Showing 3305 - 3312 of 3520 results
- News 27 October 2016 ADMIRE Project - Empowering farmers to withstand climate change through interactive mobile phone use In Ghana, most farming techniques are passed on through the family and within the community. Few farmers have formal agricultural training or use modern techniques. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Ghana and some NGOs are working to remedy this issue. The challenge with agricultural extension is that it needs to be done at scale, while being customized to each farmer's crop choice and location. Mobile-based engagement offers both scale and segmentation. UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) is…
- News 14 October 2016 Meet us at Culture Night 2016 in UN City UNEP DTU Partnership is participating in this year's Culture Night event in UN City. The Culture Night takes place in Copenhagen every year, where a variety of different public and private institutions will open their doors and invite the public inside from 6PM-10PM. This year, UNEP DTU Partnership will join the nine other agencies in UN City and guide guests on a trip to the six regions of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa, the MIddle-East and North Africa, North-America, South America, Asia…
- News 5 October 2016 Going Further, Faster; Focusing on implementation and impacts The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change provide a new international framework for action on energy by all countries. With these agreements in place, the global focus is shifting to action and delivery on the commitments made by governments in 2015. For many developing countries this is a formidable challenge, one that requires international support both technical and financial. The Sustainable Energy for All initiative is instrumental…
- News 5 October 2016 New Publication: Catalysing Bankable Low Carbon Investments and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions New Publication: Catalysing Bankable Low Carbon Investments and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions In the post-Paris era, although not specifically mentioned in the Paris Agreement, mitigation actions that are nationally appropriate – or NAMAs – remain central to implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions. In order to efficiently respond to such mitigation ambitions, NAMAs should build on a few principles that are captured in CCAPs ‘Designing NAMAs to Catalyze Bankable Low…
- News 2 October 2016 Countries in Latin American & Caribbean region leading Climate Action Panama City, 30 September 2016 – Countries in Latin American and the Caribbean region are among the most ambitious in terms of combating climate change and are increasingly making use of markets in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to green their economies. This was the key conclusion of the three-day Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum in Panama which is wrapping up today, attended by around 700 government delegates and private sector experts from 47 countries. According…
- News 30 September 2016 Chinese Delegation Visit to Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency Two high-level Chinese delegations visited Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency for exploration of research collaboration and international cooperation opportunities to facilitate energy efficiency development in China. Two delegations representing China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and China National Energy Conservation Centre (NECC) visited the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) as part of their study tour to Denmark. The visit, which took place on 15th…
- News 30 September 2016 Chinese Delegation Visit to Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency Two high-level Chinese delegations visited Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency for exploration of research collaboration and international cooperation opportunities to facilitate energy efficiency development in China. Two delegations representing China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and China National Energy Conservation Centre (NECC) visited the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) as part of their study tour to Denmark. The visit, which took place on 15th…
- News 27 September 2016 Net-Sights Workshop: Exploring new collaboration opportunities in the Danish cleantech industry The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) was invited as a guest speaker to the Net-Sights Workshop: Using data and network science to explore new collaboration opportunities in the Danish cleantech industry at the House of Green, Copenhagen. At the workshop, Xiao Wang introduced the audiences to the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform’s partnership identification and mapping tool. This tool was developed in collaboration with the Net-Sights team to map the…