Capacity Building
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- News 11 November 2016 Belgrade lays the first brick in its Building Efficiency Accelerator On 30 October, the World Resources Institute and UNEP organized a kick-off workshop in Belgrade, Serbia to start up the city’s Building Efficiency Accelerator and District Energy in Cities initiative . Belgrade, which is one of the cities committed to SEforALL’s Global Efficiency Accelerator Platform, will receive technical support from the platform as it works to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district energy systems The municipal government was highly visible at the event, with…
- News 4 November 2016 Integrating energy efficiency into 10YFP — C2E2 contributes to on-site workshop The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) provided detailed guidance on making energy efficiency an integrated part of global work on sustainable production and consumption. At a workshop on 8-9 September, C2E2 experts presented a study on the potential, benefits, opportunities, and concrete examples and practices of mainstreaming energy efficiency in the 10-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Production and Consumption (10YFP). It is a UN action-oriented cornerstone initiative…
- News 4 November 2016 Meet UNEP DTU at COP 22 See the full list of events below, where you can meet us: When and Where Events 8 November 2016 10.30 to 12.00 Room: Brussels EU Pavilion side event The Emissions Gap Report 2016 - The emissions gap and opportunities for bridging it 8 November 2016 18:30 to 20:00 Room: Arabian UDP/Swaziland official UNFCCC side event Implementing Nationally Determined Contributions: Importance of Technology and Capacity Building 9 November 2016 13:15 to14:45 Room: Bering Supporting the implementation of…
- News 2 November 2016 Moldova implements Technology Action Plans with UDP support to tackle extreme heat impacts Following the extreme heat experienced this summer, the Government of Moldova, with assistance from UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP), implemented key elements of the country’s Technology Action Plan (TAP) for climate change adaptation. Daytime temperatures were sustained above 35 degrees in late July, which were far above the seasonal average. Given the increased likelihood of extreme weather events in the future, Prime Minister Pavel Filip instructed the Ministries of Health, Education, Interior and…
- News 1 November 2016 UNEP DTU supports implementation of the Paris Agreement The adoption of the 2015 Paris Agreement marks a significant step forward in the fight against climate change. With ratification surpassing the agreed minimum of 55 countries, the Agreement is the first climate deal with universal pledges to mitigation actions. UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) has provided technical support to 32 developing countries under the project 'Preparation of intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) to the 2015 Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention…
- News 27 October 2016 ADMIRE Project - Empowering farmers to withstand climate change through interactive mobile phone use In Ghana, most farming techniques are passed on through the family and within the community. Few farmers have formal agricultural training or use modern techniques. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Ghana and some NGOs are working to remedy this issue. The challenge with agricultural extension is that it needs to be done at scale, while being customized to each farmer's crop choice and location. Mobile-based engagement offers both scale and segmentation. UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) is…
- News 5 October 2016 Going Further, Faster; Focusing on implementation and impacts The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change provide a new international framework for action on energy by all countries. With these agreements in place, the global focus is shifting to action and delivery on the commitments made by governments in 2015. For many developing countries this is a formidable challenge, one that requires international support both technical and financial. The Sustainable Energy for All initiative is instrumental…
- News 27 September 2016 Net-Sights Workshop: Exploring new collaboration opportunities in the Danish cleantech industry The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) was invited as a guest speaker to the Net-Sights Workshop: Using data and network science to explore new collaboration opportunities in the Danish cleantech industry at the House of Green, Copenhagen. At the workshop, Xiao Wang introduced the audiences to the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform’s partnership identification and mapping tool. This tool was developed in collaboration with the Net-Sights team to map the…