The Adaptation Private Sector Initiative database, which lists over 100 case studies, was developed under the Private Sector Initiative (PSI) of the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP).

The World Economic Forum at Davos discussed the pressing problems faced by oceans today, including pollution, climate change and overfishing, as well as the demands for provision of daily sources of protein to more than 1.5 billion people.

At the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 2), held in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2006, the parties adopted an amendment to Annex B to the Protocol by decision 10/CMP.2. Peru's acceptance of the amendment brings the total number of States and regional economic integration organizations that have deposited instruments of acceptance to 27.

The fourth issue of the en.lighten newsletter features articles on: the launch of a national energy efficiency programme in Nigeria; the review of the draft of the efficient lighting toolkit; the Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa; a South-East Asian Conference on the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting; and the European Commission Green Paper on LED Lighting.

The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has reported on projects carried out in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia to address freshwater scarcity.

This webinar is taking place in light of the decision made at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Durban, South Africa in December 2011, to formally include carbon capture and storage (CCS) into the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), providing an international incentive for the support of CCS operations in developing countries, and is a significant step forward for global CCS deployment.

The Green Economy in a Blue World report analyzes how key sectors that are interlinked with the marine and coastal environment can make the transition towards a Green Economy. The report also examines how small island developing States (SIDS) can take advantage of green economy opportunities to reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters and promote socioeconomic development and inclusion.

On sustainable development, Ban expressed his intention to: pay special attention to the needs and priorities of Africa, make a final push to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and forge consensus on a new generation of sustainable development goals that build on the MDGs. He will appoint a senior advisor to coordinate these efforts.

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter warned that recent irregular rains, as well as insufficient planning and emergency response in the countries of the Sahel, is threatening the region with an emerging food crisis.

The IFAD grant and loan will help farmers diversify their crops, access credit and respond to the challenges posed by a changing climate in areas of Malawi that have been affected by droughts and floods over recent decades.