UNFCCC
13 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 July 2012: A total of 140 representatives from governments, major financial institutions, private sector entities and civil society, participated in the UNFCCC workshop on long-term finance. The event aimed to discuss key issues for scaling up finance mobilization for climate change.
The workshop was held in Bonn, Germany, from 9-11 July 2012. Speaking in the event, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres underscored that the meeting provided a forum for stakeholders to “think...
06 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: A workshop organized by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat on implementing Article 6 on education, training and public awareness in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has identified the need for dedicated financing, national plans and strategies to implement Article 6.
Participants from LDCs, as well as representatives from the EU, the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)/UN CC:Learn, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN...
02 Jul 2012
The first workshop on long-term finance will take place from 9-11 July in Bonn, Germany, and will facilitate technical and analytical discussions on scaling up the mobilization of climate change finance after 2012. This workshop is part of the work programme on long-term finance and is one of two workshops which will be held in 2012. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-workshop-on-long-term-finance/ ]
20 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 June 20120: The Rio Conventions Pavilion at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) focused on the theme of Ecosystem-based Adaptation. Four panels addressed: ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation; economic valuation of land (EVL); the Bonn Challenges; and coastal climate change solutions.
The panel on ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation considered the value of ecosystem-based adaptation, implementation and decision support tools to move from principles to...
12 Jun 2012
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20 is a collaborative outreach activity of the Secretariats of the Rio Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCCD and CBD), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and 25 other international, national and local partners. It aims to promote and strengthen synergies between the Rio Conventions at implementation levels by providing a coordinated platform for awareness-raising and information-sharing about the linkages in science, policy and practice between biodiversity, climate...
