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Rio+20 is a unique opportunity for the international community to commit itself for a world without degradation of land, the Earth’s most significant non-renewable resource. Find out more about the UNCCD's role in the Rio+20 process
UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Environment Programme - Ozone Secretariat
The Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer are dedicated to the protection of the earths ozone layer. With 196 parties, they are the most widely ratified treaties in United Nations history, and have, to date, enabled reductions of over 97% of all global consumption of controlled ozone depleting substances (measured in ODP tonnes). The Ozone Secretariat is the Secretariat for the Vienna Convention and for the Montreal Protocol. Based at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi (Kenya), the Secretariat functions in accordance with Article 7 of the Vienna Convention and Article 12 of the Montreal Protocol.... More on the Secretariat
The International Institute for Sustainable Development – Reporting Services Division – provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations, analyses and photos. As the publisher of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin , IISD RS is recognized for its objectivity and issue expertise in the field of international environment and sustainable development policy. The various products provided by IISD RS make it an essential source of information for government officials, policy and decision makers, UN staff, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, business, industry and academia. Back to top IISD RS has four permanent professional staff ( http://www.iisd.ca/about/staff.htm ), several part-time clerical and administrative positions, two full-time translators and sixty expert consultants ( http://www.iisd.ca/about/team/ ) from thirty two countries.
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The numbers tell a story: 21 years, $10.5 billion invested directly, $51 billion in cofinancing, and over 2,700 projects in more than 165 countries.
In Depth | Global Environment Facility
Strengthening the ability of individuals, communities and nations to adapt to climate change, move towards low-carbon societies, improve understanding of climate science, and raise public awareness about the Earth's changing climate. The globally averaged mixing ratios of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) reached new heights in 2009. These values are greater than those in pre-industrial times (before 1750) by 38 per cent, 158 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively. In 2009, as other economic sectors declined around the world, existing renewable capacity continued to grow at rates close to previous years, including grid-connected solar PV (53 per cent), wind power (32 per cent), solar hot water/heating (21 per cent), geothermal power (4 per cent), and hydropower (3 per cent).
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IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The three Working Groups full reports and the Synthesis Report, the final part of the AR4, are available online (see here below). Hardcopies of the Summaries for Policymakers + Technical Summaries are available for free in the 6 UN official languages upon request to the IPCC Secretariat. Hardcopies of the full reports can be purchased from Cambridge University Press . A limited number of free copies are available for academic institutions from developing countries and countries with economies in transition upon request to the Secretariat. Unless otherwise stated, the information available on this website, including text, logos, graphics, maps, images, audio clips or electronic downloads is the propriety of the IPCC and is protected by intellectual and industrial property laws.
The 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the fifteenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the seventeenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will take place concurrently from 14 to 25 May. All sessions will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn. New! Overview of plenary meetings for the May sessions (18 kB)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Quel futur voulez-vous? Dans cette vidéo, Emmanuel de Cuba, Gabriela du Royaume-Uni, Natalie du Vietnam et Ben du Ghana font part de leur vision du type de communautés dans lesquelles ils aimeraient vivre dans 20 ans. Vous aussi, partagez vos vos idées sur ce que pourrait être un avenir viable – pour vous, votre famille et votre communauté.
Rio+20 L'avenir que nous voulons
Introduction | CFO
This Platform aims at providing comprehensive guidance on financial options available for climate action in developing countries. Here you can find information on where to access the wide range of funds available from multilateral and bilateral institution, as well as public and private sources. Learn more on how these funds are governed and whether your project is eligible.
The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
United Nations Global Compact
UNRIC Cool Planet - Réchauffement Climatique et Copenhage
Scellons l’accord pour notre planète ! La Journée mondiale de l’environnement, célébrée le 5 juin, coïncide cette année avec le lancement de la campagne de l'ONU contre le changement climatique « Scellons l’Accord ». Le message pour les dirigeants du monde à la conférence de Copenhague est simple mais urgent : Scellez l’Accord en décembre pour protéger la planète.Seal The Deal!
Jacqueline Khu, Philippines We have to act now! Climate change is really happening anywhere.WELCOME to UN CC:Learn | UNCC:LEARN
UN CC:Learn is a partnership of 23 UN agencies launched in 2009 to offer services to Member States, UN agencies and other development parties interested in designing and delivering effective, results-oriented and sustainable learning on climate change. CC:Learn is included in the "One UN Climate Change Action Framework" of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination through its capacity development group co-convened by UNDP and UNEP, with core funding provided in 2011-2013 by the Swiss Development Cooperation.Five focus Areas and Four Cross-Cutting Areas have been identified in response to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiation process and in pursuance of the broader mandates and capacities in the United Nations system, with corresponding convening agencies to ensure better coordination of concrete deliverables as follows: Increased Synergies. Programmatic work at the headquarters level through the High-level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) is connected to United Nations system activities at the country level through the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and the individual United Nations country teams. The United Nations regional commissions correspondingly work at the regional level, while the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change serves as the link to the global climate change negotiation process.