Capacity Building
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- News 15 November 2017 Workshop on scaling up trade in environmentally sound technologies held in Malaysia In light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the international regulatory and political framework for trade and investment in environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) has been decisively reshaped. ESTs are a sub-set of environmental goods, which are defined as goods that directly contribute to environmental protection and climate change mitigation. Yet many developing countries still lack the knowledge and capacity to harness trade and…
- Webinar & E-Learning 1 November 2017 How to Gain Global Recognition for Energy Management (Webinar) - 02.11.2017 Join this webinar to learn about the Energy Management Leadership Awards, a prestigious awards program from the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). This program honors leading organizations using ISO 50001-certified energy management systems to achieve organizational, national, and global climate goals. 2 November 2017, 08:00 am Washigton, D.C., USA 01:00 pm Copenhagen, Denmark 08:00 pm Beijing, China Featured speaker, New Gold’s Andrew Cooper, Energy Specialist at New Afton Mine (2016…
- 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…
- Webinar & E-Learning 18 October 2017 Incentivos y fuentes de financiación para la construcción sostenible en América Latina (Webinar) - 26.10.2017 Este webinar está dedicado a las políticas existentes en América Latina que fomentan la construcción sostenible y la eficiencia energética. También se destacarán las oportunidades de financiación de bancos privados, públicos y organismos multinacionales. El seminario también se centrará en las políticas que los gobiernos y el sector privado pueden tomar para acelerar los compromisos climáticos en el sector de la construcción sostenible. Al final, habrá una ronda de preguntas y respuestas.
- Webinar & E-Learning 18 October 2017 Clean Energy for All Europeans Package: Does the Commission Modelling Assign the Right Role to Energy Efficiency and to Renewables? (Webinar) - 19.10.2017 The Clean Energy for all Europeans package is the first opportunity for Europe to align its domestic energy and climate targets with the ratified Paris Climate Agreement and the ratified Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the Commission’s modelling methodology and results do not reflect well the ratified international agreements and significantly overestimate the cost of energy transition. A recent discussion paper by Agora Energiewende highlights areas of improvement of…
- Webinar & E-Learning 22 September 2017 Applying Sustainable Procurement to Achieve Greater Energy Performance in Building Retrofits (Webinar) - 26.09.2017 Understand the opportunities to apply sustainable procurement practices to assist in achieving energy efficient buildings and low-carbon cities through: Integrated approaches to urban energy and procurement Frameworks for public investment in existing buildings Leveraging public procurement for innovation Public Private Partnerships
- News 1 September 2017 Watch webinar - How to make internet data centres more energy efficient? With the massive innovations brought by the “Cloud” and the "Internet of Things", the world is becoming ever more connected. The increased internet usage requires tremendous amounts of data to be stored, and we are already witnessing mushrooming growth in data centres over the past decade. At present, the amount of energy consumed by the world’s data centres amounts to 3% of global electricity supply and accounts for about 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions. That gives it the same carbon…