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The launch or implementation of a project related to climate change mitigation or adaptation.
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Adaptation and Loss and Damage Update: UNFCCC, UNDP Enhance NAPs Support
<p>The UNFCCC Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Expert Group (LEG) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have ramped up their support for developing countries’ national adaptation plans (NAPs). The LEG conducted a Regional NAP Expo in Kampala, Uganda, on 28 June 2017. It also convened a regional training workshop on NAPs for the Pacific region in…
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Companies Highlight Benefits of Investing in SDGs, Green Economy
<p>Businesses and companies are continuing to make contributions to the SDGs. The UN Global Compact has established a Corporate Action Group for ‘Reporting on the SDGs,’ which is part of a comprehensive Tool Box to help companies achieve sustainability and contribute to the SDGs. In addition, the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is partnering to…
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Leveraging Interlinkages for Effective Implementation of SDGs
<p>At least 49 of the 169 targets included in the SDG framework are dependent on the shift to sustainable consumption and production, with implications for key economic sectors as well as systemic implications for policy making, investments and other decisions taken by all stakeholders engaged in consumption and production. We must collectively define these and…
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HLPF Can Do More to Highlight Transport’s Contribution towards SDG Achievement
<p>Although sustainable transport is not represented by a standalone SDG in the 2030 Agenda, it is mainstreamed in a direct or indirect manner into several SDGs. The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) reviewed the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) submitted by countries, the second SDG Progress Report and the draft HLPF Ministerial Declaration. SLoCaT…
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Community Action Will Drive SDG Achievement
<p>On poverty reduction, the Comunidad Indígena Manquemapu from Chile is taking action on sustainable fisheries by creating a revolving loan fund that provides more than 100 women with access to microfinance, and secures fishing rights for 60 fishers. On food security, Trowel Development Foundation in the Philippines is ending illegal fishing and restoring fish habitats.…
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Agencies, LAC Officials, Promote Culture and Resilience for Sustainable Cities and Tourism
<p>UNESCO and the World Bank agreed to cooperate on urban development, resilience and cultural industries, including tourism. Housing and urban development officials from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) called for urban development to be guided by national frameworks that promote inclusive, secure, resilient and sustainable cities. The World Tourism Organization and partners are highlighting…
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GEF Programme Targets Smallholder Farmers in Africa
<p>The Global Environment Facility (GEF) will finance a US$116 million programme to promote long-term sustainability and production-system resilience among smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda. The ‘Integrated Approach Programme on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in sub-Saharan Africa’ is aligned with the…
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Climate Mitigation Finance Update: MDBs Launch Funding Initiatives as EBRD Invests in Green Bond
<p>The AfDB and the IsDB signed an agreement committing US$1 billion each towards activities focused on: agriculture and food security; renewable energy; small and medium enterprises; and human development. The AfDB pledged to fund a 32-megawatt solar plant in Chad. The Africa Climate Change Fund called for proposals for a US$5 million fund to support…
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IWRA and UCLG Prepare for 8th World Water Forum
<p>United Cities and Local Government (UCLG), the global network of cities, local, and regional governments, consulted with the World Water Forum’s Political Process on local-level water issues. The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) issued a call for case studies showing the value of smart water management (SWM) for…
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HLPF Side Event Explores Policy Coherence and Food Security
<p>The side event considered how the concept of policy coherence has evolved and how the food security issue provides an example of how that evolution has played out for a key dimension of sustainable development. Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) builds on a popular MDG-era practice – Policy Coherence for Development (PCD). PCSD experiences…
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