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03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #47: Benefits of engaging stakeholders in integrated climate impact assessments

Integrated climate impact assessments inform policy decisions
At the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the intention to build consistency across the various dimensions of development. Implementation of a holistic agenda

UN/DESA Policy Brief #47: Benefits of engaging stakeholders in integrated climate impact assessments

03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #46: Integrating methodologies to support the assessment of options for climate change resilience

The challenge of addressing diverse environmental concerns in development policy
The intensity and frequency of climate hazards have increased with climate change, imposing large costs on societies. Building resilience to withstand climate h

UN/DESA Policy Brief #46: Integrating methodologies to support the assessment of options for climate change resilience

03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #45: The nexus between climate change and inequalities

Climate change and inequality are two of the most important challenges currently faced by the international community. An extensive review of the evidence in the World Economic and Social Survey 2016: climate change resilience, an opportunity for

UN/DESA Policy Brief #45: The nexus between climate change and inequalities

03 September 2016

UN/DESA Policy Brief #44: Building climate change resilience for sustainable development

Climate change is already imposing a significant burden on all countries, extreme in some cases. Several small-island developing States are facing the realistic risk of becoming completely submerged under water due to sea-level rise. Severe drought a

UN/DESA Policy Brief #44: Building climate change resilience for sustainable development

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 d

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

Examples include the impact of a resurgence in the euro area debt crisis; a sharp adjustment in global energy prices; a fiscal stimulus coordinated among the largest economies; migration flows in Europe; conventional and unconventional monetary policy shocks; and a slowdown in trend productivity growth. The flexible model platform can be adapted to address a wide range of policy questions.

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
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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

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