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The first publication of the Energy-Water initiative, introduces the energy-water nexus, examines the water requirements of power generation and outlines some potential technical and institutional solutions for improving the management of the nexus. Today, more than 780 million people lack access to potable water, and over 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. At the same time,…

With this fourth assessment of the gap between ambitions and needs, the United Nations Environment Programme seeks to inform governments and the wider public on how far the response to climate change has progressed over the past year, and thus whether the world is on track to meet the 2° C target. In addition to reviewing national pledges and actions, this year’s assessment, for the first time,…

Deviations from normal precipitation and mild temperatures systematically increase the risk of conflict, often substantially. This relationship is apparent across spatial scales ranging from a single building to the globe and at temporal scales ranging from an anomalous hour to an anomalous millennium. Each 1-SD change in climate toward warmer temperatures or more extreme rainfall increases the…

This document is aimed at the general public and provides an overview of Germany’s commitment to implementing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.It is based largely on the latest biennial German national report in which Germany, party to the UNCCD and host state of the UNCCD Secretariat in Bonn, describes the measures taken in 2010 and 2011 to support the implementation of…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its national, regional and international partners are committed to monitoring and analysing food and agricultural policies (MAFAP) to provide policy-makers in Africa and progressively beyond as well as their development partners and other stakeholders in civil society, with the best possible information on the effects of…

This book responds to a very real need in African journalists’ reporting of the complex phenomenon of climate change. Climate change poses a clear danger to lives and livelihoods across Africa. Journalists there have critical roles to play in explaining the cause and effects of climate change, in describing what countries and communities can do to adapt to the impacts ahead, and in reporting on…