Human influence on the climate system is clear and growing, with impacts observed on all continents. If left unchecked, climate change will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems. However, options are available to adapt to climate change and implementing stringent mitigations activities can ensure that the impacts of climate change remain within a manageable range, creating a brighter and more sustainable future.

Governments gather to approve report that will form the scientific basis for UN climate talks next year 

UN science panel’s final report this year will indicate how serious governments take the threat of climate change.

Scientists and UN officials will release a critical study outlining the latest knowledge on climate change this Sunday in Copenhagen.

CAF y la Unión Europea realizaron el seminario "Mitigación y Adaptación al Cambio Climático" que contó con la participación de expertos internacionales, autoridades nacionales, representantes de empresas públicas, privadas, académicos y periodistas, quienes abordaron temas relacionados con la eficiencia energética, energías renovables, financiamiento verde, entre otros.

European Union (EU) greenhouse gas emissions fell almost 2 % between 2012 and 2013, putting the EU very close to its 2020 reduction target, according to new analysis from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The EU is also on track to meet two other targets to boost renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2020.

The Workshop on Regional Cooperation in Latin America was organized by the GIZ Asia/Pacific and Latin America/ Caribbean Department and the GIZ Representation Brussels in close coordination with the Development and Cooperation Division of the European Commission (DEVCO EU) for Latin American and the Caribbean. The 38 participants were representatives from several regional, sub- regional and national cooperation programmes. The main objective of this workshop was to identify the main success factors from the different regional cooperation schemes, as well as the challenges ahead for the European-Latin American/Caribbean regional cooperation and partnership.

According to experts speaking today at the opening of the 5th Regional seminar on agriculture and climate change organized by ECLAC and FAO, supported by French Cooperation and sponsored by IICA and Oxfam (United Kingdom), it is vital to acknowledge the traditional knowledge accumulated by family farmers and native peoples, as well as to learn from that knowledge in order to adapt to climate change.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office launched a new map to show the impact climate change could have on the whole planet by the end of the century if carbon emissions continue to increase.

The UNFCCC Secretariat has added a newsroom feature to its website. A newsroom page now greets visitors to the site (www.unfccc.int), displaying news regarding climate change and stories about climate actions being taken all over the world by governments, companies, cities, the UN and civil society.

Soil Atlas of Latin America and the Caribbean. Download in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

Thematic Study Book #4: "Best practices for adaptation to climate change in rural Latin America - Inventory". Read online | Download in Spanish

Thematic Study Book #3: "Climate change and land degradation in Latin America: scenarios, policies and responses - Methodological Guide". Read online | Download in Spanish

Thematic Study Book #1: "Climate change and risk management: vulnerability of coastal marine infrastructure in Latin America - Methodological Guide". Read online | Download in Spanish

The challenge of establishing REDD+ on the ground: Insights from 23 subnational initiatives in six countries. Download. 

Thematic Study Book # 5. Methodological Guide: NAMA. Download in Spanish

Thematic Study Book # 5: "Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in urban areas: successful tools and experiences - Methodological Guide". Read online | Download in Spanish

The agenda of Loss and Damages in the context of climate change negotiations. Download (in Spanish).  

Opportunities for GHG Mitigation in Latin America: Carbon Finance and the Clean Development Mechanism. Download.