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03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #48: Adaptation to climate change requires transformative policies

Climate change has a differential impact on people and communities. The people at greatest risk are the poor, the vulnerable and the marginalized that, in most cases, have been excluded from socioeconomic progress. Differences in wealth; unequal opportunities to access quality health services, education and employment; and inequality with respect to voice and political representation are the underpinnings of continued exposure and vulnerability of large population groups to climate hazards. Public policies have an important role to play in strengthening the capacity of people to adapt, particularly in those areas where the private sector is unlikely to invest. Policies to improve resilience… UN/DESA Policy Brief #48: Adaptation to climate change requires transformative policies

03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #49: Data and statistics for climate change resilience

Identifying the population groups at greatest risk due to climate-related events, understanding the specific risks they incur, and monitoring the interventions to reduce their vulnerability requires basic indicators on populations in vulnerable zones. Furthermore, these indicators must meet international criteria for standardized sources and methods, frequency and continuity, and be easy to understand. When such fine-grained information is missing, rigorous climate impact assessments and the capacity of policymakers to respond are seriously challenged. People living in low-lying coastal areas and drylands, in mountainous, rural areas (especially in low-income developing countries), in… UN/DESA Policy Brief #49: Data and statistics for climate change resilience

03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #50: International finance to support climate change resilience

In the past 20 years, weather-related disasters affected 4.2 billion people worldwide, with a large loss of life and livelihoods. The global annual average cost of climatic disasters, including floods, storms, droughts and heat waves, is estimated to have risen from $64 billion during the period 1985-1994 to $154 billion in the period 2005-2014. A more complete estimate of global costs, taking into account the loss associated with slow-onset climate events (e.g., sea-level rise and desertification), is likely to yield a larger figure. Developing countries are the most affected by climate change and require the most aid The evidence shows that low-income countries suffered the greatest… UN/DESA Policy Brief #50: International finance to support climate change resilience

30 August 2016

Bridging the science-policy interface: using modelling tools to inform integrated approaches for sustainable development

DESA/DPAD in partnership with UNDP launched an initiative to develop a training course aimed at strengthening the science-policy interface to inform sustainable development strategies; raise capacity to establish the inter-linkages across the three dimensions of sustainable development; acquaint participants with the technical tools available; and the implications of an integrated approach for policy decision making. The course is being designed for a wide range of middle to high level government officials, development practitioners and UN staff. With the purpose of pilot testing the training program, on the week of 22-26 August, DESA and UNDP organised the workshop ?Modelling tools-… Bridging the science-policy interface: using modelling tools to inform integrated approaches for sustainable development

19 August 2016

Toward the full realization of an inclusive and accessible United Nations for persons with disabilities - 2016 Report

14 August 2016

The World Economic Forecasting Model at the United Nations

The World Economic Forecasting Model (WEFM) was developed to allow the UN Development Policy Analysis Division to produce consistent forecasts for the global economy for use in its flagship publication, World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) and the WESP Update, and for the forecasts presented at annual meetings of Project LINK. The WEFM evolved from the original Project LINK programme, which started in the 1960s, and linked together individual country macro-models from up to 80 different countries in order to compute a joint global forecast. The WEFM is also used to produce alternative scenarios around the central forecast. Examples include the impact of a resurgence in the euro… The World Economic Forecasting Model at the United Nations

08 August 2016

World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2016 Briefing, No. 93

Brexit triggers policy responses from central banks in both the developed and developing regions The weak global economy restrains remittance flows China?s GDP growth stabilizes ? Global issues Central banks respond to increased global uncertainty in?the aftermath of the UK referendum The sharp initial reaction of global financial markets to the referendum decision of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to leave the European Union (EU) has largely subsided. Equity market volatility has declined (figure 1), while major exchange rates have broadly stabilized. Investor sentiments, however, remain fragile amid a lack of clarity over the United Kingdom?s future… World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2016 Briefing, No. 93

01 August 2016

High-Level Panel Discussion on Future Measurement and Monitoring Framework for Development Finance

On 21 July 2016 the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) and OECD co-hosted a High-Level Panel discussion during the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum on the Future Measurement and Monitoring Framework for Development Finance in support of the 2030 Agenda: Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD). The discussion will aim to advance the understanding of the components of a more comprehensive measure of development finance ? distinct from and complementary to ODA ? to underpin catalytic effect of aid and support the SDGs, and to identify avenues for a broad-based consultation with all stakeholders to facilitate international consensus, to ensure that TOSSD will… High-Level Panel Discussion on Future Measurement and Monitoring Framework for Development Finance

27 July 2016

Report of the Secretary-General on Realization of internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities and progress made - 2016 Report

25 July 2016

Statement at the High Level Segment of 2016 ECOSOC session

Statement by Prof. Jos? Antonio Ocampo, the Chairperson of the CDP, at the High Level Segment of 2016 ECOSOC session, 19 July 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCturRfsadM Statement at the High Level Segment of 2016 ECOSOC session