Climate Change Organizations: Exploring Global Initiatives for Environmental Sustainability
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
FACILITY (GEF) It is a unique partnership of multi agencies including UN agencies, multilateral development banks, national entities and international NGOs. The GEF Trust fund (World Bank as Trustee) is available to developing countries and countries with economies in transition. This Climate Change Organisation was established on the eve of 1992 Rio Earth Summit to tackle the planet’s biggest environmental issues. It is a financial mechanism for five major international environmental conventions:
1. Minamata Convention on Mercury
2. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 3. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 4. UN Convention on Biological Diversity 5. UN Convention to Combat Desertification
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA)
CSA is an approach for developing agricultural strategies to secure sustainable food security in a changing climate. To balance near term food security livelihood needs a climate change mitigation and adaptation.
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: IPCC –
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC is the UN body, established by the UNEP and WMO in 1988, for assessing science related to climate change. OBJECTIVE: This Climate Change Organisation provide governments at all levels with scientific information that can be used to develop climate policies It does not conduct any research nor does it monitor climate related data. Reports published by IPCC: Assessment Report (AR) about the state of scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change. Assessment report consists of:
1. Contributions from each working group
2. Synthesis report 3. Any Special reports prepared in that assessment years
IPCC has so far published 5 Assessment Reports, currently preparing its 6th Assessment Cycle. The three Special Reports and Methodology Reports (of 6th assessment cycle) have already been produced.
Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5ºC
Special Report: Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) Special Report: The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) Methodology Report: 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: CONCEPT OF GREEN ECONOMY Green Economy is defined as low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive. In a green economy, growth in employment and income are driven by public and private investment into such economic activities, infrastructure and assets that allow: Reduced carbon emissions and pollution Enhanced energy and resource efficiency Prevention of the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Green Economy Economy and Investment + Positive social and environmental outcomes + Sustainable focuses on: consumption and production + Employment and skills + Capital and Infrastructure
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: GLOBAL CLIMATE
FINANCE ARCHITECTURE SCCF was established in response to guidance from the COP7 to finance projects relating to – Adaptation, Technology transfer and Capacity building Special Climate Change Energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry, waste management and Fund (SCCF): economic diversification. Operating entity: Global Environment Facility (GEF) It is open to all vulnerable developing countries
It was designed to address the special needs of Least Developed Countries
(LDCs) under the UNFCCC. It helps LDCs in preparing and implementing the National Adaptation Least Developed Countries Programme of Action (NAPAs). Fund (LDCF) NAPAs – They are country-driven strategies that identify the most immediate needs (such as water, agriculture, food security, health etc.) to adapt to climate change. Operating entity: GEF
SPA sought to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to the adverse effects Strategic Priority on of climate change by targeting each of the GEF focal areas. Adaptation Program (SPA) Besides, it also encouraged cross-sectoral approaches à Biodiversity + Climate change + Ozone layer depletion + International waters + Land degradation.
It is implemented with the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to bridge the
CLIMATE INVESTMENT financing and learning gap. It is additional to existing Official Development Assistance and aims to enable FUND (World Bank as Trustee) countries to meet their multilateral development goals. 2 types: Clean Technology Fund and Strategic Climate Fund
It is a financial instrument under UNFCCC, discussed in Cancun Summit 2010
and finally adopted in Durban Summit 2011. GCF’s activities are aligned with the priorities of developing countries through GREEN CLIMATE FUND the principle of country ownership. It aims to make an ambitious contribution to attaining the mitigation and adaptation goals of the international community.
ADAPTATION FUND (AF) It was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are vulnerable to adverse effects of climate change. AF-funded projects are implemented around the world through accredited implementing entities. Established under the Kyoto Protocol of UNFCCC.
It was created at the request of Parties to help strengthen the institutional and Capacity Building Initiative technical capacities of non-Annex I countries to meet the enhanced transparency for Transparency (CBIT) requirements defined in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement.
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION (WMO) This Climate Change Organisation is a specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), hydrology and related geophysical sciences. Established by: the ratification of the WMO Convention on 23rd March 1950 + Secretariat: Geneva, headed by the Secretary-General + Supreme Body: World Meteorological Congress (WMC). WMO REPORT: State of Global Climate Report 2020.
Hottest Year: 2020 will be one of the three hottest years just behind 2016 and 2019. Rise in Global Temperature: The global mean surface temperature for January-October 2020 was 1.2 degree Celsius higher than the pre-industrial baseline (1850-1900). For that period, 2020 is the second-warmest year on record. High Temperature over Ocean Surfaces: 80% of ocean areas have experienced at least one marine heat wave (MHW) so far in 2020. Global sea-level rise was also similar to the 2019 value. This was mainly due to the increased melting of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. Consequences: Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, floods, heavy rainfall and droughts were the consequence of global warming that impacted many parts of the world.
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: UNDP-UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME It is a UN’s global development network which promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations to help people build a better life for themselves. Parent organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council + Headquarter: New York + Founded: 1965 Sector: Development and Poverty Reduction Report: Human Development Report
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: UNEA-UNITED NATIONS
ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY UNEA is the governing body of UN Environment Program + Headquarter – Nairobi, Kenya + Founded – June 2012, during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also referred to as RIO+20. This Climate Change Organisation is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. It addresses the critical environmental challenges facing the world today. The Environment Assembly meets biennially to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law.
CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS: UNEP-UNITED NATIONS
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME This Climate Change Organisation is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system. Founded – 5th June 1972 (Environment Day) + Founder – Maurice Strong + Headquarter – Nairobi, Kenya + Initiative – Faith for Earth Initiative Mission – “This Climate Change Organisation encourages, empowers and engages with faith-based organizations as partners, at all levels, toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and fulfilling the 2030 Agenda.”
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