and implemented by the IUCN Uganda Office.
Publication | 2014
Framing ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change : applicability in the coast of Bangladesh
The recent increase in exposure to natural hazards among the communities of Bangladesh is linked to the new generation of threats posed by climate variability and change resulting from anthropogenic activity. Adaptation is not a new approach, but there are still a number of challenges inherent…