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UK ramps up climate adaptation plans in build up to COP26
The UK has become one of the first countries to publish an official plan setting out how the nation is responding to the climate crisis through adaptation and resiliency plans that focus on flood prevention and rewilding.
The Adaptation Communication will be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) alongside the newly created NDC
During the Climate Ambition Summit, which was hosted by the UK this weekend to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Government published its Adaptation Communication. The document sets out how the UK is improving resiliency and mitigation against the climate crisis both at home and overseas.
Myanmar Vows to Slash Carbon Emissions by Hundreds of Millions of Tonnes
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The Letpadaung copper mine project in Sagaing Region in 2012 / The Irrawaddy
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By Nan Lwin 14 December 2020
YANGON Myanmar’s State Counselor promised to submit a national climate action plan by the end of the year that includes commitments to reduce the country’s carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tonnes, in her comments to the international Climate Ambition Summit.
During the online summit to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said Myanmar would submit its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) by the end of 2020, adding that the plan aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by over 243 million tonnes by increasing the share of renewable energy to 39 percent and reducing net emissions from the forestry sector by 25 percent.
Addressing forestry and agroforestry in National Adaptation Plans - Supplementary guidelines
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Forests and agroforestry for climate adaptation - New FAO-FTA supplementary guidelines on NAPs
The potential of forests and trees to mitigate global warming has long been the main focus of climate change discussions. But forests – and the livelihoods of the 1.6 billion people who depend on them – are also greatly threatened by increasing variability in temperature and precipitation, storms, pest outbreaks and more frequent and intense fires. In fact, the ability of forests and trees to adapt to these impacts will influence their ability to mitigate climate change.
Moreover, forests and trees provide so called nature-based solutions for adaptation helping other sectors build resilience. Thanks to their crucial ecosystem services, forests support crops, livestock, and fisheries, as well as prevent flooding and erosion that can threaten infrastructure, economies and people.