Description: Advancing Climate-Smart Development
Climate Negotiations & Actions Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) represents a key pillar of the Paris Climate Agreement, international climate negotiations and post-2020 climate action commitments. In the NDC documents, Parties to the climate change convention (UNFCCC) have indicated mitigation and adaptation commitments to fight climate change. While developed countries are better placed in terms of
REDD+ Deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading cause of global warming, responsible for about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which makes the loss and depletion of forests a major issue for climate change. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and the role of sustainable forest management, forest conservation
Vulnerability & Adaptation The vulnerability cuts across communities, sectors and ecosystems and is undermining development efforts. We believe that it is crucial to understand the risks, impacts, exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of any given system before taking actions. FOKABS therefore conducts research and analysis and provides context specific advice and solutions to plan for