United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2013

Water

Water security is now one of the top natural resource challenges facing humanity. Many regions of the world already experience severe water scarcity. Some estimates suggest that one third of humanity already lives in water stressed areas. This is projected to rise to as much as two thirds by 2030, by which time the demand for fresh water is expected to increase by 30% as the world population grows. Water availability is already a major constraint to increasing food production over the same period.

World Meteorological Organization Calendar 2013

Celebrating the International Year of Water Cooperation

Respond Magazine 2013

This year's Respond Magazine focuses on low-carbon business success stories from around the world. Despite a global recession the green economy is booming, with renewable technologies, energy efficiency and investment in innovation increasing wherever you look. Includes comments from UNFCCC executive secretary Christiana Figueres, COP18 President Al Attiyah, GCCA chief Kelly Rigg, Business Green Editor James Murray and IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri.

RioPlus Business

On the occasion of the Rio + 20 conference, Entico worked with the Rio Conventions to launch a website and RioPlus TV channel to highlight the role and potential of the private sector - the business and investment community - in contributing to sustainable development through the work related to biodiversity, land management and climate change. The three Rio Conventions - the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - are operational outcomes of the 1992 Earth Summit and serve the global community in setting policy and encouraging action on biodiversity, land management and climate change.

www.rioplus.org presented case studies, best practice and innovative projects that showcase how investment, products and services related to biodiversity, land management and climate change help deliver sustainable development. Our TV coverage at the Rio Conventions Pavilion ensured that the key messages from all presentations were heard not only inside the venue but around the world - in the two weeks of the conference over 50,000 people viewed interviews

Respond Magazine 2012

The key issues and priorities for the COP17 meeting in Durban were achieving a balance between the Bali Roadmap and operationalising the Cancun Agreements, as well as striking a balance between and within the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol negotiating tracks. In an effort to narrow and overcome the divide between developed and developing countries on the expected outcomes of Durban, South Africa has been promoting the sharing of views and ideas around climate change in the build-up to the negotiations.

United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2012

Synergy for sustainable development

Two decades have gone by since the international consensus emerged to pursue sustainable development, including its social, economic and environmental components. The Rio Declaration, Agenda 21 and the three Conventions on biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, climate change and combating desertification, embody this consensus and the mechanisms to achieve that vision.

Where do we stand twenty years on? Is there evidence of a paradigm shift towards inter and intra-generational equities and a balance in the environmental, social and economic dimensions of biodiversity, climate and land? There has been significant progress.

World Meteorological Organization Calendar 2011

Weather | Climate | Water - Investing in weather, climate and water. Information: an investment in well-being and prosperity for all

Climate variability and change is with us. Getting climate information to the people is our best option to cope with its challenges and seize its opportunities.

Climate change tends to impede progress towards to the United Nations Millenium Development Goals, which the world community has agreed to achieve by 2015.

Sustainable Cities Calendar 2011

Rapid urbanisation is causing major challenges for health, development and the environment, with mass migration to the hubs, particularly in the developing world, and increasing pressure on the developed world to cut their emissions and clean up their act.

While governments continue to dither round the table, cites are taking up the gauntlet. It's all about Green Growth at the moment, and how that translates into action. There are solutions on the table across sectors, using new technology, new techniques, customs from a bygone age and heightened public awareness. 2011 is set up to be a pivotal year as, all over the globe, cities respond to the needs of their citizens.

United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2011

Forests for People, Forests for the Earth

The forests of the world are vast. 30% of the world's land area is forest cover. The forests of the world are varied. Forests are not only the vast expanses of tropical forests in Brazil and the Congo, but also include the massive boreal ecosystems of Canada and Russia and the mangrove forests around the world. The forests of the world support communities around the globe. Forests are home to 300 million people, but over five times this number - 1.6 billion people - rely on forests for their livelihoods. Raw timber products around the globe are worth around 250 billion dollars. The added economic value amounts to double that much.

Climate Change TV

The world's first web channel dedicated entirely to discussions of global climate change effects, causes and the future of the climate change treaty. A team of UK web editors and international journalists and cameramen follow the negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol throughout the year and around the world. We provide commentary and context from key players from all the major international climate change meetings. Content includes exclusive interviews with world leaders, expert observers, decision-makers, activists, and many of the most important and influential figures involved in the debate.

IUCN | WBSCD - Water Usage in 2010 | Opportunities & Risks - Calendar

Every species, whether animal or plant, uses water every day. This includes each and every one of us. Water connects all people and all life.

Most of the water we use, some 70% globally, we use to grow food. Water also keeps business and industry sectors productive and profitable. The idea we need water to keep us healthy and clean is familiar. However, we easily forget that it is also fundamental to keeping us nourished, to the economy, to jobs, to wealth and security. We need water flowing in rivers for energy, for trade and for enjoyment. Yet, of all the water on Earth, only 1% is liquid freshwater that we can use. Without doubt, water is precious.

United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2010

Sustaining Life, Sustaining Our Future

The lives and well-being of over 6 billion people on Earth are intimately linked to the health of the species and ecosystems on our planet, and to its stability. We rely on nature to provide us with food, fuel and medicine. We rely on nature for invaluable services like crop pollination, climate stabilization, and air and water purification. Preserving the integrity of nature - and therefore a high quality of life for people everywhere - requires that we live sustainably and place only those demands upon the planet that do not exceed its capacity to regenerate.

World Meteorological Organization Calendar 2009

The beautiful drawings in this calendar, excerpted from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) publication Skies and Oceans, serve as a window into how our future leaders view their climate system. The pictures illustrate both the joys and anguishes of our climate, particularly as climate risks increase the world over.

