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Timber Procurement Guidance Note for Haiti
The overall impacts of the demand for timber need to be considered to ensure the recovery efforts are truly beneficial to the long term well-being of the affected communities and do not increase vulnerability of other non-affected communities. Therefore, it is imperative that organizations show due diligence in their efforts to identify legal and responsibly…
Read MoreCities are not islands, and why we need green flood management
“Cities are not islands,” a participant in the Flood Green Guide (FGG) Bangkok workshop emphasized during a discussion about how to transform the soon to be released FGG into action by flood management practitioners. The WWF workshop took place last week in Bangkok bringing together global participants from Practical Action, International Federation of the Red…
Read MoreFlood Management Related Events Fall 2016 – Spring 2017
The following are a list of events that we think are topically relevant to the Flood Green Guide and learning about natural and nature-based flood management. If you think your event should be listed or if you know of another event that should be added, please email us at [email protected]. CitiesAlive: 14th Annual Green…
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Annual APFM meeting Sept. 12-13
From September 12-13, 2016 at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretariat in Geneva the annual Advisory Committee (AC) and Management Committee (MC) meeting of the WMO/Global Water Partnership (GWP) Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) will take place. The purpose of the two-day meeting is to review APFM activities for the year 2015/2016 and proposed…
Read MoreThe Games are What Got Them Talking (and Thinking) about Green Recovery
The workshop on Disasters and Biodiversity: Integrating environment into disaster recovery and reconstruction for resilient solutions presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 promoted taking a more holistic approach to integrating environmental principles into disaster response and recovery. The session highlighted WWF work surrounding green recovery and the Green Recovery and Reconstruction: Training Toolkit…
Read MoreNew Guidance Available on Environmentally Responsible Building Materials
In the past two decades, increasing populations, rising urbanization, economic expansion, emergence of new industrial centers and the reconstruction needs after major disasters are among the factors contributing to increasing demand for construction material around the world. Exponential increase of material extraction, processing and disposal can cause significant environmental and social impacts such as erosion,…
Read MoreResponsible Material Selection and Use: Key Concepts
Think through the whole supply chain. Environmental and social impacts from building materials can occur at any point in the supply chain, from sourcing raw materials, through processing and delivery to the site. This includes the social and environmental practices of manufacturers. For example, do working conditions at the processing plant meet responsible standards? Is…
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