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CIF has reported on the implementation of Mozambique's US$100 million strategic programme for climate resilience. The Government of Mozambique, together with the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), is developing climate-resilient projects envisioning policy and institutional change in several sectors, such as agriculture, coastal cities, transport, water management, forestry and...
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The Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) environmental performance reviews of its member countries are now in their third cycle, focusing on performance and on selected issues of high priority for the reviewed countries. The newly released Mexico report covers: key environmental trends, policy-making environment, towards green growth, climate change, and biodiversity and forests.
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A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) allocates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the energy sector, both direct and indirect, to energy users in order to understand demand-side trends driving energy-sector GHG emissions. The report found that 90% of the net increase in GHG emissions in the EU in 2010 was driven by energy production and consumption.
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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has launched the Third Green Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Application Challenge, in collaboration with Telefónica. The Challenge invites submissions in the following areas: adaptation to climate change; management of energy, water, health services or waste; town planning, including smart buildings; smart sustainable societies, community participation and environmental education...
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The Organization for American States (OAS) has announced the 14 recipients from ten Central American and Caribbean countries of US$50,000 grants from the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) to non-governmental organizations, community associations and academic institutions for community-based projects in clean energy, disaster resilience, sustainable transport and waste management.
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Naoko Ishii, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), launched the Forum on Innovation and Partnership as part of the GEF2020 strategy. The Forum will organize five high-level dialogues on: the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to spur innovative approaches to addressing environmental challenges; cooperation among developing countries and between developing countries and developed countries; sustainable cities;...
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The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank report, which is based on analyses in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland and South Africa, finds that many of the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures pay themselves back, while ambitious global action to reduce technology costs, scale up private sector financing, and provide climate financing is still required.
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Nine "Lighthouse Activities" were celebrated at the Doha Climate Change Conference as pioneering initiatives yielding benefits for the urban poor. The activities demonstrated the multiple benefits of addressing climate change through adaptation and mitigation activities, and transforming misperceptions about taking action on climate change.
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NAMAcademy is a new opportunity for policy makers, planners, government officials and development practitioners from developing countries to learn about NAMAs, and acquire the practical skills for developing and implementing NAMAs in their countries.
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a report, titled “Climate Change, Impacts and Vulnerability in Europe 2012: An Indicator-Based Report,” which identifies observed impacts in Europe, including: sea level rise; ocean acidification; northward expansion of some species; decreased river flows in southern and eastern Europe; increased flood incidence; establishment of alien plant species; reduction in forest growth; reduced heating...