Essential Documents for Climate Change and Health Assessment
This collection includes important documents such as the Situational Assessment, Health Policy, Needs Assessment, and more regarding the impact of climate change on health in Ethiopia. It highlights key areas for research, policy interventions, and strengthening CRGE units for efficient adaptation to climate-induced diseases and environmental changes.
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UN UN- -REDD Social & Environmental REDD Social & Environmental Principles and Criteria Principles and Criteria Side event: Biodiversity Safeguards of REDD+ CBD and UN-REDD Programme 14 June 2011, Bonn
Purpose of the Principles & Purpose of the Principles & Criteria Criteria 1. To provide the UN-REDD Programme with a framework to ensure that its activities promote social and environmental benefits and reduce risks from REDD+. In particular, the P&C will be used by the UN-REDD Programme: as an aid in formulating national REDD+ programmes and initiatives that seek UN-REDD funding in the review of national programmes prior to submission for UN-REDD funding to assess national programme delivery
Purpose of the Principles & Purpose of the Principles & Criteria Criteria 2. To support countries in operationalising UNFCCC agreements on safeguards for REDD+. Countries can use these P&C for various purposes, such as: to promote and build the UNFCCC safeguards to devise a national system for information on how the UNFCCC safeguards are being addressed and respected in REDD+ implementation in demonstrating their achievements beyond carbon
Version 1 to be updated Social and Environmental Social and Environmental Principles Principles Principle 1 Democratic governance: The programme complies with standards of democratic governance Principle 2 Stakeholder livelihoods: The programme carefully assesses potential adverse impacts on stakeholders long-term livelihoods and mitigates effects where appropriate Principle 3 Policy coherence: The programme contributes to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally sound development policy, consistent with commitments under international conventions and agreements Principle 4 Protect and conserve natural forest: The programme protects natural forest from degradation or conversion to other land uses, including plantation forest Principle 5 Maintain and enhance multiple functions of forest: The programme increases benefits delivered through ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation Principle 6 Minimise indirect adverse impacts on ecosystem services and biodiversity
Version 1 to be updated Principles Principles and Criteria and Criteria 4. Protect and conserve natural forest: The programme protects natural forest from degradation or conversion to other land uses, including plantation forest Criterion Ensure that REDD+ activities do not cause the conversion of natural forest and, and do address the other causes of conversion Criterion Minimise degradation of natural forest in order to maintain biodiversity and other key values
Process Process Presentation of version 1 of the P&C to the UN-REDD Policy Board: March 2011 Revision in light of comments received: May-Jun 2011 Further review (by UN-REDD Policy Board members and observers, the Independent Advisory Group on Forests, Rights and Climate Change (IAG) and other independent reviewers): July 2011 Version 2 of the P&C will be presented to the UN- REDD Policy Board: Oct 2011 Development of tool to support the implementation of the P & C: On-going
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