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| Supporting Local Action for Biodiversity |
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Loss of biodiversity is one of the world???s most pressing crises. Apart from its intrinsic value, biodiversity matters because it sustains the ecosystem services upon which human societies depend. Supporting Local Action for Biodiversity: the Role o...
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Year: 2010,
Number of pages: 54, Type of publication: Book
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Kigali, Rwanda |
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Kigali, capital city of landlocked Rwanda is home to population of around 880,000 . In coming years, the city is expected to grow at a fast rate of 6 percent a year, in part due to migration from densely populated rural areas.
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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Ulaanbaatar is the capital and the largest city in Mongolia. It is located in the north central part of the country, elevated at 1,310 m (nearly 4,000 ft) above sea level and lies in the Tuul River valley.
Ulaanbaatar is probably the coldest capi...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Asia-Pacific Region |
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Asia is known to be the region most affected by disasters, experiencing 90% of the world’s weather-related deaths since 1990. Rapid urbanization has left more than 70% of the urban population in Asia and Small Island Developing States in the Pacific ...
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Year: 2010,
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Lami Town, Fiji |
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Fiji is located in the South Pacific Ocean between latitude 15° and 22° South and longitude 175° East and 178° West. The national territory contains 330 islands, of which only about 100 are inhabited.
Lami Town is equally susceptible to the risks...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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Port Moresby is a coastal hilly city located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the South Eastern coast of the island of New Guinea. Port Moresby is the largest urban center in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and forms the National Capital District.
Po...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Port Vila, Vanuatu |
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Port Vila, the national capital of Vanuatu
is located on the island of Efate and serves a population of over 50,000, many of which reside in informal settlements on the peripheries of the municipal council boundary. Vanuatu is affected by the cycle...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Apia, Samoa |
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Apia is the capital and largest city in Samoa. It lies in the central north coast of Upolu Island, the largest of the four main inhabited islands of Samoa. The combined land area of Samoa is estimated at 2,935 km2. In 2006 the Apia urban area constit...
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Year: 2010,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| World Urban Forum 4 Brochure |
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The Fourth Session of the World Urban Forum held in Nanjing, China from 3-6 November 2008 drew nearly 8,000 participants from 146 countries. The Forum, held every two years, is now established as the world’s premier conference on cities.
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Year: 2009,
, Type of publication: Promotional Material
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| Sustainable Urban Energy Planning |
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The main purpose of this handbook is to assist people who are working in or with local government to develop sustainable energy and climate action plans and implementation programmes. There can be no single recipe for all cities ? e so it is up to ea...
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Year: 2009,
Number of pages: 83, Type of publication: Book
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