Science and Technology

17 Apr 2013 | SIDS Policy and Practice
16 April 2013: At a two-day conference in Dublin, Ireland, global leaders discussed critical challenges related to addressing hunger, nutrition and climate justice. Panel discussions focused on: risks, rights, knowledge and empowerment in the hunger, nutrition and climate justice dialogue; a vision for the world in 2050; local knowledge and local solutions; the post-2015 development agenda; effective policy responses; and commitments to lead. The Dublin Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, Climate...
16 Apr 2013 | SIDS Policy and Practice
3 April 2013: Party representatives and observers attending the third meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) discussed: arrangements between the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF); the Forum of the SCF; the fifth Review of the Financial Mechanism; and the work programme on long-term finance. The meeting’s report (SCF/2013/3/7) indicates that, on arrangements for COP-GCF, the SCF agreed to propose a list of elements for consideration by the GCF...
15 Apr 2013 | SIDS Policy and Practice
11 April 2013: The UNFCCC Secretariat released an updated compilation of all nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMAs) that developing countries intend to implement (FCCC/SBI/2013/INF.12). It contains NAMA information communicated by 55 developing countries and a group of parties, as included in documents FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/INF.1 and FCCC/AWGLCA/2012/MISC.2 and Add.1, as well as those provided by Burkina Faso, Dominica, Gambia and Guinea, who had not previously communicated NAMAs. The...
13 Apr 2013
The fifth meeting of pilot countries participating in the Program for Scaling-up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP) will provide a platform for pilot and reserve countries to share updates on the status of their projects, last assessed in October 2012. Sessions will focus on the areas of monitoring and reporting on energy access results, project delivery, and private sector engagement. A full day will be devoted to renewable energy progress in SREP countries and participants will...
13 Apr 2013
During the seventh meeting of pilot countries and regions participating in the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), participants will share updates regarding the implementation of the PPCR progress, mainly addressing monitoring and reporting, country coordination, stakeholder engagement, knowledge management, and private sector involvement. The event is organized in association with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Trust Fund Committee and Sub-Committee Meetings. PPCR pilots are...