Increased weather extremes - such as droughts, floods and storms - scarcer food and water resources, and increased disease occurrence are only a few examples of the growing climateinduced risks worldwide. Communities, especially the most vulnerable, must adapt now for their security and growth.

Rio Conventions Calendar 2009

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention for Bio Diversity (CBD) - otherwise known as the "Rio Conventions" present their A3 sized 2009 calendar to world leaders, heads of governments, environment ministers and negotiators, inter-governmental agencies, non government organizations and key individuals engaged in environmental challenges all over the world.

UN ISDR Calendar 2008

Make Hospitals Safe From Disasters - Reduce risk, protect health facilities, save lives

When disasters strike, aid agencies, communities, the media, and governments focus immediately on the victims. But if our focus on victims is to have real meaning, we must prioritize a deeper understanding and support of medical care.

World Meteorological Organization Calendar 2007

Commissioned by the World Meteorological Organization, this calendar aims to highlight the key role which the polar regions play in the Earth's climate system.

Images from the calendar will be exhibited in Geneva during 'World Meteorological Day', whose theme for 2007 is, 'Polar meteorology: understanding global impacts'.

United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2007

Showcasing stunning images captured by American photographer Gary Braasch, this calendar highlights the theme of sustainable development and how essential this idea must be for the sake of the next generation.

UN ISDR Calendar 2007

Disaster Reduction Begins At School

The 2007 calendar searched hard to show real images of children learning about disaster reduction through their education. With images covering all areas of the globe, children were seen learning both the theory of natural disasters as well as preventative measures that could help save lives.

United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2006

The 2006 calendar has now been produced. The photographs used in the production of this calendar, along with the sponsors details, will be online within the coming weeks.

UN/ISDR Calendar 2006

Vulnerability and Early Warning in Disaster Reduction

Vulnerability to natural hazards exists all over the world: in addition to tsunamis, which were tragically highlighted at the end of 2004, many forms of natural hazards pose a threat to life all over the globe.

A United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2005

A dramatic collection of photographs have been collected for this calendar.

Corporate Responsibility - Responding to the Global Challenge

A publication that extends the social and economic themes of Responding to Climate Change, it covers the change facing business and government as globalisation continues to grow and contract; the conduct of global enterprise, their operations, cultural change in management responsibility and practice; their conduct, reporting standards, and social obligations, including the impact on the stakeholder value chain. The launch edition boasts editorial support from OECD, WBCSD, Global Compact, World Bank, Global Reporting Initiative, CERES, IBLF, Transparency International as well as government and other recognised establishments

London Climate Change Service Providers group (LCCSPG)

London is now a major capital of the world in terms of the services the city can offer in climate change. Entico was commissioned by the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to coordinate a publication and CD ROM highlighting the expertise of the various organisations and companies in London that are specialising in climate change services. Entico also created the website which is now used to promote the group.

UNISDR Preparing for Disaster Calendar - Kobe conference 2005

The World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) took place on 18-22 January, 2005, Kobe, Japan.

The theme of last year's World Disaster Reduction Campaign was "Learning from today's disasters for tomorrow's hazards" which coincided with the launch of the International Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).

ClimateWire

RTCC together with UNEP/Grid-Arendal have created one of the world's leading information services on climate change: ClimateWire. Every day stories are updated from all over the world covering all issues on climate change. The database of stories is kept and provides a searchable reference for people interested in the issue. ClimatWire can also be emailed directly to your desktop each morning so that you can update yourself on the latest breaking headlines.

United Nations Rio Conventions Calendar 2003

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Convention for Bio Diversity (CBD) - otherwise known as the "Rio Conventions" presented a prestigious A3 sized 2005 calendar to world leaders, heads of governments, environment ministers and negotiators, inter-governmental agencies, non government organisations and key individuals engaged in environmental challenges all over the world.

A minimum of ten thousand printed copies were made available, of highest quality, full colour using fourteen photographic images portraying the synergy that exists between the work of the three Rio Conventions. To cater to a much wider audience, the Rio Conventions hosted an electronic downloadable version of the calendar and a gallery of photographs on all three websites, making it a personal diary for anyone with a vested interest in sustainable development.

The United Nations Rio Conventions invited sponsorship from appropriate organisations wishing to play a high-profile role within each of the convention processes.

UNCCD International Photograph Competition

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the convention, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) invited entries to its international photograph competition where candidates from schools, colleges and universities from all over the World were invited to submit digital images that best illustrated the problem of desertification and/or the measures taken to combat it, both from an artistic and conceptual point of view as part of an awareness raising campaign of the importance of issues at stake in the framework of the UNCCD.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Information CD

This CD-Rom incorporated all the latest information on desertification from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It was part of the welcome pack for participants at the Sixth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 6) in August 2003, Havana, Cuba. It presented the facts about desertification and the Convention itself. Additionally desertification was contextualised within the wider spectrum of sustainable development and the actions of the CD sponsors (a range of intergovernmental organisations, non governmental organisations and companies).

United Nations Rio Conventions Exhibition

Entico Corporation organised the sponsorship of the Rio Conventions Stand at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The stand, situated in the Ubuntu Village, was a combined venture to mark the ten years since the 1992 Rio Summit. The three secretariats involved were:

• UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
• UNCCD (The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification)
• CBD (The Convention on Biodiversity)

The events associated with the stand covered the five areas from WEHAB: Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity. To see coverage of Summit from the perspective of the three secretariats.