The Regional Climate Risk Reduction Project (2009-2010), a pilot initiative from UNDP and the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office, spanned across four countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region: India, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan.

As countries prepare for the ‘Rio+20’ United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, UNDP is pleased to share this report. It sets out national examples of progress toward sustainable development, from developing countries like Nepal and Niger, as well as emerging economies like South Africa and Croatia.

The Africa–Asia Drought Risk Management Peer Assistance Project seeks to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and technical cooperation among drought-prone countries in Africa and Asia and thus to promote best practices in drought risk management (DRM) for development in the two regions.

This study highlights the development benefits resulting from access to electricity for rural and remote communities in Nepal. It is based on the successful expansion of the Rural Energy Development Programme executed by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre.

This year's Human Development Report focuses on the challenge of sustainable and equitable progress and calls for addressing them together. It identifies policies that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals.

This paper provides an overview of the concept of direct access to funding for climate change actions in developing countries.

This report documents good practices and lessons learned in addressing energy poverty and expanding energy services for the poor. It draws from the experiences of 17 energy access programmes and projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

The UNDP has launched a guide titled "Paving the Way for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Guidance for Practitioners and Planners," which aims to help decision makers in developing countries adapt their national public infrastructure to climate change.

The recent global economic crisis has reinforced significant concerns about the impact of financial and economic shocks on human development.

The UNDP has launched report that provides a step-by-step guide to developing countries in setting up national climate funds and in making informed decisions on climate financing options. This guidebook is based on UNDP’s experience with 750 funds comprising over US$5 billion in resources from various donors.