Capacity Building
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- News 23 June 2023 Botswana: Drought resistant cattle moving in 162 cattle imported from Texas landed in Gaborone last month to help improve climate resilience and productivity of local breeds. The Texan herd consisted of several breeds of cattle such as the American Brahman, that are more drought and disease resistant, better suited for the impacts of climate change in Botswana. By breeding the imported cattle and mixing with local breeds, it is expected that Batswana farmers will be able to increase production and income, in the end leading to greater…
- News 22 June 2023 New transparency guides for decision makers addressing climate change adaptation and loss and damage ICAT has launched three new guides targeted at climate change decision makers leading adaptation policies and projects. By using the new guides, decision makers could effectively assess climate change adaptation project proposals, enhance measurement and evaluation (M&E) frameworks for adaptation activities to encompass local and non-State actors, and assess the impacts of losses and damages. The need for countries to adapt to climate change is becoming more pressing as its impacts continue…
- News 14 June 2023 Pakistan on course for emissions trading under Article 6 The course is set for Pakistan in the country’s efforts to join the international carbon market under the Paris Agreement's Article 6. Partners in the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) programme have discussed and defined the next steps for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Pakistan. The plans cover what capacity is needed and where and how to build it, and which frameworks and institutional structures should be initiated as well as what…
- News 13 June 2023 Driving forward: E-mobility mission to Ghana UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, UNEP and partner organization, BASE, embarked on a mission to Ghana from 22nd to 26th of May 2023 as part of the NDC Action project. The goal of the mission was to carry out stakeholder consultation sessions, hold bilateral meetings with stakeholders to gather relevant information, and raise interest to engage them in implementing e-buses in Ghana's capital, Accra. The project is based on a Market Feasibility Study for e-buses in Accra carried out by UNEP…
- Event 2 June 2023 Meet us at Bonn SB58 Tuesday 6th of June: 13.15-14.30 Room: Bonn Technology Needs Assessment event with financial actors. The objective of this event is to highlight results of the Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and facilitate discussions amongst TNA stakeholders and financial actors on the urgent need for climate finance. Speakers include TNA experts, financial institutions, private sector actors, political decision makers, research and academia and NGOs The…
- News 1 June 2023 Exploring the role of standards in unlocking energy efficiency investment In New York City on 8 June 2023, a workshop facilitated by UNEP’s United for Efficiency and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre will explore the role of standards in unlocking energy efficiency investment and how the private sector can learn and benefit from these types of investments. The workshop is part of the Connect Agenda at Global Energy Transition 2023 – an event bringing together energy, industrial, and government leaders to redefine intersectoral Net Zero discourse and…
- News 31 May 2023 Transparency reaches new level in Mozambique Climate transparency has been taken to a new level in Mozambique. Tracking impact and progress on climate action is key to ensure transparency and enhance national planning capacities, and Mozambique is taking concrete steps to track climate action in key emitting sectors in the country supported by the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) implemented by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Mozambique is also establishing formal institutional arrangements for climate transparency…
- Event 30 May 2023 District Cooling Webinar Series (Part I): Evolution of DC in Gulf Cities The rising cooling demand is a pressing concern for energy planners in the GCC region, contributing to higher natural gas consumption in power generation and reducing the prospects for exports. District cooling is increasingly seen as an alternative to conventional cooling due to its lower energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. The district cooling capacity has expanded exponentially in the last decade, and regulatory frameworks are emerging across major cities in the Gulf region. The…