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Climate Change

Why Indigenous Peoples are central to climate action

August 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2016, and is devoted to the right to education Indigenous communities across the world have...

admin - August 11, 2016

Climate Change

Multilateral development banks mobilise $81bn in climate funds

Climate finance totaling some $81 billion was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included...

admin - August 11, 2016

Climate Change

Rio Olympics demands climate action

Amid the pomp and circumstance of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games last Friday, in between the fireworks and musical acts, the costumed performers...

admin - August 9, 2016

Climate Change

Benefits of limiting global warming to 1.5-degree

The recent streak of record-breaking temperatures has shown that climate change is not waiting for the world to take decisive action. But the adoption of the Paris Agreement was...

admin - August 7, 2016

Climate Change

Ethiopia, South Korea collaborate on forestry, climate change

With the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the UN-REDD Programme, UNDP Seoul Policy Centre and the UNDP Country Office in...

admin - August 4, 2016

Climate Change

Cameroon ratifies Paris Agreement

Cameroon has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement with the United Nations, making it the 21st nation to do so. The...

admin - August 2, 2016

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Refugees groan under Middle East heatwaves

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) will set up a committee to examine whether Mitrabah, Kuwait, set a new highest temperature record for the Eastern...

admin - July 31, 2016

Climate Change

G20 finance ministers pledge to scale up green finance

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held their third meeting on July 23-24 in Chengdu, and issued the final Communiqué before this year's...

admin - July 28, 2016

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