The United Nations Regional Commissions and the climate change challenges
This report addresses the support provided by the five UN Regional Commissions to combat climate change. It covers initiatives for: (i) enhancing countries’ capabilities and leveraging resources for disaster risk reduction and preparedness; (ii) assessing the economic impacts of climate change, evaluating the costs of mitigation and adaptation, and exploring options for climate change financing; (iii) integrating climate change considerations into development plans, strategies and programmes at national and regional levels; (iv) preparing methodologies for assessing the vulnerability of water resources; and (v) examining the impacts of climate change on land, agricultural productivity and food security from social, economic and environmental perspectives.
The report also covers intergovernmental regional consultation processes facilitated by the Commissions with a view to developing regional perspectives on the post-2012 framework. These consultations have focused on policy options to mainstream climate change policies into development plans, including through “green growth;” and the follow-up to the Bali Action Plan.
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