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Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin
UNDP, 2011-[...]The bulletin provides the latest information on UNDP's support to countries on Climate Change Adaptation at the national, sub-national and community-level. It includes updates on a range of topics including the status of ongoing projects, new project approvals, performance indicators, project impacts and results, policy and mainstreaming work, and noteworthy announcements.
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Available online: https://www.google.ch/search?rlz=1C1GGGE_enCH475CH475&sugexp=chrome,mod=6&source [...]
Published by: UNDP
The bulletin provides the latest information on UNDP's support to countries on Climate Change Adaptation at the national, sub-national and community-level. It includes updates on a range of topics including the status of ongoing projects, new project approvals, performance indicators, project impacts and results, policy and mainstreaming work, and noteworthy announcements.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Archives access: 2011-[...]
Frequency: 4 issues a yearTags: Climate ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Social and Economic development ; Region I - Africa ; Region II - Asia ; Region III - South America ; Region IV - North America, Central America and the Caribbean ; Region V - South-West Pacific ; Region VI - Europe
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UNDP Annual Reports
UNDP, 2001-[...]Each year, UNDP's Annual Report details its activities around the world, highlighting the challenges and achievements of the organization and its network of partners in their endeavour to help developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Available online: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/library.html?start=0&sort=date&view=ca [...]
Published by: UNDP
Each year, UNDP's Annual Report details its activities around the world, highlighting the challenges and achievements of the organization and its network of partners in their endeavour to help developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Language(s): English; Other Languages: French, Spanish
Format: Digital (Free)
Archives access: 2001-[...]Tags: Environment and landscape ; Social and Economic development ; International Organizations
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World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Programme (WCIRP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); et al. - WMOWorld Climate Impacts Assessment and Response Strategies Programme (WCIRP) is one of the WCP four sub-programs and is targeted at assessing the impacts of climate variability and changes that could markedly affect economic or social activities and thus contributing to the development of a range of socio-economic response strategies that could be used by governments and the community. UNEP is the leading agency within WCIRP and implements the programme in partnership with WMO, FAO, IPCC and UNFCCC Secretariats.
Available online: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/wcp/wcirp/wcirp_home_en.htm
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme ; Food and Agriculture Organization (Rome, Italia) ; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Published by: WMOWorld Climate Impacts Assessment and Response Strategies Programme (WCIRP) is one of the WCP four sub-programs and is targeted at assessing the impacts of climate variability and changes that could markedly affect economic or social activities and thus contributing to the development of a range of socio-economic response strategies that could be used by governments and the community. UNEP is the leading agency within WCIRP and implements the programme in partnership with WMO, FAO, IPCC and UNFCCC Secretariats.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Standard Copyright)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Social and Economic development ; World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Programme (WCIRP)
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World Economic and Social Survey
United Nations, 1948-[...]The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) was first issued in 1994, evolving in response to a 1947 mandate by the General Assembly which requested the Secretary-General to submit annual reports on current world economic conditions and trends to the Economic and Social Council. Its precursors were Economic Report: Salient Features of the World Economic Situation from 1945 to 1947; World Economic Report (1948-1954); and World Economic Survey (1955-1993).
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Available online: http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wess/index.shtml
Published by: United Nations
The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) was first issued in 1994, evolving in response to a 1947 mandate by the General Assembly which requested the Secretary-General to submit annual reports on current world economic conditions and trends to the Economic and Social Council. Its precursors were Economic Report: Salient Features of the World Economic Situation from 1945 to 1947; World Economic Report (1948-1954); and World Economic Survey (1955-1993).
Language(s): English; Other Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
Format: Digital (Free)
Archives access: 1948-[...]Tags: ~e-Annual Reports ; Social and Economic development ; Environment and landscape ; Economics
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Trade Knowledge Network (TKN)
The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) is the collaboration of research institutions in developed and developing countries located in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The Trade Knowledge Network is aimed at building long-term capacity to address issues of trade and sustainable development in developing country research institutions, non-governmental organizations and governments through increased awareness, knowledge and understanding of the issues.
The Trade Knowledge Network is managed collaboratively by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada) and the Interna ...
Available online: http://www.iisd.org/tkn/
Published by: TKN
The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) is the collaboration of research institutions in developed and developing countries located in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. The Trade Knowledge Network is aimed at building long-term capacity to address issues of trade and sustainable development in developing country research institutions, non-governmental organizations and governments through increased awareness, knowledge and understanding of the issues.
The Trade Knowledge Network is managed collaboratively by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (Switzerland).
On its website the TKNoffers a Publication Centre, holding the organisation's latest research.Language(s): English
Format: DigitalTags: Research ; Social and Economic development ; Sustainable development ; ~Websites ; Developing countries
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Un solo mondo
Confederazione svizzera, 2002-[...]"Un solo mondo", la rivista della DSC, la porterà con sé, quattro volte all'anno, in quei suoi lunghi, specialissimi viaggi attorno al mondo. Avrà modo di vedere regioni e paesi da prospettive del tutto inedite, conoscerà i retroscena di significativi eventi, le problematiche e le chance dell'impegno nella cooperazione allo sviluppo. Da una rivista che non manca di prendere posizione sulle tematiche più attuali, sarà regolarmente informato circa gli importanti temi della cooperazione allo sviluppo.
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Eine Welt
Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft, 2002-[...]"Eine Welt" - das Magazin der DEZA - nimmt Sie viermal im Jahr mit auf eine Weltreise der etwas anderen Art. Es zeigt Regionen und Länder aus ungewohnten Perspektiven, leuchtet Hintergründe aus und gibt Einblicke in die Probleme und Chancen einer engagierten Zusammenarbeit. Es informiert regelmässig über wichtige Entwicklungsthemen und nimmt zu aktuellen Fragen Stellung.
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
"IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges"
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Eldis: sharing the best in development, policy and research
"Eldis is one of a family of knowledge services from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex. Its aim is to share the best in development policy, practice and research. It contains more than 22,000 summarised documents from over 4,500 development organisations - all available free to download."
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UNICEF Annual Report
As the only UN development and humanitarian agency wholly dedicated to children, UNICEF assisted more than 150 countries and territories in 2009, the year of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Annual Report 2009 emphasizes UNICEF’s unwavering commitment to children in its achievement of results and the global challenges the organization faced.
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Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD)
Le PNUD est le réseau mondial de développement dont dispose le système des Nations Unies. Il prône le changement, et relie les pays aux connaissances, expériences et ressources dont leurs populations ont besoin pour améliorer leur vie. Nous sommes présents sur le terrain dans 166 pays, les aidant à identifier leurs propres solutions aux défis nationaux et mondiaux auxquels ils sont confrontés en matière de développement. Pour renforcer leurs capacités, ces pays peuvent s'appuyer à tout moment sur le personnel du PNUD et son large éventail de partenaires.
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Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD)
En la Cumbre del Milenio de las Naciones Unidas, celebrada en 2000, los líderes del mundo asignaron al desarrollo un papel central dentro del programa mundial mediante los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, que establecen metas claras para reducir la pobreza, la enfermedad, el analfabetismo, la degradación del medio ambiente y la discriminación contra la mujer para el año 2015. Presente en 166 países, el PNUD utiliza su red mundial para ayudar al sistema de las Naciones Unidas y a sus asociados a despertar una mayor conciencia y verificar los progresos realizados, a la vez que conecta a los ...
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Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN)
"La UICN, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, contribuye a encontrar soluciones pragmáticas para los principales desafíos ambientales y de desarrollo que enfrenta el planeta"
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