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State Registry Agency of Armenia: Improving Business Registration and Information Services

1 August 2016
Starting a business in Armenia in the late 2000s was a complicated process. Businessmen needed to go through a seven- to nine-step process that would take about 14 to 19 days to finish. It was no surprise that in terms of ease of doing business, Armenia ranked 82nd out of 125 countries in the…

Definition of Civil Society

27 July 2016
A definition of "civil society" to set the stage for the discussion. It clarifies its difference with the family, the state, and the market.

Overview of Civil Society in the Pacific

27 July 2016
This presentation gives an overview of how Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) work in the Pacific. It also lists down the strengths of CSOs and the common challenges they face. Common themes for Pacific CSO development are enumerated as well.

Disaster Risk Management Managing the Impacts of Extreme Weather and Climate Events

29 June 2016
Maximum impacts of disasters are largely felt by the poorest members of society. Given this, interventions are needed that would bring in development benefits in the near term, while reducing their vulnerability over the longer term.

Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management

29 June 2016
Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in disaster risk management. Get to know why and how ecosystem based adaptation (EBA) has become a buzzword in the field of climate change and disaster risk…

Community-Level Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in the Pyanj River Basin

28 June 2016
Climate data need to be translated into useful information that can be understood by different audiences and users. The experience of communities near the Pyanj River Basic shows how science and community-based vulnerability assessment can work hand-in-hand.

Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation: Bhutan Case Study

28 June 2016
Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is expected to provide additional connectivity to India, increase regional trade and open up internal areas of Bhutan. This requires identification of climate…

Impact of Climate Change on Glacier Dependent Himalayan River Basins

27 June 2016
How does climate change affect the Himalayan region? Aside from the apparent increasing temperature, Himalayan region has been experiencing serveral changes affecting its environment and inhabitants. This presentation gives a snapshot on the changes on glacier ice volume and glacial lakes.

Understanding and Managing Uncertainties

27 June 2016
What is the relevance of managing uncertainties on climate change risk reduction? This presentation describes the main sources of uncertainty in future climate projections and explains how ensembles of climate model simulations are used to explore and quantify different types of uncertainty.…

Climate Change Risk Management Approach Adopted by TA 7984-NEP

27 June 2016
Learn how the climate change management framework helps reduce risks of infrastructure damage or loss from climate change and extreme events in Nepal. Various tools for introducing climate resilience at different entry points are discussed as well.