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105 tonnes of ivory from over 7,000 elephants and 1.35 tonnes of rhino horn is burned in Nairobi today in an urgent call to action to end the poaching crisis...
The event brought together religious leaders and scholars from 24 countries and nine religious denominations for this interfaith dialogue....
The report profiles the actions that have been taken to advance environmental and social factors as a core part of India's banking, capital markets, investment and insurance sectors....
We simply cannot afford to allow poaching to go on for one more day. It does not make moral, economic or political sense....
A growing number of court cases, international instruments and over a hundred national constitutions now refer to the right to a healthy environment....
With just six weeks left before the start of the main cropping season in Ethiopia, FAO is calling for urgent funding to help farmers sow their fields and prevent drought-hit areas of the country from falling deeper into hunger and food insecurity. If seeds are not delivered in time, help will be too late to secure a decent harvest from the imminent meher season, which produces 85 percent of the nation's food supply, the UN agency said today.
Georgia recently reported its first-ever case of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a viral disease which decimates goats and sheep, while a new outbreak has occurred in the Maldives, showing that even island states are vulnerable to the plague.
Last year, total food production in North Korea (officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is estimated to have been about 5.4 million tonnes compared to 5.9 million tonnes in 2014, marking a 9 percent decrease, the update said.
In a bid to stay ahead of the negative impacts of climate change, floods and typhoons on food security, the Government of the Philippines and FAO have started using unmanned aerial drones to assess where farmlands are most at risk from natural disasters and quickly assess damages after they strike.
n addition to reducing poverty and hunger, agriculture can play a crucial role in making the response to climate change responsible and more effective, Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General for Natural Resources said today.
A new 2015 agreement on climate change, that will harness action by all nations, took a further important step forward in Lima following two weeks of negotiations by over 190 countries.
A way to increase the visibility of the wealth of climate action by cities, regions, companies and investors was launched today by the government of Peru.
A new documentary released on 11 December 2014 highlights the growing recognition of the need for adaptation to climate change around the world, as recognized by governments at this week’s UN Climate Change Conference in Lima.
Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, were treated to an evening of hope and optimism as the winners of the 2014 Momentum for Change Awards were feted tonight at a gala event.
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, a group of five countries has taken steps towards improved national and global forest action.
Suriname, 29 April 2016 – Participants at a recent workshop have highlighted the need for a mult-stakeholder, participatory approach to urban development. Leading up to the Caribbean Urban Forum 6 (CUF6) in Paramaribo, Suriname, UN-Habitat’s Urban Planning and Design Lab hosted the planning workshop on Sustainable Urban Development in Paramaribo, Suriname. A total of 50 […]
Download PDF Version CONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 26 April 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance / UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: BARCELONA FUNCTIONAL TITLE: WOP Researcher DURATION: 12 months CLOSING DATE: 9 May 2016 BACKGROUND Following the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) “Hashimoto Action Plan” launched in Mexico in […]
Download PDF VersionVACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTVacancy No. DOM/18/2016Issued on: 26 April 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Team Assistant GRADE: G-4 POST DURATION One year renewable CLOSING DATE: 9 May 2016 BACKGROUND The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly […]
Download PDF VersionCONSULTANT VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Issued on: 28 April 2016 ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT DUTY STATION: Nairobi FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant: Python Developer to support the customization and implementation of the Social Tenure Domain Model framework. DURATION: 5 months (spread across 12 months) CLOSING DATE: 6 May 2016 BACKGROUND UN-Habitat through the Global Land Tool Network and […]
Barcelona, 27 April 2016 – An Expert Group Meeting (EGM), Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development (LRRD): UN-Habitat Gender-Responsive Engagement in Post-Conflict Contexts was recently held in Barcelona. The meeting focused on the refinement of methodologies employed by UN-Habitat in three issue areas: housing & livelihoods, safety & security and spatial planning, in relation to gender […]
Here are ten facts that shed light on the hunger situation in Pakistan. Please help the World Food Programme (WFP) raise awareness by sharing these important facts on Twitter.
In India, a WFP-supported efficiency drive is bringing bar-coded ration cards to the world’s largest food distribution programme. With a third of its people living in poverty, the state of Odisha – formerly known as Orissa – is among India’s worst performers on most measures of social wellbeing. This makes it a good testing ground for reforms to India’s vast food distribution system. WFP is proud to support this modernization process.
