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2010-2011 Annual Performance Report of UNDP supported GEF financed projects

January, 2012
Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Oceania, Western Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land use
research
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have published this annual report on joint projects financed during 2011 on ecosystems and biodiversity preservation, green development strategies, and sustainable use of water and ocean resources, among other topics. The GEF financed and supported 323 UNDP projects in 2011.
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A Toolkit for Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation into Ecosystem Management of Coastal and Marine Areas in South Asia

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2012
Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
coastal areas
environment
This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the coastal and marine ecosystem management in the coastal sub-region of South Asia including Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality for People and Planet

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land degradation
land restoration
sustainable land management
UNDP’s support to countries on sustainable land management and restoration is designed to enhance livelihoods, secure food and water, build resilience and increase carbon storage and sequestration. Drawing on over 40 years of experience and expertise, UNDP assists countries to integrate land and related environmental concerns into national and sectoral development plans and strategies, secure resources, and implement programmes that advance inclusive, sustainable growth and development.
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Africa Human Development report 2016. Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
land access
women
This 2016 Africa Human Development Report on gender equality follows the 2012 Africa Human Development Report, which looked at the importance of assuring food security for all Africans. Both reports share a common objective of addressing what might be considered two unfinished agenda items on Africa’s development trajectory.
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African Agribusiness Supplier Development Programme (AASDP) Toolkit - Growing inclusive agri-food value chains benefitting African famers and SMEs

Manuals & Guidelines
March, 2013
Africa
Land & Investments
agriculture
extractive industries
farmers
land investments
local communities
This resource provides tools for companies and buyers to improve responsibility and due diligence along the commodity supply chain, building on the Agribusiness Supplier Development Programme (ASDP). It

• provides a brief introduction of the issues,

• provides an in-depth background on the African agricultural economy and the position of smallholders suppliers, SMEs and business in this,
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Brief on Sustainable Land Management (SLM)

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Global
sustainable land management
The brief focuses on Sustainable Land Management (SLM). Eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, and advancing inclusive growth are directly linked to how we manage our planet’s terrestrial ecosystems and the goods and services they provide. This includes the earth’s soil which provides over US$16 trillion worth of ecosystem services each year.
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Capacity Development in Post‐Conflict Countries

Reports & Research
January, 2010
Global
Land in post-conflict settings
development
land access
land administration
land use
natural resources management
The recent Secretary General’s “Report on Peacebuilding in the Immediate Aftermath of Conflict” warns of the threats posed by the failure to restore state authority to lead the peacebuilding process in early post‐conflict situations. This report advocates for coherent and well coordinated early action to support post‐conflict governments to build core state capacities that will help to restore legitimacy and effectiveness. This paper lays out a framework for reconsidering the unique challenges post‐conflict contexts pose to processes of state capacity development.
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China National Human Development Report Special Edition

In Pursuit of a More Sustainable Future for All: China’s Historic Transformation over Four Decades of Human Development

Reports & Research
December, 2019
China
land equity
development
land economics
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of People’s Republic of China, and 40th year anniversary of the United Nations and UNDP presence and partnership in China. The Special Edition report reflects on the remarkable changes that have taken place. It takes stock not only of the economic achievements often and widely reported, but, more importantly of the wider range of sustainable human development progress achieved by China.
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Climate Vulnerability Index (Draft)

Reports & Research
March, 2023
Bangladesh
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable development
climate change
government
Bangladesh is vulnerable to both disasters and climate change and ranked the seventh extreme disaster risk-prone country in the world as per the report from the Global Climate Risk Index 2021. Most development projects in the country address reducing vulnerability to disasters or poverty, and it is well-recorded how local people have their own well-established coping capacities. Tropical cyclones, tornadoes, floods, coastal and riverbank erosion, droughts, landslides are the major climate-induced hazards in Bangladesh.
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Community Approaches to Sustainable Land Management and Agroecology Practices

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Eritrea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, South Africa, Gambia, Nigeria, Barbados, Cuba, China, Mongolia, Armenia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
climate change
land degradation
agricultural land management
agriculture
forest management plans
sustainable land management
biodiversity
As of 2017, SGP has awarded over 3,800 small grants to land degradation projects in over 120 countries, many of which are in regions with extreme levels of poverty and food insecurity across Africa and Latin America. Africa, in particular, is experiencing the highest population growth of the developing world, while being exposed and vulnerable to the rising impact from climate change.