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- News 17 November 2014 Making an Impact - Technology Transfer and the TNA Project Defining what kinds of cleaner technologies are best suited to a country’s climate change needs can be a serious challenge in developing countries. The GEF-funded Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project, which drew to a close in April 2013, has helped dozens of countries tackle the question, and set them on the path towards getting the chosen technologies up and running. Implemented by UNEP with the collaboration of the UNEP-DTU Partnership, the TNA project supported 36 countries as they…
- News 28 August 2014 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Three new publications launched Three new publications from the 'Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India' project were launched this month. The first 'Case Study of Metro Rail in Indian Cities' examines the costs and benefits of metro rail projects for achieving the twin goals of inclusive and sustainable development and low-carbon growth. While energy efficiency gains associated with metro rail projects are known to policymakers in India, the implication of other costs and benefits based on life cycle…
- News 4 June 2014 URC Staff Wins Adaptation Fund Photo Contest Caroline Schaer from the UNEP Risø Centre has won the third prize in the photo contest organized by the Adaptation Fund for her photo capturing the densely populated area of Pikine in Dakar, Senegal. The Adaptation Fund organized the photo contest on the theme 'Visualizing climate adaptation and resilience'. Illustrating this theme in urban areas added an extra layer of creative interpretation to the 2013-2014 photo contest. There were a total of 136 photos entries from 17 countries, spanning…
- News 7 March 2014 URC participates in the Oikos Academy 2014 lecture series 4 March 2014 - Oikos Academy is organizing its Spring lecture series from 18 February to 29 April at the Copenhagen Business School. Addressing the theme of 'Businesses and the use of resources in a (climate) changing world,' the series entails two introductory sessions, three real-life business cases on Wind, Waste and Water, and one plenary session. The lecture series is provided by business organizations & professors on how climate change affects business and the use of resources. …
- News 5 November 2013 2013 Gap Report Strengthens Case for Wide-Ranging Global Action to Close Emissions Gap Berlin/Nairobi, 5 November 2013 – Should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to a host of challenges. The Emissions Gap Report 2013—involving 44 scientific groups in 17 countries and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—is released as leaders prepare to meet…
- 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 18 March 2013 Green Growth Knowledge Sharing Workshops held in Abu Dhabi Targeted at mid-level officers and managers from the public and private sector, as well as leaders of businesses and civil society organizations from the Oil & Gas, Water & Electricity, Transport, Building, Industry and Waste sectors in UAE, the sectoral capacity building sessions aimed to identify and assess opportunities for green industries and green jobs for each of the sectors and discuss sector based technologies as new engines for growth. Initiated by the UAE…
- News 7 February 2013 URC releases the ‘Coastal Hazard Wheel’, a new tool for coastal hazard assessment The ‘Coastal Hazard Wheel’ is applicable at local, regional and national scale and provides a simple screening system to support public and private management decisions in coastal areas. The tool is developed to cover all coastal environments worldwide through a specially designed coastal classification system, building on key bio-geophysical parameters. It provides information on the degree to which key climate change hazards are inherent in a particular coastal environment, and covers the…