Central-Asia
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia is pleased to invite you to the side-event “Pro-poor Payment for Ecosystems Services: global knowledge networking”, which will be held during the Rio+20: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, on 16 June 2012, 13:30-15:00, Room T-3, RioCentro - Rio-De Janeiro, Brazil.
According to the Zero Draft of 2012...
The Global Programme on Climate Change (GPCC) of Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) is based on common interests and shared investments and costs between India and Switzerland in the area of climate change viz. climate change adaptation (including food security and sustainable agriculture), climate resilient development, energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Swiss Agency for...
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Turkey (FCCC/ARR/2011/TUR), which shows that total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased by 97.6% between 1990 and 2009.
The centralized review was undertaken by the Expert Review Team (ERT), which concluded that the preparation and reporting of Turkey’s inventory submission was...
In cooperation with UNDP, the Government of Brazil is inviting you to join and contribute to Rio+20 Dialogues on Sustainable Development.
Brazil is convening a Dialogue series with the aim of bringing together civil society, the scientific community and academia to contribute ideas and suggestions on sustainable development. Conclusions and recommendations from the...
With the collaboration of strategic international partners, the Government of Peru is leading the organization of the Mountain Pavilion at Rio+20. The initiative aims to showcase achievements and progress towards sustainable development in mountain regions to representatives of 191 countries and civil society present at the conference.
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From London to Sydney, New York and Singapore, people across the world will be joining WWF on 31st March 2012 to switch off their lights. It’s a reminder to us all that we only have one planet Earth. And it’s an urgent message that we want to reduce the impact our energy system has on that planet.
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than...
23 March 2012: A new report on sustainable development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prepared by 13 UN agencies, has highlighted the need for the region to remove fossil fuel subsidies, invest in green jobs, and establish social protection floors in order to ensure a sustainable future.
The report, titled “From Transition to Transformation: Sustainable and Inclusive...
The aim of the report is to present the sustainable development challenges in the region, and to make policy proposals for overcoming these challenges and achieving a green transition. Three concepts underpin the report: resource depletion and environmental degradation; poverty; and inequality.
The report underlines the importance of cross-sectoral policies to achieve sustainable...
The UNECE was set up in 1947 and is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations. It brings together 56 countries from Europe, Central Asia and North America, and aims to promote pan-European economic integration.
The UNECE provides analysis, policy advice and assistance to governments. It gives focus to the United Nations global mandates in the economic field, in cooperation...
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