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- News 26 May 2014 AfDB Workshop on SE4ALL Action, 29 - 30 May 2014 A SE4All workshop on the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus Process in East, Central and Southern Africa was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29-30 May 2014. The workshop came at a critical moment for the advancement of SE4All in Africa and intended to accelerate the country action process ensuring the highest degree of coherence, consistency and coordination of partners. Specifically, the Action Agenda development workshop - regional launch in East,…
- News 20 December 2013 Second capacity building workshop under FIRM held in Vietnam Hai Phong, 16 – 18 December 2013 – The 2nd Capacity Building Workshop on Low Carbon Development (LCDS) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) was held from 16 to 18 December 2013 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The workshop was hosted by Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (DMHCC) at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and supported by UNEP and UNEP Risø Centre under the Facilitating Implementation Readiness for Mitigation (FIRM) project. …
- News 18 November 2013 New NAMA publication 'Guidance for NAMA design' released 18 November 2013: The UN Development Programme's (UNDP) Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme, the UNFCCC Secretariat and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-Risø have launched a publication titled ‘Guidance for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) Design: Building on country experiences.' The publication aims to support developing countries in developing and implementing NAMAs through providing guidance and best practice examples on key aspects of NAMAs, including…
- News 21 August 2013 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India- New Publications Launched Three new publications from the 'Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India' project were launched this month. The first 'Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners' is prepared to link the outputs from the national Low Carbon Transport assessment with the process of developing Low-carbon Comprehensive Mobility Plans (LCMP) within the cities. The primary audience for this guidebook are the city planners, transport division executives and consultants working with the cities…
- News 3 July 2013 New Publication: Economics of Forest and Forest Carbon Projects - Technical summary It investigates the economics of implementing forest carbon projects through a number of case studies from Africa, Latin America and Asia, by analyzing real forest and REDD+ investments. The report sets out to advise policymakers, financial sector stakeholders and project developers on how to structure forest carbon project initiatives and implement national REDD+ strategies, especially in relation to attracting private and/or public investments. The report has been funded by the UN-REDD…
- News 6 June 2013 New Publication: Understanding the Concept of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action The publication, authored by Sudhir Sharma and Denis Desgain of the UNEP Risø Centre, aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) concept and enhance the understanding of NAMAs by explaining the underlying decisions of the Conference of the Parties in layman’s terms. The first chapter describes how the concept of NAMA emerged in the context of the negotiations on climate change. The chapter gives an overview of how the concepts of…
- News 5 April 2013 UN Calls for Accelerated Action with 1,000 Days to Go on MDGs New York, 3 April — The United Nations and its partners around the world will observe the 1,000 days to the end of 2015 – the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – during the next week to inspire further action. “The MDGs are the most successful global anti-poverty push in history,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. “The Goals have helped set global and national priorities, mobilize action, and achieve remarkable results.” The eight time-bound MDGs address…
- News 6 February 2013 New Report from URC: Economics of forest and forest carbon projects - Translating lessons learned into national REDD+ implementation The ‘Economics of forest and forest carbon projects - Translating lessons learned into national REDD+ implementation’ report draws lessons on finance options and barriers related to project activities from the forest sector. It investigates the economics of implementing forest and REDD+ projects through a number of case studies from Africa, Latin America and Asia, by analyzing real forest and REDD+ investments. The report sets out to advise policymakers, financial sector stakeholders and…