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- News 18 July 2019 Partnerships for climate action: Adaptation on your phone Increased uncertainty in rainfall patterns are distorting farming cycles, lowering yields and can create a vicious cycle of hunger and poverty in the Ghanan agricultural sector. In a sector with more than 90 % smallholder farmers, access to information on adaptation to the changing climate is not only of crucial importance to production, but also to the survival of the families living of the land. High level of mobile phone ownership created an opportunity for Viamo (previously VOTO…
- News 16 July 2019 Asia-Pacific Climate Week Gears Up to Boost Climate Ambition Seizing the opportunity of the incredible momentum of climate action, and Asia-Pacific countries being at the forefront of innovation to tackle the climate crisis, the upcoming Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 (APCW) is gearing up to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The APCW takes place in Bangkok, Thailand on the 2-6 September and provides a space to develop multi-stakeholder climate action. A critical juncture The world is at a critical juncture in its efforts to…
- News 11 July 2019 Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The event takes place in Salvador, Brazil form the 19th to the 23rd of August. Leadership at the highest level is urgently needed to close the ambition gap of current national climate plans in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees…
- Publication 9 July 2019 Summary of Country Priorities Technology Needs Assessments 2015 - 2018 This brochure provides an overview of 21 countries’ climate technology priorities, identified in their Technology Needs Assessments and Technology Action Plans, prepared between 2014 and 2018. The countries include Armenia, Belize, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, and Uruguay.
- News 8 July 2019 Commentary: Sustainable development in the Article 6 drafts Despite good elements and clear steps forward, a new analysis on the progress of sustainable development in the Article 6 negotiations under the Paris Agreement shows that more can be done to integrate the agendas of sustainable development and climate action. The analysis, and subsequent commentary aim at providing a brief update and insights on the current status of sustainable development provisions in the Article 6 draft. Download the "Commentary on the current state of sustainable…
- Publication 8 July 2019 EBT: Guide séquentiel Ce guide est produit dans le cadre du projet mondial d’évaluation des besoins en technologies, financé par le FVC, mis en œuvre par le PNUE et Partenariat PNUE DTU. Ce guide est destiné les équipes EBT nationale, qui se composent d’acteurs gouvernementaux, d’organisations non gouvernementales, du secteur privé et autres. Le guide décrit les étapes de préparation d’une Évaluation des Besoins Technologiques (EBT) et d’un Plans D’Action en faveur de la Technologie (PAT). En tant que tel, il s’agit…
- News 5 July 2019 Global partners gathered to map 2020 strategy and beyond We need district energy if we want to close the gap between our current actions and ambitions and where we need to be to reach the goals in the Paris Agreement and SDGs. Current national commitments to the Paris Agreement make for climate projections many degrees above the desired 1.5C standard to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. To achieve the energy transition necessary, it will be crucial to increase the share of renewables in power supplies while increasing…
- News 4 July 2019 New guidance on reporting about loss and damage under the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework How can governments report on loss and damage under the Paris Agreement's Transparency Framework? Which types of information should be reported, and what data can be used to evidence claims about climate change-induced loss and damage? UNEP DTU Partnership, in cooperation with University College London and the Independent University Bangladesh, has compiled a number of suggestions on this topic. These suggestions cover four central aspects associated with national-level reporting of information…