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Potential Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities in Waste Management Sector in Vietnam

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
Mayo, 2009
Viet Nam
Asia oriental
Oceanía

Along with economic growth and improved living standards, waste from households, industries, and commercial or service establishments is expected to increase rapidly over the next years. Managing this waste is a hard challenge for the Government of Vietnam because of its substantial cost and lack of awareness and participation of people and businesses. Wastes can be classified according to: their form (wastewater, solid waste); their origin (industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, urban (municipal) wastes); and their hazardous nature (non-hazardous or hazardous).

Formulação de um Programa para a implementação da Convenção das Nações Unidas de Combate a Desertificação (UNCCD) nos países da CPLP

Manuals & Guidelines
Abril, 2009
Mozambique

A localização geográfica de Moçambique nos trópicos e subtrópicos, faz com que ele seja vulnerável a eventos extremos de origem meteorológica tais como secas, cheias e ciclones tropicais e de origem geológica como é o caso de sismos e tsunamis. Dentre as diversas zonas do país, as áridas, semi-áridas e sub-húmidas secas são as mais vulneráveis, devido à degradação da terra caracterizada por perda persistente de productividade de vegetação, solos e pastagens e exacerbada pelo seu uso inapropriado (UNDP, 1992). As regiões sul e parte do centro do país são as mais afectadas pela seca.

Decoding REDD: Addressing and Assessing the Second 'D'

Policy Papers & Briefs
Abril, 2009
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam
South-Eastern Asia

Available scientific literature indicates forest degradation emissions are of a similar magnitude to those from deforestation. The potential for further emissions from degradation is an especially pressing concern in the Asia-Pacific region, where many forest areas are intertwined with highly populated areas and intensive timber harvesting. Including forest degradation in a reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) mechanism will be crucial to ensure that both the Asia-Pacific and global forest sectors realize their full potential to mitigate climate change.

Vinculando la agricultura al Acuerdo de Copenhague

Reports & Research
Abril, 2009
Canadá
Estados Unidos de América
África
América central
América Latina y el Caribe
Asia
Europa

Este informe de políticas se propone informar a los negociadores en dónde se sitúa la agricultura en el marco de las negociaciones actuales y proporciona algunas propuestas sobre cómo ésta podría abordarse en un acuerdo mundial sobre el cambio climático. El informe se basa en la presentación más técnica y exhaustiva acover_page por la FAO al Grupo de Trabajo Especial sobre la Cooperación a Largo Plazo (AWG-LCA), antes de su Cuarta Sesión (FAO, Enabling agriculture to contribute to climate change mitigation, 6 de febrero de 2009).

El sector forestal latinoamericano ante la crisis global

Institutional & promotional materials
Abril, 2009
Bolivia

Los desafíos que representan la crisis económica y la necesidad de enfrentar el cambio climático están llevando a la gestión forestal al centro del interés mundial. El último Informe sobre la Situación de los Bosques del Mundo 2009 advierte que a corto plazo, los bosques y el sector forestal resultarán fuertemente impactados por la crisis económica mundial.

Cambio climático y desarrollo en América Latina y El Caribe: una reseña

Reports & Research
Febrero, 2009
Estados Unidos de América
África
América Latina y el Caribe
Asia

La situación de América Latina y el Caribe es distinta de la de los países desarrollados. Mientras que estos últimos son los que principalmente generan la externalidad global resultante de las emisiones y también la sufren, la región de América Latina y el Caribe contribuye poco a generarla pero la sufre de manera desproporcionada. Si se toman en cuenta las emisiones regionales, América Latina y el Caribe solo emite más que África, que ocupa el último city (aunque en términos de emisiones per cápita se encuentra por encima de Asia y África).

Agriculture and climate change: real problems, false solutions

Enero, 2009

Agriculture plays an important role in climate change, both as a contributor emitting greenhouse gasses (GHGs) and as a potential reducer of negative impacts. This paper gives an overview of how current and proposed agricultural practices affect climate change and how the proposed measures for mitigation and adaptation impact agriculture. The paper states that industrial agriculture, as currently practiced with monocultures and agrochemicals in a globalised production system, is a major contributor to climate change.

Adapting to climate change in the water sector

Enero, 2009

This background note, published by the Overseas Development Institute, provides an overview of the potential risks and vulnerabilities that face the water sector due to climate change. It also summarises of some of the adaptive strategies, targeting both supply and demand of water, being employed across various sectors in the developing world and offers suggestions going forward. It concludes by assessing how current knowledge of climate change can help inform future planning of water sector interventions.