Adaptation Fund Finances Projects in Cuba, Seychelles and Uzbekistan
Following contributions from Germany, Switzerland, Norway and the Brussels Region, the Adaptation Fund has approved financing for US$17 million worth of projects in Cuba, Seychelles and Uzbekistan, all...
View ArticleIDB Hosts Discussion Panel on Healthy, Green and Sustainable Cities
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/CoA) co-hosted a discussion panel for the launch of the Winter 2014 issue of 'Americas Quarterly,'...
View ArticleFebruary 2014 Climate Finance Update
During the month of February, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
View ArticleEvent: 2nd World Summit of Legislators
The 2nd World Summit of Legislators is expected to be the world's largest conference of parliamentarians, with over 500 participants representing legislative assemblies from all over the world in...
View ArticleBioversity International, IFAD Projects in Yemen and Brazil Publish Results...
As part of a legacy of investment since 2001 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bioversity International in supporting neglected and underutilized species (NUS), a set of...
View ArticleEvent: Initial Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International...
The first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw international mechanism for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts is expected to develop its initial two-year workplan for...
View ArticleUNFCCC Workshop Discusses Adaptation Technology Transfer
The UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC) Workshop on Technologies for Adaptation aimed to provide a platform to share experiences on the development and implementation of technologies for...
View ArticleCGIAR Launches Projects on Women and Low-Emissions Agriculture in Bangladesh,...
he Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research's (CGIAR) Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has initiated three action research projects in...
View ArticleEvent: 23rd Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board
The 23rd Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) will take place in Bonn, Germany. The AFB meets three times per year.
View ArticleLMDCs, China and Norway Release ADP Submissions
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions of China, Norway; and a joint submission by Ecuador, El Salvador, Saudi Arabia and Mali, on behalf of the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs),...
View ArticleUNITAR, Switzerland Renew Implementation of UN CC:Learn
The UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have agreed to a new, three-year phase of the One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership...
View ArticleUNFCCC Releases Workshop Report on Adaptation of Agriculture Sector
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released a report on an in-session workshop on the current state of scientific knowledge on means of enhancing the adaptation of agriculture...
View ArticleLAC Countries Build Momentum for Climate Agreement, Chemicals and Waste...
The 19th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) resulted in a declaration and set of decisions to support the mainstreaming of environmental...
View ArticleBioversity to Support Plant Genetic Resources Use for Agricultural Adaptation...
Bioversity International has released a Strategic Action Plan to Strengthen the Conservation and Use of Mesoamerican Plant Genetic Resources in Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change (SAPM) 2014-2024,...
View ArticleUNFCCC Releases ADP Submissions from LDCs, AILAC and New Zealand
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from Nepal, on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), New Zealand, and the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean...
View ArticleECLAC, CCRIF Meeting Evaluates Disaster, Loss and Damage Assessments
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) hosted a meeting of Caribbean government agencies, emergency...
View ArticleITPGR Launches Third Call for Proposals Under Benefit-sharing Fund
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) has launched its third call for project proposals under its Benefit-sharing Fund. The focus of the call is to...
View ArticleCCAFS, Guatemala Publish Report on Climate and Food Security
Guatemala's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food (MAGA) and the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) have released a report highlighting the diverse...
View ArticleRegional Climate Centre for Caribbean Launched
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), with funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a Regional...
View ArticleEvent: 2014 CIF Partnership Forum
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are jointly convening the 2014 CIF Partnership Forum, hosting more than 400 participants from civil society, the private...
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