An ancient temple in India and a “cultural landscape” in Spain have become two of the latest sites to be registered on
The fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “go hand in hand”, the UN chief told a major development bank conference on Thursday.
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It is “vital” that technical experts be granted immediate access to a rusting oil tanker threatening an environmental calamity in the Red Sea, an independent UN expert said on Thursday.
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EBRD, EU and GCF to boost private sector’s climate action in Egypt
Green financing of €220 million to be made available through local financial institutions
Two investment projects that can revitalize the Yangtze River Economic Belt emerged from a technical assistance facility funded by ADB and the Multidonor Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility. These projects will not only clean up the river, but it will also provide clean drinking water to millions of people for years to
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To minimize the loss of lives and resources due to flooding, a new project in Nepal will introduce flood control infrastructure and flood forecasting systems in the Terai region, known as Nepal’s granary for being the largest producer of agricultural produce in the country. The project is supported by the Multidonor Trust Fund and Netherlands
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Czech plans to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS).
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Today, the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA), which gathers 245 public and private actors covering the whole plastics value chains, has delivered its first actions.
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From coastal towns to rural farms to urban centers, climate change poses an existential threat – not just to our environment, but to our health, our communities, our national security, and our economic well-being.
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“If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we need to act boldly and urgently, to reduce the risks that environmental degradation and climate change present for conflict and commit to protecting our planet from the debilitating effects of war”, António Guterres said in a message marking the International Day for Preventing the
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Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Mark Lowcock has allocated US$3 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help people affected by storms and floods in Viet Nam.
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