This guidance document aims to make water retention monitoring a more accessible practice from a technical standpoint by demystifying some of the considerations required to get started.
A subset of World Trade Organization members has finalized the legal text of an Agreement on Investment Facilitation. This Reader's Guide provides an overview of what's in the agreement.
In the Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL), the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative will focus on nature-positive livelihood interventions and the restoration of degraded lands in and around protected areas. Working with local civil society and community members, CAPA Initiative activities will be carried out in southwest Uganda.
In the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area landscape, specifically in Angola, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative will promote the restoration of forest cover; restocking wildlife; supporting nature-positive livelihoods; and stabilizing headwater, riverine, and lagoon wetlands to enhance ecosystem integrity and biodiversity.
In Fiji, the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative will promote sustainable fisheries, support reforestation, safeguard locally managed marine areas, train local communities, preserve functional and healthy ecosystems, and improve flood mitigation.
In Belize, the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative will address water security concerns, protect biodiversity, improve hydrological functions, stabilize and enhance degraded soil, and support ecosystem services for local communities.
Growth in GDP in the Caribbean isn't capturing the full story of natural disasters, climate change, and social disruption—but action is already underway to move beyond GDP.