Environment & Ecosystems

This report provides a review and synthesis of the economic impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires on agriculture and the wider food system.

The document introduces the case study about reconstruction from Great East Japan Earthquake in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. (Development of Disaster Management Facilities Integrated in Town Development)

This paper provides a physics-based evaluation of how coral restoration can reduce coastal flooding for various types of reefs.

This briefing provides an overview of the wide range of socio-economic benefits that nature-based solutions can achieve alongside addressing the intertwined climate change and biodiversity loss crises. The briefing highlights the central role these

This paper assesses why Vietnam has not been as effective in dealing with environmental and climate challenges as with the COVID-19 crisis, which are arguably different but have also many similarities.

This report's central task is to inquire into, and report on, national natural disaster arrangements – that is, arrangements involving all levels of government, the private and not-for-profit sectors, communities, families, and individuals

Societal Impact Statement

Ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) is increasingly being used to reduce the impacts of climate change on vulnerable people and landscapes. The international EbA South project implemented EbA interventions across three countries

This document shows a preliminary analysis of the 2019/20 bushfire season and compared it with the fire seasons between March 2000 and March 2020 in the states of New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, and South Australia (SA).

This Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) estimates the impact on the population, physical assets, infrastructure and service delivery, following the explosions in the Port of Beirut in August 2020.

UNEP Regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean has produced the series of policy briefs Articulating social and environmental policy for post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery.

This policy brief refers to opportunities to build back