Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world, five Malaysian cities take an integrated approach to low carbon development.
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September 26, 2021
Impacted by both climate change and the pandemic, mountain resorts are turning to summer visitors for climate-resilient sustainable growth.
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September 7, 2021
With funding from the GEF and support from UNDP, nature-based climate actions are building a climate-resilient future for the people of Puntland.
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July 27, 2021
Africa is at a crossroads. The multiplying challenges of the climate crisis, conflict and COVID-19 have put more and more people at risk.
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July 7, 2021
For Mohammed Ahmed - better known as Sidey - water has been an economic lifeline.
Since he lives in the Maldives that may not seem surprising. While…
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July 2, 2021
Integrated approaches for climate-resilient development supported by UNDP are improving lives and livelihoods – and protecting the planet.
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June 8, 2021
Small islands sit on the front line against climate change. They’re among the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, declining rainfall, and extreme…
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June 4, 2021
Rising temperatures and increasingly frequent droughts will turn large portions of cocoa-producing regions to savanna by 2050.
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May 21, 2021
How Ecuador is pioneering deforestation-free production chains to conserve the Amazon.
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May 10, 2021
As a fragile, post-conflict country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change, Iraq has increased ambition in its revised climate pledges.
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May 9, 2021
With support from UNDP, countries across the region are advancing climate-resilient development to address the life-threatening challenges of climate…
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March 21, 2021
Around the world some 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, 4.2 billion people lack safely managed sanitation, and 700 million…
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March 16, 2021
Flooding is common in Nepal and extreme rainfall events are a natural part of the landscape. However, climate change is making such events more…
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March 15, 2021
On the face of it, the Maldives is paradise on Earth. Yet the low-lying atoll nation is also fragile, confronting the impacts of a warming planet.