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The workshop was part of an initial regional round of consultations to establish a framework on global sustainability. It was established by The Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability, which consists of a number of organisations, including International Council for Science, International Social Science...

The COP18 in Doha adopted a “gender balance” goal with the aim of increasing women’s participation in the negotiations, with experts hoping that this will make climate change policy more responsive to women’s needs. The goal, which was adopted at the end of the fractious...

For the first time ever, a Pacific woman is one of the lead authors in the next report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Dr. Netatua Pelesikoti from Tonga, Director of the Climate Change Division at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have released the proceedings from their joint workshop on Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector, which was held from 23-24 April 2012,...

A report prepared for the Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK) finds that synergies between climate change adaptation and mitigation can foster a more efficient, responsive and comprehensive climate policy. The report identifies major opportunities for synergistic climate finance, for example, through increased...

During the 19th Meeting of the Council of the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the EU extended over US$6 million to help the MRC respond to climate change in the Mekong River basin. The funding will contribute to the Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) up through...

The International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP)- in cooperation with Springer- is preparing a landmark, multi-volume reference work titled the Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. This is an addition to the series “Climate Change Management” which, since it was launched in 2008, has become the...

The Government of the Cook Islands has submitted a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) seeking support for implementation to pursue the objective of achieving electricity 100% based on renewable sources by 2020. The proposal includes an implementation plan to generate 50% of its energy production...

The UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has published a “Handbook on Capitalisation of Experiences 2012.” The Handbook focuses on climate change adaptation experiences and aims to build the capacity of climate change adaptation programmes and project teams. The Handbook argues that good...

The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Tuiloma Neroni Slade, has released the Pacific Plan 2012 Annual Progress Report and its associated Reporting Annex. The documents highlight challenges faced by the region, and outline progress made towards greater regional integration and cooperation...