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Information on Climate Change UN Publications on Climate Change UN Secretariat Green our World! (UN Chronicle, Volume XLIV Number 2, 2007): http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2007/issue2/0207cont.htm FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization Livelihood adaptation to climate variability and change in drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. Developing institutions and options. Case study (2006): ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0820e/a0820e.pdf Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers (2007): ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1094e/a1094e00.pdf Adaptation to climate change in agriculture, forestry and fisheries (2007): ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9271e/j9271e.pdf IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Publications (including IPCC Assessment Reports): http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/pub.htm UNDP – United Nations Development Programme Environmentally Sustainable Transport and Climate Change: Experiences and Lessons from Community Initiatives (2006): http://www.energyandenvironment.undp.org/undp/ index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=6102 Meeting the Climate Change Challenge: Sustaining Livelihoods: http://www.undp.org/gef/05/documents/publications/climate_change_brochure2004.pdf Heating in Transition, Lessons for the future, M&E Report Series Issue 3, UNDP/GEF (2005): http://www.undp.org/gef/05/documents/publications/HTandAnnex_4.2.pdf MDG Carbon Facility: Leveraging Carbon Finance for Sustainable Development (2007): http://www.energyandenvironment.undp.org/undp/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=5662 The Clean Development Mechanism - An assessment of progress (2006): http://www.energyandenvironment.undp.org/undp/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=5883 Solar Photovoltaics in Africa: Experiences with Financing and Delivery Models Lessons for the future, M&E Report Series Issue 2, UNDP/GEF (2004): http://www.undp.org/gef/05/documents/publications/solarphotovoltaics_africa.pdf Responding to climate change and generating community benefits (2005): http://www.energyandenvironment.undp.org/undp/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=5172 World Energy Assessment Overview 2004: http://www.energyandenvironment.undp.org/undp/index.cfm?module=Library&page=Document&DocumentID=5027 UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme Design for Sustainability: A Practical Approach for Developing Economies (2007): http://www.d4s-de.org/manual/d4stotalmanual.pdf Africa Environment Outlook 2, Our Environment, Our Wealth (2007) Website: http://www.unep.org/DEWA/Africa/AEO2_Launch/ Report: http://www.unep.org/DEWA/Africa/docs/en/AEO2_Our_Environ_Our_Wealth.pdf Executive summary: http://www.unep.org/DEWA/Africa/docs/en/aeo-2/chapters/aeo-2_Executive_Summary.pdf Global Outlook for Ice and Snow (2007) Website: http://www.unep.org/geo/geo_ice/ Report: http://www.unep.org/geo/geo_ice/PDF/full_report_LowRes.pdf GEO4 – Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (2007): http://www.unep.org/geo/geo4/media/ Sustainability communications: a toolkit for marketing and advertising courses (2007) Online CD-Rom: http://www.unep.fr/pc/sustain/advertising/education_kit/index.htm 4 modules of CD Rom (800Ko) , 90 pages: http://www.unep.fr/pc/sustain/reports/advertising/Education_Kit_ModulesAll_EN.pdf UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization A World of Science - Retrospective on Climate (October 2007): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001517/151707E.pdf Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage (April 2007): http://whc.unesco.org/documents/publi_climatechange.pdf Science in Africa (March 2007): http://www.unesco.org/science/science_africa.pdf Guidelines and Recommendations for Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability (2005): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001433/143370e.pdf Good practices in the UNECE region (2007): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001533/153319e.pdf Framework for the UN DESD International Implementation Scheme (2006): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001486/148650E.pdf International Implementation Scheme in brief (2006): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147361E.pdf The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development at a glance (2006): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001416/141629e.pdf Education for sustainable development toolkit (2006): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001524/152453eo.pdf UNESCO and Sustainable Development (2005): http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001393/139369e.pdf UNFCCC – UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Publications: http://unfccc.int/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/items/2625.php UN-HABITAT - United Nations Human Settlements Programme Climate Change: The Role of Cities (PDF) Ecosystems and Biodiversity: The Role of Cities (PDF) UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNHCR Environmental Guidelines (2005 Edition): http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/3b03b2a04.pdf Livestock Keeping and Animal Husbandry in Refugee and Returnee Situations, A practical handbook for Improved management (2005): http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/4385e3432.pdf Forest Management in Refugee and Returnee Situations, a handbook of sound practices (2005): http://www.unhcr.org/protect/PROTECTION/438724c42.pdf UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO Publications on Climate change: http://www.unido.org/en/doc/71852 Small Hydro Power. Clean renewable water power: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=37771 Rural Energy for sustainable environment: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=47534 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Methodology for baseline and additionally analysis for multiple project categories: Guideline Document: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=28345 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Investor Guide South Africa: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file%5fid=21109 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Investor guide South Africa, Annex 1: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download?file_id=71831 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Investor guide South Africa, Annex 2: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download?file_id=71833 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Investor guide South Africa, Annex 3: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download?file_id=71835 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Investor Guide Brazil: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=31994 Analysis of financing models for small hydropower plants on the basis on case studies: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=68387 Vienna Energy Efficiency and Climate Meetings Bulletin. A Summary Report of the Seminar on Energy Efficiency projects in CDM and JI and UNIDO Expert Group Meeting on Industrial Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Standards: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=64689 Estimating the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol for the Nigerian Economy: http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file%5fid=29638 WFP – World Food Programme The World Food Programme: Protecting our planet (PDF) First the cattle died … What next? (poster, PDF) WHO – World Health Organization IPCC WGII Chapter 8: Climate and Human Health Impacts (2007) - Part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: http://www.ipcc-wg2.org/ Global climate change: implications for international public health policy (2007) - Article from the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (BLT), Volume 85, Number 3, March 2007, p. 161-244 : http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/3/en/ Climate Change and Developing-Country Cities: Implications For Environmental Health and Equity (2007) - Article from the Journal of Urban Health. 2007 May; 84, p. 109–117 : http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17393341 Comparative Risk Assessment of the Burden of Disease from Climate Change (2006) - Article from Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 114, Number 12, December 2006: http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/8432/8432.pdf WHO Fact sheet: Climate and health (July 2005): http://www.who.int/globalchange/news/fsclimandhealth/en/index.html Health and climate change: the now and how. A policy action guide (2005): http://www.euro.who.int/document/E87872.pdf WMO – World Meteorological Organization Climate Information for adaptation and development needs (2007): http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/showcase/documents/WMO_1025_web_E.pdf We care for our climate (Cartoon, 2004): http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/showcase/documents/WMO975_E.pdf WMO at a glance (2006): http://www.wmo.int/pages/about/documents/WMO990.pdf Preventing and mitigating natural disasters (2006): http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/showcase/documents/WMO993.pdf WMO Bulletin, October 2007 Issue: http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/bulletin/index_en.html Climate and land degradation (2005): http://www.wmo.int/pages/themes/wmoprod/documents/WMO989E.pdf Weather, climate and water services for everyone (2007): http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/showcase/index_en.html