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Host Keith Bettinger speaks with Bikram Ghosh (Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Adapt-Asia Pacific) about assisting Asia-Pacific countries with the impact of climate change.
16.07.2015
Workshop on Low-Emission Development Strategies Held in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan, 12 July 2015 – The National Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), hosted a workshop to develop Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) for Afghanistan, which was attended by more than 25 senior government decision-makers, key academics, as...
15.07.2015
Development Banks Agree Common Approach to Measure Climate Finance
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The world’s leading development finance institutions have taken an important step forward in tracking more consistently the flows of finance that help countries and people deal with the effects of climate change. The six large multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Development Finance Club...
14.07.2015
GCF expands network of Accredited Entities, raising total to 20
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The Board of the Green Climate Fund decided to accredit 13 new partner institutions on the fourth day of its tenth meeting this week, diversifying beyond the seven entities it accredited at its last meeting in March. This brings the total to 20 accredited entities...
10.07.2015
Pacific Islands Prepare for a More Disaster Resilient Future
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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$32.29 million in International Development Association (IDA) grants and credits to support the Pacific Resilience Program – a series of projects to strengthen Pacific Island countries’ resilience to natural disasters. The Pacific Resilience Program will initially provide assistance...
10.07.2015
ADB, Nordic Development Fund Help GMS Counter Climate Change Health Threat
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a pioneering regional technical assistance initiative, with finance from the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), to help Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), and Viet Nam respond to climate-induced health threats. “The technical assistance is ADB’s first...
04.06.2015
MIT Climate CoLab: Ten days until contests close!
The MIT Climate CoLab is currently running contests where people all over the world can submit and collaborate on proposals on how to address climate change challenges, as well as build climate action plans for countries, regions and the entire world. Climate CoLab contest entries...
03.06.2015
Asia’s Booming Cities Most At Risk from Climate Change
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Bangkok, Dhaka, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Kolkata, Manila, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Yangon have one thing in common. These low-lying or coastal cities are all highly vulnerable to rising sea levels, floods, and other impacts of climate change. Major urban areas in the Pacific are...
03.06.2015
APEC, FAO Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Amidst the coastal rice paddies of the Bicol region in south-eastern Philippines, local farmers stand knee-deep in water as an agricultural extension worker introduces new flood-tolerant seeds to adapt to changing weather patterns. In collaboration with APEC and funded by Japan, the United Nations Food and...
26.05.2015
Green Climate Fund says it’s funded and open for business
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The UN’s flagship green fund says it’s now open for business after Japan delivered US$1.5 billion of promised support for clean energy and climate adaptation projects. Tokyo’s contribution means the GCF now has more than half of the cash promised to it by donors that...