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Reporting on climate change activities in the forestry sector
Methodologies, guidelines and training modules on how to conduct climate change reporting activities specifically in the forestry sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF National forest monitoring system assessment tool
- PDF From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- PDF Integrating forest and landscape restoration into national forest monitoring systems
- Website Measurement, reporting and verification for environmental integrity: Application
- PDF National forest monitoring systems: Monitoring and measurement, reporting and verification in the context of REDD+ activities
- Website REDD+ MRV training modules
- PDF REDD+ and FLEGT: Working together to strengthen forest governance and mitigate climate change
- Website Technological innovation driving transparent forest monitoring and reporting for climate action
- PDF Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring
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Catalyzing climate action
These materials and frameworks aim at catalyzing climate action at the individual, community and policy levels.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Tools and databases to support agriculture and climate change analysis
A series of tools and databases to support climate change studies and analyses.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF AquaCrop
- Website Climate and Agriculture Risk Visualization and Assessment (CAVA)
- Website Strata
- Website AQUASTAT
- Website AquaMaps
- Website CCI Toolbox (Cate)
- Website Climate Change Indicators Dashboard
- Website Drainage of organic soils and greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019
- PDF Earth Map: A Novel Tool for Fast Performance of Advanced Land Monitoring and Climate Assessment
- Website EarthMap
- Website FAOSTAT
- Website Regional agricultural forecasting tool (CRAFT)
- Website SERVIR Global
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Looking at the financial and economic value of adaptation actions
Resources to help in the analysis of economic and financial aspects regarding investments to address climate change adaptation.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Economics of adaptation toolkit
- PDF Toolkit for value chain analysis and market development integrating climate resilience and gender responsiveness
- PDF A review of domestic data sources for climate finance flows in recipient countries
- Website Adaptation Gap Report 2020
- Website Adaptation Gap Report 2021
- Website Adaptation Gap Report 2022
- PDF Financing National Adaptation Plan processes: Contributing to the achievement of nationally determined contribution adaptation goals
- PDF Global outlook on climate services in agriculture
- PDF Guidebook for direct access entities engaging in the Green Climate Fund accreditation process
- PDF Investing in natural capital for a sustainable future in the greater Mekong subregion
- PDF Public expenditure analysis for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector – A case study of Uganda
- PDF The economic advantage: Assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture
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Climate change legislation and policy
This collection includes a wealth of resources (databases, tools and studies) on national legislation, legal and institutional frameworks, and policies related to climate change.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Tools for greenhouse gas assessments
A series of tools and databases to support countries in assessing GHG emissions and removals from the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sector through useful tools.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website AFOLU Carbon Calculator
- Website Agriculture and Land Use national Greenhouse Gas Inventory software (ALU)
- Website Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Mitigation Option Tool
- Website Collect Earth
- Website Cool Farm Tool
- Website EPA. 2020. U.S. EPA Toolkit for Building National GHG Inventory Systems
- Website EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) for value chains
- Website Emissions overview
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- Website IPCC 2020. IPCC Inventory Software
- Website Quality assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and verification
- PDF The LoGIc tool for developing land representation for national greenhouse gas inventories. The file input template
- PDF The LoGIc tool for developing land representation for national greenhouse gas inventories. The tool
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool for value chains
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool | EX-ACT
- PDF Emissions due to agriculture: Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
- PDF Estimating GHG emissions and carbon sequestration in agriculture, forestry and other land use with EX-ACT
- PDF Ex-Ante Carbon balance Tool
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions - Agriculture
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions - Land use
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions intensities
- Website FAOSTAT Emissions shares
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description. version 3.0
- Website Global database of greenhouse gas emissions related to feed crops
- Website Global database of national greenhouse gas inventory capacity in developing countries
- PDF The LoGIc tool for developing land representation for national greenhouse gas inventories
- Website Using EX-ACT to estimate the mitigation potential of agricultural interventions
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Building capacity for community-based adaptation
A wide variety of tools and e-learning courses for building capacity on the community-based adaptation approach.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Combating drought and desertification
Resources related to drought and desertification.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Drought Finance Tracker
- PDF A rapid review of effective financing for policy, implementation and partnerships addressing drought risks
- PDF Climate Change and Land
- PDF Drought in the Horn of Africa: Progress report on the rapid response and mitigation plan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe
- Website Drought portal - Knowledge resources on integrated drought management
- PDF Handbook of drought indicators and indices
- PDF Proactive approaches to drought preparedness – Where are we now and where do we go from here?
- Video RECLIMA contributes to minimizing desertification and drought in El Salvador
- Website UNCCD capacity building training fair Georgetown (Guyana) 25–26 Jan 2019 – Presentations
- PDF United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund Project fact sheet: Emergency livelihood support to drought-affected communities in Namibia
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Tools on greenhouse gas assessments for enhancing transparency
A series of tools to support countries for GHG assessments in the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Quality assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and verification
- Website Collect Earth
- Website EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) for value chains
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model – interactive GLEAM-i
- Other Greenhouse Gas Data Management (GHG-DM) tool
- Website The Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website A Methodological Approach for a Consistent and Accurate Land Representation Using the FAO Open Foris Collect Earth Tool for GHG Inventories
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description. version 3.0
- PDF Projections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals: An introductory guide for practitioners
- PDF Technical guidance for the Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website U.S. EPA toolkit for building national GHG inventory systems
- Website UNFCCC quality assurance (QA) process
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Mainstreaming gender in climate-smart agriculture
Studies, implementation analyses and considerations for integrating the gender component in climate smart agriculture.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Gender in climate-smart agriculture. Module 18 for the gender in agriculture sourcebook
- PDF Gender integration into climate-smart agriculture: Tools for data collection and analysis for policy and research
- PDF A gender-responsive approach to climate-smart agriculture: Evidence and guidance for practitioners
- PDF Advancing Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment through Climate-resilient Agriculture: Experiences and Ways Forward from the Joint Programme on Rural ...
- PDF Gender and youth responsiveness considerations for targeting, testing and scaling suitable CSA practices and technologies-Learnings from the ...
- Video Gender dimensions of adopting climate-smart aquaculture
- Website Gender dynamics in the adoption of climate adaptation practices: A case study in the Cauca Department of Colombia
- PDF Good practices for integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate-smart agriculture programmes
- PDF How to integrate gender issues in climate-smart agriculture projects: Training module
- PDF Lessons Learned on Participatory Action Research to Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Options with an Emphasis on Gender and Social Inclusion
- PDF Making agricultural and climate risk insurance gender inclusive: How to improve access to insurance for rural women
- PDF Strengthening gender-responsive climate policies and actions in agrifood value chains
- PDF Strengthening gender-responsive climate policies and actions in aquaculture and fisheries
- PDF Strengthening gender-responsive climate policies and actions in climate-smart agriculture
- PDF Strengthening gender-responsive climate policies and actions in the livestock sector
- Website Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities