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New toolkit to help countries switch to climate-smart urbanization
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
secretariat, and the Commonwealth Secretariat, in collaboration with several United Nations entities,...
Mobile game aims to bridge gap between citizens and leaders on climate action
Millions
of people worldwide will get to share their views on climate
action through a UN campaign launched on Thursday aimed
at connecting them with Governments and policy makers.
The
Mission 1.5 campaign is built
around an internet...
WWF: US Will Suffer World’s Biggest Economic Impact Due to Nature Loss
A new World
Wildlife Fund report reveals for the first time the countries whose economies
would be worst affected over the next 30 years if the...
China Development Bank could be a climate bank
China
Development Bank (CDB) has an opportunity to become the world’s most important
climate bank, driving the transition to the low-carbon economy.
CDB supports Chinese investments globally,...
Bamako Convention: Protect Africa from hazardous waste dumping
The third
Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Bamako Convention today adopted a set
of decisions reaffirming the Parties’ commitment to strengthen the Convention
in...
Building a “Grand Coalition” to bridge the gap between energy and climate goals
Ministers
and high-level representatives from COP host countries met at the International
Energy Agency on Wednesday to review ways the energy sector can meet climate
and other...
Global forum on cities highlights need for sustainable development
If cities like Delhi, Lagos, Sao Paolo and Tokyo seem populated today,
think what they’ll be like by 2050. The United Nations predicts that by...
ADB, European Union, and ASEAN Countries Partner to Boost Green Infrastructure
The European Union (EU) announced today it is preparing to support the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Catalytic Green Finance
Facility (ACGF) with €50 million...
New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding
A pipeline
stretching from central to north-east Thailand promises to “promote Thailand as
an energy hub in the region” and “increase energy security”, according to the
Ministry...
2020: The year for action, to ‘rise up’ and safeguard ocean life
With the ocean in deep crisis, members of civil society
and philanthropic organisations are urging governments and
corporations to take bold action to safeguard the ocean. After a
two-day preparatory meeting in New York ahead...