Project
The launch or implementation of a project related to climate change mitigation or adaptation.
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Land Restoration: Our Legacy for Generations to Come
<p>This year, on Desertification and Drought Day, UNCCD is shining a light on the future of land stewardship and the importance of youth. We must ensure that ancestral knowledge of the land is preserved and shared, and we must put land stewardship at the center of sustainable development so that younger generations can live off…
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Project to Scale Urban Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation in Africa
<p>The SUNCASA project is also expected to deliver indirect benefits for an estimated 7 million people residing in these cities by promoting gender equality and social inclusion and strengthening biodiversity protection. The project seeks to demonstrate the possibility of a “triple win” for climate, society, and biodiversity with gender responsive NbS.</p>
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Transformative Learning: Eco Ambassadors Solutions Lab
<p>Every year, the SDGs Today team at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, in partnership with the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, organizes the Eco Ambassadors Solutions Lab. The global program offers free virtual training that equips middle and high school students with skills in geographic information systems, data analysis, digital storytelling, and…
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ClimateScanner Tool to Support Assessments of National Climate Action
<p>The ClimateScanner supports independent assessments of national responses to climate change on three dimensions: governance; financing; and public policies. The methodology and web-based tool help consolidate climate change data at the global level and communicate relevant information to stakeholders interested in the topic.</p>
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UN Initiative Enters Next Phase to Support New Round of NDCs
<p>The Climate Promise is UNDP’s flagship initiative that aims “to ensure that any country wishing to increase the ambition of their national climate pledge is able to do so”. According to UNDP, Climate Promise 2025 “marks the beginning of renewed efforts on climate action across the UN system ahead of 2025” when countries are due…
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The Copenhagen Framework on Citizen Data for a More Inclusive Data Ecosystem
<p>The Copenhagen Framework provides a scope that helps conceptualize and agree on the different ways citizens can play a role in data and supports formulating action points for the citizen data and statistical communities moving forward. The response to the Copenhagen Framework from the official statistical community has been positive. Over the next 10-12 months,…
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Celebrating a Healthy Planet on World Rewilding Day
<p>Rewilding is a direct response to meeting the global objective of creating “ecological integrity,” which is one of the founding principles of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit declaration on environment and development, to guide countries towards sustainable development. How rewilding brings value to the global ecosystem services is a main topic of the Global Rewilding…
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To Thrive Amid Climate Change, We Must Turn to Agriculture for Solutions
<p>Major investments are needed in solutions that can help countries and communities build resilience, reduce GHG emissions, and protect lives and livelihoods all at once. More sustainable and efficient farming and agriculture hold a huge potential for positive climate action. We need to close the financing gap and scale up the solutions that bring multiple…
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Ozone Secretariat Launches App to Track and Review Avoided ODS Emissions
<p>The CO2e app aims to raise awareness and enhance understanding of the contributions of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its Kigali Amendment to climate change mitigation. It allows for the tracking of production and consumption of ten groups of ODSs. The app generates customized reports and allows for aggregation…
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CCAC Ministerial Boosts Cooperation, Data on Reducing Pollutant Emissions
<p>The Clean Air Flagship aims to: save lives by supporting governments to achieve cleaner air as quickly as possible; slow climate change by taking advantage of win-win opportunities to reduce the emissions of SLCPs and other harmful pollutants; and maximize co-benefits by boosting agricultural productivity, economic development, and the overall quality of life. Titled, ‘Used…
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