The Paris Agreement has been signed on April 22 by global leaders. The valubale text, reached at COP 21 in December, set an unprecedented standard in addressing the causes and impact of climate change. Now it needs to be translated into urgent and ambitious investment and action. In this quick guide, we explain the World Food Programme’s work to build the resilience of vulnerable people to climate change, and what the Paris Agreement means for our goal of ending hunger by 2030.
One survivor of Ecuador’s earthquake describes the terrifying moment when the ground began to tremble – and how she watched helpless as her home collapsed before her.
The Boston Consulting Group has a record of public-spirited action. Its pro bono engagement is helping the World Food Programme (WFP) fulfil its mission.
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Manufacturers, policymakers and consumers alike need a robust process to ensure that motor vehicles meet relevant standards. The European...
Brussels, 25 April 2016 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) takes note of the announcements of recent vehicle tests by...
The Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which will be hosted by Germany for the first time, will leave its mark, namely the first "Green Reading Room" at a German university.
The Department of Petroleum and Energy, PNG Power and ADB today released the National Distribution Grid Expansion Plan at a seminar in Port Moresby.
ADB has approved loans of up to $175 million for private renewable energy development to Mytrah Energies (India) Ltd (MEIL) to help develop wind and solar power projects generate up to 1,200 gigawatt-hours of clean energy a year.
ADB has signed the loan agreement with BRAC Bank under the $30 million loan facility approved by ADB’s Board, which will be used to finance the construction and upgrade of ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh.
President Emomali Rahmon today inaugurated the new 500-kilovolt switchyard built with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the Nurek hydropower plant.
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Dublin City University (DCU) has today announced an ambitious €230m capital development plan which will physically transform the multi-campus university and provide a platform to realise its ambitions in research, teaching and learning, student experience and enterprise engagement. The university has been successful in securing long-term loan and bridging finance to drive its programme of infrastructural improvements over the next 5 years. Finance from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund a...
The EIB Group, formed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF), is providing EUR 100 million for a private equity fund designed to support investment in midcaps mainly in the technology and industry sectors. With a first closing of EUR 400 million, the fund has also attracted a EUR 100 million participation by the Centre for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI) as well as private investment. This is the first operation signed in Spain in 2016 under t...
UCL (University College London) has agreed a £280 million loan with the European Investment Bank to develop its Bloomsbury and UCL East campuses, the largest sum ever lent by the bank to a university. The 30-year loan will provide funding for UCL’s Bloomsbury campus in central London which is undergoing an ambitious programme to upgrade and expand its historic buildings as well as finance for the building of UCL East, the university’s new site at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east Londo...
On April 26, 2016, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions announced they signed a partnership agreement on a pan-European EUR 400 million financing, designed for enabling Small & Medium enterprises (SMEs) and midcaps to benefit from financing solutions under preferential terms. 60% of this significant funding envelope from the EIB will be dedicated to the French market. It will consist in a EUR 400 million financing line, that BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions wi...
A delegation of the European Investment Bank headed by Vice-President Jan Vapaavuori visited the region of Skåne in Southern Sweden today to sign a financing deal with the Municipality of Malmö. In the morning prior to the signing Vice-President Jan Vapaavuori, who is responsible for lending operations in the Nordic countries, spoke at an information session about the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) at the local “Handelskammaren”, the Southern Sweden Chamber of Commerce. This g...
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Cities Alliance has announced that it will become an official Supporting Partner and the lead...
The City of Oakland has met all of the requirements for compliance in the Compact of Mayors. The...
ICLEI has joined forces with a wide range of organizations to produce a series of strategic...
IDBINTAL opens up its competition for creative industry startups that impact integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean
The MIF, a member of the IDB Group, announced the opening of registration for the PPPAmericas conference, to be held in Chile.
IIC disburses first loan in Brazilian Reais to Aegea Saneamento e Participações
Bolivia improves management of the risks of natural disasters with an IDB loan for $100 million.
IDB launches a new version of INTrade, an information system about trade and integration in LAC.
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Broadband connectivity aims to achieve sustainable development Geneva, 29 April 2016 – ITU and the European Commission (EC) in partnership with the Office of Electronic Communications of Poland (UKE) held a conference 11-12 April 2016 in Warsaw, focused on “Broadband Services...
