UNU
02 Apr 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 March 2013: The UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) hosted a lecture by Walter Kälin, Envoy of the Chairmanship of the Nansen Initiative, on human displacement across borders as a result of natural disasters. Kälin introduced the Nansen Initiative, which aims to build consensus among governments on how to address cross border displacement following slow-onset and sudden disasters.
In introductory remarks, Koko Warner, UNU-EHS, highlighted three EHS...
25 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2013: The UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) have developed the Water Learning Centre (WLC), an e-Learning programme to enhance national capacities to develop and implement sustainable natural resource management strategies at local, regional, sub-regional and basin scales.
The programme aims to build the capacity of developing country water sector personnel on topics such as climate change...
28 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 November 2012: The UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has released a report on climate-induced loss and damage, based on case studies from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Gambia, Kenya and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The study found that all five countries have suffered climate-induced loss and damage, despite implementing adaptation and coping measures.
The findings illustrate the limits of adaptation and country sensitivity to climatic disturbance. Koko...
15 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 October 2012: The World Risk Report 2012, published by the Alliance Development Works (Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft) in collaboration with the UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and The Nature Conservancy, focuses on the theme of environmental degradation and disasters, assessing disaster risk based on information from 173 countries.
The report’s centerpiece is its World Risk Index that identifies countries and regions at high risk of disasters based on 28...
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 July 2012: Germanwatch launched a website addressing loss and damage caused by climate change, aiming to support Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in calling for action on the issue. The topic is increasingly relevant for LDCs, Germanwatch notes, as agreement to deliver mitigation commitments in line with staying below 2°C/1.5°C has not been yet achieved.
The website is part of the “Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative,” which runs from February 2012 through March...
