• News 14 February 2018 ADMIRE result: Colombia cuts taxes for green cook stoves A new tax incentive in Colombia means that more families will get the possibility to use cook stoves that are better for the environment and their health. Funded by DANIDA, Colombian organisation Fundación Natura has been working with UNEP DTU to promote the use of more efficient cook stoves in Colombia since early 2016. The effort to make the tax incentive a reality is part of a project to create a market for improved cook stoves that benefits the poor rural population. The changes in taxes on…
• News 25 January 2018 Sustainable energy for refugees: UNEP DTU Partnership part of global plan Energy use is a crisis issue in many refugee camps. The need for fuel is becoming a source of conflict between increasingly large refugee populations and local communities in many countries in the developing world. It is also a driver of deforestation and has well-documented impacts on women and children who are disproportionately exposed to indoor air pollution. A conference hosted by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ) in Berlin in mid-January sought to develop an…
• News 22 January 2018 Proposed mitigation in Honduras: Green growth in livestock In a country where much of the economy is based on small scale agriculture, and rural areas are dominated by extreme poverty, balancing growth with climate mitigation and adaptation is key to achieve sustainable development. In new proposal on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) in Honduras, UNEP DTU points to practices that can ensure growth in the Honduran livestock sector, while at the same time turning the sector in to a carbon sink. The majority of the Honduran population live…
• News 10 January 2018 A path towards a greener Nicaraguan livestock sector A new strategy developed by UNEP DTU Partnership is giving farmers, some of whom are struggling with extreme poverty, a chance for sustainable growth while considerably lowering the adverse effects on the climate. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, only surpassed by Haiti. It is primarily an agricultural country dependent on farming and in need of economic growth. 65% of Nicaraguan households are considered poor, earning less than two dollars a day. This…
• News 4 December 2017 World gathers at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle global menace of pollution Over 4,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives gathered today at the third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle the global menace of pollution. The assembly runs from 4-6 December at UN Environment headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. As the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, it brings together governments, entrepreneurs, activists and others to share ideas and commit to action. “Our collective goal must be…
• News 31 October 2017 Emissions Gap Report 2017 launch in Geneva today Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new UN assessment. The eighth edition of UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report, released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, finds that national pledges only bring a third of the reduction in emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, with private sector and sub-national action not increasing at a rate that would help close…
• News 30 October 2017 New Publication released: Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agricultural Education in Zimbabwe The new publication 'Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Manual for agricultural education in Zimbabwe' seeks to address the country's vulnerability to climate change coupled with unsustainable farming practices and lack of training of extension officers on climate change issues. The Manual describes technologies that are in line with the CSA principles i.e. food production adaptation and mitigation - all associated with the agriculture sector. The current agriculture syllabi at Zimbabwe learning…
• News 27 October 2017 UNEP DTU supports resource-efficient farming in Jamaica In Jamaica, small and medium-scale farmers are the most vulnerable to current and future effects of climate change due to their lack of technology, knowledge and financing. These effects are threatening the agriculture sector, which provides employment to 18% of the country’s population.  New business models and technologies are needed to enable farmers to not only adapt but also thrive in this new context. UNEP DTU Partnership and INMED Partnerships for Children have addressed these…

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