Awards open to exhibitors and sponsors at ITU Telecom World 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand Geneva, 28 April 2016 – Innovative ICT solutions with positive social impact will be recognized and rewarded at ITU Telecom World 2016, the leading UN global technology...
Washington DC meeting will unveil ITU Focus Group’s initial findings and recommendations Geneva, 26 April 2016 – The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Focus Group on Digital Financial Services (FG DFS) is set to meet in Washington DC, 27-29 April to...
MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOW OPEN Geneva, 11 April 2016 – Leading technologists and policy experts from industry, ICT regulators, government and the global ‘ICT for development’ community will meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next month to discuss how to best harness new developments...
From IoT and interoperability to new models for stimulating broadband roll-out Geneva, 5 April 2016 – The latest edition of ITU’s annual global ICT regulatory report, Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2016, charts and analyzes the challenges and opportunities facing today’s...
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) –A federal Court of Appeals should uphold the Environmental Protection Agency’s sensible, legal and fair Clean Power Plan, and reject polluters’ deeply flawed arguments against the landmark plan to curb dangerous power plant carbon pollution, clean air legal experts said today.
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) – Leading U.S. and Mexico clean air and health advocates today urged the Mexican government to stand up to polluters and finalize long-delayed heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, critically needed to address the country’s harmful air pollution, meet its Paris climate pledge and align with emissions limits already in place in the U.S. and Canada
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) – A one-year progress report released today by President Obama’s Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria reveals federal experts have so far failed to address one of the main drivers behind the epidemic: overuse of human antibiotics in livestock, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a last-ditch effort by the State of Alaska to exempt America’s largest national forest from a national rule protecting undeveloped, road-free national forest areas from logging and road construction. The State sought to overturn a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that kept the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in effect in the vast Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. The Ninth Circuit agreed with a federal District Court in Alaska that the Bush administration improperly exempted the Tongass from that landmark conservation measure.
CHICAGO, IL (March 24, 2015) – Flint residents, an organization of pastors, and national advocacy groups are asking a federal court to order home water delivery for every household in the Michigan city served by Flint’s water system. Flint’s tap water remains unsafe and is likely to remain undrinkable for months due to persistent lead contamination. The groups are asking the court to direct the delivery of bottled water to people’s homes, as many Flint residents cannot obtain water for their daily needs due to transportation or other access issues.
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Tesco and Others Lend a Helping Hand to Fight Food WasteAdd Comment|PrintTesco’s Community Food Connection program links stores with local charities to redistribute food that is leftover at the end of the shopping day. Photo by Sandor Weisz/Flickr A whopping one-third of all food intended for human consumption is lost or wasted from farm to fork. Let’s take a moment to think about the implications of such inefficiency in the world’s food system.
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ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on Climate Action 2016 Summit Representatives from business, cities, and civil society will preview the climate summit taking place in Washington, DC, May 5 & 6
WASHINGTON (APRIL 26, 2016)– The most significant gathering of sub-national and non-governmental leaders on global climate action this year will take place in Washington, D.C. on May 5-6. This event follows last week’s successful UN signing ceremony, where more than 175 countries signed the Paris... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
3 Key Tasks to Spur Climate Action in 2016Add Comment|PrintToGa Wanderings via Compfight cc Earth Day 2016 was a momentous and historic celebration of international climate policy. The Paris Agreement, adopted last December, was signed by 175 countries, a record number of signers of an international agreement on a single day. Fifteen countries, most of them small island developing states, took the next step of formally joining the Agreement; others indicated their intention to do so this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
RELEASE: Analysis Shows Illinois Can Comply with Clean Power Plan Requirements, But Must Reduce Existing Barriers by Passing the Clean Jobs Bill WASHINGTON (April 28, 2016)–New analysis from World Resources Institute shows that Illinois is in a strong position to meet or exceed its emissions target under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) to reduce emissions from the power sector. WRI finds that Illinois can get more than halfway towards complying with the CPP by meeting its existing energy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Illinois Can Meet its Clean Power Plan Targets in 3 StepsAdd Comment|PrintDynegy Power Plant in Illinois. Photo by Brad Tutterow/Flickr WRI’s fact sheet series, How States Can Meet Their Clean Power Plan Targets, examines the ways states can meet or even exceed their standards under the Clean Power Plan while minimizing compliance costs, ensuring reliability and harnessing economic opportunities. This post explores these opportunities in Illinois, the fifth state in the series.
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