The Asia and Pacific region is at extreme risk of undoing its economic and social development gains due to unchecked disasters and unabated climate change. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) envisions a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty in the region. Therefore, the website…
Category: Climate Change
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
The Framework was adopted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is the roadmap for how we make our communities safer and more resilient to disasters. It outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent…
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
formerly UNISDR— is the United Nations focal point for disaster risk reduction. UNDRR oversees the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 supporting countries in implementation, monitoring and sharing what works in reducing existing risks and preventing the creation of new risks. UNDRR also brings governments, partners and communities together to reduce…
Paris Agreement
Paris Agreement https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/english_paris_agreement.pdf
Doha Amendment
https://unfccc.int/files/kyoto_protocol/application/pdf/kp_doha_amendment_english.pdf
Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/08_unfccc_kp_ref_manual.pdf
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
https://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/application/pdf/conveng.pdf
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
WMO https://public.wmo.int/en The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO). WMO has a membership of 193 Member States and Territories. Established by the ratification of the WMO Convention on 23 March 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate),…
UNFCCC
UNFCCChttps://unfccc.int/ The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is a United Nations entity established in 1992. UNFCCC stands for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change, the secretariat is tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. There are 197 Parties to the convention. Paris Agreement, and The 1997 Kyoto Protocol…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. IPCC’s main task is preparation of regular reports that assess the state of scientific knowledge concerning climate change. These include assessment reports, special reports and methodology reports. The IPCC was created in 1988 by the…