• News 15 August 2016 High level delegation from Ghana visits UNEP DTU Partnership UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) hosted a high level delegation from the Ghana at the UN City in Denmark. The Ghanaian delegation was in Denmark as part of their European Union working tour. The meeting, held on 11th August 2016, was opened by Director of UDP, John Christensen who welcomed the guests. The team comprising of five (5) parliamentarians and two (2) senior representatives from the Embassy of Ghana to Denmark was led by Her Excellency, Ms. Edith Hazel, Ambassador of Ghana to Denmark. UDP…
• News 30 June 2016 Climate Change Response Requires Finance, Cooperation and Participation Kigali, Rwanda, 30 June 2016 – Success tackling climate change and achieving sustainable development in Africa will take finance, cooperation and real engagement with non-state actors, participants heard in high-level sessions that wrapped up this year’s Africa Carbon Forum. “Development must simply be sustainable. Otherwise it is not development,” said Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources of Rwanda. “We can only meet the Sustainable Development Goals if we deal with climate change.”…
• News 28 June 2016 Africa Carbon Forum 2016 - Climate Action Can Drive Sustainable Development in Africa Kigali, Rwanda, 28 June 2016 – Action on climate change in the form of green policy, finance and market approaches can drive sustainable development in Africa, government, business and civil society representatives heard on the opening day of Africa Carbon Forum. “Just as the risks of climate change are immense, so too are the rewards of climate action if we invest in our people and our planet,” said Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s Minister of Natural Resources. In December 2015 in Paris, countries…
• Webinar & E-Learning 17 June 2016 Considering Above Code Certification Policies for Your City (Webinar) - 16.06.2016 In support of the Global Building Efficiency Accelerator Platform the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in collaboration with Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) hosted a no-cost, webinar-based training on above-code green building certification systems and the various benefits they provide to cities, owners, and occupants. The focus of this webinar is to highlight what green building is and why  local governments around the world have elect to promote green building practices…
• News 11 May 2016 UNEP's Adaptation Finance Gap Report 2016 Released The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between $280 and $500 billion per year by 2050, a figure that is four to five times greater than previous estimates, according to a new United Nations Environment (UNEP) report. Released as nations sign the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the report assesses the difference between the financial costs of adapting to climate change in developing countries and the amount of money actually available to meet…
• Tools 3 March 2016 Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) What is SEAD?At its core, SEAD is about governments working together to save energy, turning knowledge into action to advance global market transformation for energy efficient products.SEAD's 17 participating governments (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Commission, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States) collaborate to accelerate and strengthen the design and…
• News 3 December 2015 UNEP DTU Releases Guidance Note on Developing INDCs Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) entail the specific contribution that each Party will propose towards achieving the objective of the Convention, taking into account Parties’ national circumstances, capabilities and the observance of the principle of 'Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities' (CBDR & RC). This Guidance Note seeks to explain the elements of the Lima Decision and its implications for developing INDCs. Further, the note…
• News 25 November 2015 UDP provides support for countries preparing National Contributions for COP21 While the outcomes are still uncertain, one thing is sure about the upcoming COP21 in Paris: it will not be business as usual. For the first time in UNFCCC history, both developed and developing countries are publically contributing specific national plans to address climate change. These plans, submitted in the form of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), indicate that governments across the globe have understood what is at stake, and are willing to cooperate to fight the…

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