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- News 30 August 2023 Enabling climate technology implementation St. Kitts and Nevis is becoming better equipped for the climate action needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change and deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement through climate technology implementation. The federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is participating in phase IV of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project, and recently completed the first stage, where a set of mitigation and adaptation technologies have been prioritized for further assessment and analysis under the project…
- News 30 August 2023 Enabling climate technology implementation St. Kitts and Nevis is becoming better equipped for the climate action needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change and deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement through climate technology implementation. The federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is participating in phase IV of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project, and recently completed the first stage, where a set of mitigation and adaptation technologies have been prioritized for further assessment and analysis under the project…
- 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,…
- News 4 August 2023 Tunisia adds cost model to climate action tool-box Climate action that drastically cuts emissions is more needed than ever as countries everywhere are looking for the best climate policies to reach the global climate goals. With an in-depth training session in the use of the Greenhouse gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO), Tunisia now has a tool that allows to analyze and compare mitigation actions (before being carried out) in terms of their abatement costs and emissions reduction potential. GACMO can be used to prepare GHG emissions projections …
- News 22 June 2023 Kyrgyz delegation tours Danish climate technologies A delegation from the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic visited the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre19-21 June, to get first-hand experience on the use of climate technologies, as prioritised in the country’s Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) funded by the Green Climate Fund. The 3-day mission was opened by Mr. Rajiv Garg, acting director of the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) who oversee the project. Dr. Azamat Temirkulov, Deputy Minister of Environment for the Kyrgyz Republic,…
- News 5 June 2023 New green bus system in Karachi Pakistan is introducing an innovative hybrid bus fleet and green fuel production as well as last-mile connectivity in a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Karachi. The busses will run on biomethane, and the entire system will be implemented based on priorities in Pakistan’s Technology Needs Assessment and the following action plan supported by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanization in South Asia, and Karachi, with a population of over 20 million, as the…
- News 5 June 2023 New green bus system in Karachi Pakistan is introducing an innovative hybrid bus fleet and green fuel production as well as last-mile connectivity in a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Karachi. The busses will run on biomethane, and the entire system will be implemented based on priorities in Pakistan’s Technology Needs Assessment and the following action plan supported by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanization in South Asia, and Karachi, with a population of over 20 million, as the…
- News 22 May 2023 Adaptation Q&A: Mongolia’s experiences in NDC implementation The NDC Action project supports NDC implementation Mongolia, and the country's focus on energy efficiency in the industrial sector and on climate resilient agriculture. In this Q&A session two of our partners explain how the project has pushed NDC implementation in Mongolia by implementing adaptation measures in the agriculture sector, where Mongolia focuses on irrigation technologies to reduce water usage and labour costs, and on establishing forest strips and fencing to prevent the…