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9_November 2011: The International Energy Agency's (IEA) annual flagship publication, the ¡°World Energy Outlook 2011,¡± stresses that increasing investments in high-carbon infrastructure are making the 2¡ÆC international climate change goal more challenging and expensive to meet. continued... | | |
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9_November 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a report (FCCC/SBI/2011/INF.13), which synthesizes the views and information submitted by parties and relevant organizations on various thematic areas to be addressed in the implementation of the work programme on loss and damage. continued... | | |
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8_November 2011: The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has launched a call for public input on issues included in the annotated agenda of its 65th meeting, including its annexes. continued... | | |
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8_November 2011: UN Greening the Blue has announced that the UN office in Viet Nam hosted a green picnic, for staff, family and friends, to mark UN Day on 24 October 2011. The event aimed to raise awareness of environmental issues through green booths and quizzes. continued... | | |
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8_November 2011: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced that over 12 billion trees have been planted in 193 countries under the Billion Tree Campaign. The landmark was reached following a tree planting campaign carried out in Kenya by the Green Africa Foundation, which has planted over 24 million trees to date. continued... | | |
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8_November 2011: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined the World Bank and partners in the Global Gas Flaring Reduction partnership (GGFR) to evaluate the reasons why governments in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan are not utilizing associated gas. continued... | | |
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4_November 2011: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), the University of Moratuwa, the Batticaloa Municipal Council (BMC) and the Negombo Municipal Council (NMC), has launched a project titled "Climate Resilient Action Plans for Coastal Urban Areas, Sri Lanka (CCSL)" aimed at enhancing the resilience to climate change of coastal Sri Lankan cities through disaster risk management. continued... | | |
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4_November 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a synthesis report (FCCC/SBI/2011/13) on the process and the modalities and guidelines for national adaptation plans, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). The report synthesizes the views submitted by parties and relevant organizations on national adaptation plans. continued... | | |
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3_November 2011: The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a GBP 400 million loan to the UK's United Utilities for climate change and energy efficient water management. continued... | | |
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4_November 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a revised technical paper (FCCC/TP/2010/3/Rev.1) on issues relating to the transformation of pledges for emission reductions into quantified emission limitation and reduction objectives (QELROs). The paper provides a brief explanation of this transformation and illustrates the effect that different variables have on it. continued... | | |
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30_October 2011: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the seventh issue of its Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin, which reports on the announcement by the Government of Australia to contribute Aus$7.35 million to finance the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Initiative, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). continued... | | |
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October_2011: Approximately one hundred participants, scientists and policymakers from Africa, Brazil, Argentina and France, as well as representatives from international organizations, met in Niamey, Niger, from 24-25 October 2011, at the ¡°Fight Against Desertification in Africa¡± conference, also known as ICID+19 Africa. continued... | | |
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