Case studies and Trends in action

The Observatory publishes, alongside its annual reports, a series of case studies and trends in action, of countries, cities and regions, at the crossroads of national policies and non-state actions, to provide a qualitative analysis of the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions.

City
Adaptation - Resilience
Biodiversity - Forest - Land uses
Food - Agriculture
Ocean - Coastal areas

Philippines • Guiuan

Guiuan is located in the south of the province of Eastern Samar into the Pacific Ocean. The municipality has developed an ad[...]

2019
Region
Adaptation - Resilience
Water

Tadjikistan • Aksu

Grazing, forestry and agriculture constitute the majority of the region’s economic activities. A national water reform project[...]

2019
Region
Adaptation - Resilience
Water

Nevada • Las Vegas

Due to its geographical location, population and activity needs, the water supply of Las Vegas depends on Lake Mead and is inc[...]

2019
City
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Milton Keynes • Involving citizens with multiple digital tools

With the ambition of becoming "the greenest city in the world", the British city o[...]

2019
Region
Adaptation - Resilience
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Energy
Territorial planning and territorial management
Water

Souss-Massa • Satisfying new renewable energy demands

The Territorial Plan to Combat Global Warming (PTRC) of the Moroccan region of Souss Massa [...]

2019
City
Adaptation - Resilience
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Santiago de Chile • An Air Pollution Approach

The metropolitan region of Santiago is Chile's main emitting region: 20% of total greenhouse gas em[...]

2019
City
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Mobility - Transport
Sustainable housing - Building
Territorial planning and territorial management

Ljubljana • Stricking a balance between nature and city

The City of Ljubljana is currently preparing its first Sustainable Energy and Climate Act[...]

2019
City
Adaptation - Resilience
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Larnaca • Managing natural resources while sustaining territorial attractiveness

Larnaca attaches great importance to the protection of its natur[...]

2019
Region
Adaptation - Resilience
Biodiversity - Forest - Land uses
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Mobility - Transport
Sustainable housing - Building
Territorial planning and territorial management

Chhattisgarh • Forests to link adaptation and mitigation

The economy of Chhattisgarh State is largely based on sectors exposed to climatic hazard[...]

2019
Region
Adaptation - Resilience
Biodiversity - Forest - Land uses
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Victoria • Placing actors’ efforts at the core of policies

Victoria emits almost a quarter of Australia's total net emissions (21.7% in 2017). [...]

2019
City
Adaptation - Resilience
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Sustainable housing - Building
Territorial planning and territorial management

Kaohsiung • Enhancing energy autonomy in industry

The Kaohsiung Municipal Government defined in 2015 its first Climate Change Adaptation and Sust[...]

2019
Region
Adaptation - Resilience
Biodiversity - Forest - Land uses
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Thuringia • A decision-making process backed by science

Thuingia has enshrined its 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets [...]

2019
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