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- Event 28 November 2023 How to increase adaptation effectiveness to reduce loss and damage: Insights from the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2023 UNEP’s annual Adaptation Gap Report is indicating the need for increased action to reduce vulnerability and build resilience. However, progress in adaptation is slowing. Hence, the planning, implementation, and finance gaps in adaptation keep widening and leading to more losses and damages. This UNFCCC mandated UNEP event features high-level opening remarks from UNEP’s Executive Director and UNFCCC’s Executive Secretary and a presentation of the key findings of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report…
- Event 28 November 2023 Showcasing the digital climate vulnerability map of Uganda This event will provide and facilitate discussions on climate risk management at national level by introducing an innovative climate risk management tool – an interactive digital map that UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has been supporting the Government of Uganda to develop to better understand, assess and manage climate risks and vulnerabilities. The event will start with high level open remarks from the government of Uganda, followed by keynotes from CTCN and UNEP. Then the digital map…
- Event 28 November 2023 Climate Technology for Agriculture - Upscaling Implementation of Climate Technology in the Agricultural Sector Climate technologies are only moderately implemented in many countries. As the impacts of climate change become increasingly visible across the globe, enhancing cooperative action, which is the focus of this event, on technology development and transfer becomes even more important. This event focuses on how to replicate good practice and upscale implementation of climate technologies in the agricultural sector in a global south context. Speakers: Keynote: Jeppe Bruus, Minister, Ministry of…
- Event 28 November 2023 Progress in establishing the national transparency systems in Central Asia: challenges and opportunities Over the recent years, the support on transparency has increased for the countries of Central Asia. Capacity building initiatives from GEF via FAO national CBIT projects, ICAT/CAREC ReCATH regional project and global CBIT-GSP initiative for transparency support countries in developing their capacities to build and manage a robust, transparent framework that allow them to effectively implement the Paris Agreement and facilitates the transition of countries to the new reporting requirements under…
- Event 28 November 2023 Enabling the shift towards a new finance paradigm: Scaling up adaptation investments for smallholders using novel insurance models International adaptation finance flows to developing countries are 5-10 times below estimated needs and the gap is widening. Without an increase in support, adaptation actions could be outstripped by accelerating climate risks, which would further widen the adaptation implementation gap. Meeting those needs will require a rapid increase in the scale of financing that should go hand in hand with a diversification of the finance sources. Climate finance particularly neglects smallholder farmers…
- Event 28 November 2023 Accelerating Energy Transition in Asia - The role of incentive policies, innovative technologies, and SDG commitments Asia is a key region for accelerating the energy transition. But it may come with social, financial and environmental challenges that need to be better understood to ensure a just transition. This event will discuss these challenges and focus on how Nordic-based institutions, Asian organizations, governments and the private sector can cooperate through incentive policies and innovative technologies with a holistic sustainability focus. Speakers: Gabriela Prata Dias, UNEP Copenhagen…
- Event 28 November 2023 New Sustainable Development Tool for the Article 6.4 Mechanism This event will present the draft Sustainable Development tool for assessing sustainable development impacts of mitigation actions. The draft of the tool was developed based on a decision by the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body prior to COP28. The vent invites stakeholder views on: Robustness and reliability of the safeguards, Minimum requirements to promote positive SDG impacts, The usefulness of the tool for host and acquiring parties, and Needs for capacity building. …
- News 27 November 2023 Consultancy Opportunity – AfDB Request for Expression of Interest The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (hosting the Global ESCO Network) has successfully supported the Kenyan Ministry of Energy in its efforts to develop the country’s first National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy in 2020, and its Implementation Plan in 2022. One of the priority areas identified in the Strategy is the creation of a SuperESCO in Kenya, which is backed by the African Development Bank and has been recently approved by the Kenyan Government to be established at…