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- News 1 September 2023 Meet us at Africa Climate Week & Summit Join UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre for a range of events during the Africa Climate Week and the Africa Climate Summit, covering energy efficiency, technology needs assessments, climate finance and the Global Stocktake. Event calendar
- Project 24 August 2023 Policy and partnerships for sustainability and climate action at the Last Mile Currently, more than 1.5% of the global population are forcibly displaced. Now at over 120 million people this is nearly double the number from a decade ago, with women and girls being the most affected. If current trends and drivers of displacement remain then this number is likely to increase, with up to 216 million people internally displaced by environmental crises alone by 2050. These figures from UNEP’s Foresights Report (2024) show how multiple crises of conflict,…
- Event 22 August 2023 Second National TNA Steering Committee Meeting Bishkek, 12 July 2023 The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic hosted the second National TNA Steering Committee Meeting, chaired by Dr. Azamat Temirkulov, Deputy Minister and director of the Climate Finance Centre. The meeting agenda was structured around the following items: 1. Re-cap of project goals, implementation process and timeline 2. Summary of TNA Progress Report 3. Presentation of the results of Technology Prioritization reports 4…
- News 11 August 2023 Innovative cold room initiative aims to transform food storage and boost livelihoods A new cooling initiative is poised to change the way food is stored and traded in Homabay County, Kenya, as the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre partners with local stakeholders on an innovative cold room project. The venture, a part of the EU-Horizon SESA project, not only seeks to curb food waste and related emissions but also aims to improve livelihoods of smallholder traders and wholesalers, which are predominantly women. A significant 31 percent of food never reaches consumers, resulting in…
- News 7 August 2023 Article 6 carbon markets: Call for Expressions of Interest from countries The Integrated Assessment for Article 6 project (IAA6) is seeking Expressions of Interest from partner countries to join the Initiative and receive support to enhance domestic capacity for cooperative approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Download the Call for Expressions of Interest here. Support will be provided in the form of resources for a project coordinated by a national focal point and implemented by national experts with additional support from leading Southern partners…
- News 3 August 2023 From waste to wheels: Transforming Jordan's transport sector A concrete project concept to reshape Jordan's transport sector was presented in Amman in July. The aim is to convert Jordan’s waste collection fleet to run on bio compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) instead of diesel, using methane captured from landfills as sustainable transport fuel. The concept outlines how to convert biomethane into bio-CNG, transforming waste into a valuable transport fuel and to initially upgrade the country’s waste collection trucks, significantly reducing Jordan’s…
- Publication 17 July 2023 Green and blue spaces Energy efficiency and nature‐based solutions can help cities combat excessive heat amid rising temperatures. Energy efficiency mitigates excessive heat, whereas nature‐based solutions adapt and withstand it. Better construction, building energy efficiency, and sustainable transportation policy, planning, and technology can help cities cope with high heat. Reduced energy consumption reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Nature‐based solutions, such as green roofs, green walls,…
- Project 10 July 2023 Integrated Assessment for Article 6 (IAA6) Carbon markets have the potential to facilitate more ambitious climate action through cost-savings and targeted channeling of financial resources. However, countries are lacking the technical capacities to easily assess how Article 6 can be aligned with a broad set of goals. This includes climate and development priorities as well as avoiding any environmental and social harm. To develop the required knowledge and capacity, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG…