Forests as shields against avalanches
Native forests in the Nevados de Chillán – Laguna Del Laja Biosphere Reserve in Chile can serve as protective barrier against avalanches.
Chile is prone to a…
With the help of a recently passed energy transition law, Mexico aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 22 per cent by 2030. As part of the German Year in Mexico, representatives from both…
These guidelines provide specific adaptation guidance for the agricultural sectors. The Guidelines aim to support developing countries in reducing the vulnerability of the agriculture sectors to the…
Unsustainable farming and logging is behind most tropical deforestation. There are more sustainable methods that address this by using the land more efficiently, reducing deforestation, but farmers,…
This booklet sets out guidance for assessing the effectiveness of an ecosystem-based approach to climate change adaptation. It describes a process, based around asking a detailed set of questions,…
The Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans– Programme (NAP– Ag) is a multi–year initiative (2015–2018) funded by the International Climate Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for…
The project “Ecosystems, Risk and Climate Adaptation”, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), is working on topics in the interface…
Climate friendly technologies and capacity development for the implementation of the Brazilian National Waste Policy
Although Brazil established a progressive waste policy in 2010, greenhouse gas…
In 2015, energy for the heat and transport sectors in the Chinese city of Dunhuang still originated almost entirely from fossil energy sources. In mid-2016, the city decided to meet 100% of its…
Global solutions – "The Road from Paris"
The course was set for a new, global climate policy at the UN Climate Conference 2015 in Paris. Now the crucial question is, “What happens next?” The Global…
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