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		<title>CDM Executive Board Seeks Options to Increase Attractiveness of Small-scale Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 67th meeting, the CDM Executive Board considered various regulatory matters and adopted a measure aimed at extending the simplified modalities for demonstration of additionality for small-scale CDM project activities, in order to make small-scale projects more attractive. The Board also addressed the sustainable development co-benefits of projects.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Energy Ministerial Publishes Chair’s Summary of London Summit</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/clean-energy-ministerial-publishes-chair%e2%80%99s-summary-of-london-summit/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Chair's Summary reviews the events and outcomes of the meeting and notes key interventions made by participating Ministers and observers in sessions on clean energy, energy for all, energy efficiency, and cross-cutting topics. An appendix also outlines initiatives announced at the CEM.]]></description>
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		<title>Transport Forum Concludes with Declaration on Sustainable Transport</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transport Ministers at the International Transport Forum (ITF) Annual Summit agreed to a Declaration importance of sustainable transport systems for economic prosperity, environmental protection, safety and security of society, as well as effective connections between the transport system and renewable and sustainable energy sources.

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unece-meeting-on-long-range-transboundary-air-pollution-amends-gothenburg-protocol/</guid>
		<title>UNECE Meeting on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Amends Gothenburg Protocol</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unece-meeting-on-long-range-transboundary-air-pollution-amends-gothenburg-protocol/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 30th Session of the Executive Body for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) adopted amendments to the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone (Gothenburg Protocol), which aim to reduce particulate matters, including black carbon. Black carbon, as a short-lived climate forcer, has a strong warming effect than carbon dioxide.]]></description>
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		<title>SBSTTA 16 Adopts Recommendations on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Biodiversity and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/sbstta-16-adopts-recommendations-on-marine-and-coastal-biodiversity-biodiversity-and-climate-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SBSTTA 16 adopted 16 recommendations, including: a package on marine and coastal biodiversity, covering criteria for EBSA identification and prioritization, environmental assessments in marine and coastal areas, marine spatial planning and human impacts; and a package on biodiversity and climate change, covering biodiversity safeguards for REDD+, biodiversity considerations into climate-related activities, and geo-engineering.]]></description>
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		<title>CIF Trust Fund Committees Approve Climate Resilience, Renewables and Forestry Projects</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cif-trust-fund-committees-approve-climate-resilience-renewables-and-forestry-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) held meetings of their trust fund committees and sub-committees to review the programmes carried out to promote climate resilience, renewable energy and forests. Participants approved new projects and reviewed progress on existing initiatives in Tonga, Dominica, Yemen, Ethiopia, Chile, Nigeria, India and Brazil.]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Launches US Green Bond for Climate-Friendly Investments in Developing Countries</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ifc-launches-us-green-bond-for-climate-friendly-investments-in-developing-countries/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, successfully raised US$500 million to finance climate friendly projects, including energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, in emerging markets using a new green bond in the US.]]></description>
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		<title>New Clean Energy Initiatives and Commitments Announced at CEM3</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/new-clean-energy-initiatives-and-increased-support-announced-at-cem3/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The commitments and initiatives have been made specifically on energy efficiency, renewables, CCS, universal energy access are the outcome of the Third Clean Energy Ministerial and address the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy deployment, and global energy access. ]]></description>
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		<title>UN Chief Executives Board Releases Statement on Rio+20</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-chief-executives-board-releases-statement-on-rio20/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint CEB Statement on Rio+20, dated 17 April 2012, calls for, inter alia: adopting sustainable development goals (SDGs); reinvigorating Agenda 21’s global partnership for sustainable development and significantly scaling up our achievements to date; quickly reaching a binding agreement to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions to prevent mass migration and displacement from climate change impacts; and using far fewer energy and resources for growth in the 21st Century.]]></description>
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		<title>North American Leaders Commit to Cooperation on Energy, Chemicals and Climate</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/north-american-leaders-commit-to-cooperation-on-energy-chemicals-and-climate/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the statement, North American Leaders pledge to introduce regulatory measures to enable innovation and growth in four sectors: emission standards for specific vehicle types; railroad safety; the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Workplace Chemicals; and aligning principles regulatory approaches to nanomaterials. It also indicates the importance of regional energy cooperation to end energy poverty and expand renewables uptake, and pledges to advance a lasting global solution to the challenge of climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptation Fund Board Approves New Project Proposals and NIEs</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/adaptation-fund-board-approves-new-project-proposals-and-nies/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 17th meeting, the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) approved concepts for projects from a National Implementing Entity (NIE) in Benin, and from Multilateral Implementing Entities (MIEs) in Belize, Cambodia and Lebanon. The Board also set a target for raising $100 million by the end of 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>VI Summit of the Americas Expresses Support for Rio+20</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/vi-summit-of-the-americas-expresses-support-for-rio20/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sixth Summit of the Americas produced a communique supporting high-level participation and action-oriented outcomes at Rio+20, and a set of mandates for Organization of American States (OAS) follow-up on infrastructure (including energy), poverty and inequity, disaster risk reduction and management, information and communications technologies, and citizen security and transnational organized crime.]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers Adopt Andean Environment Agenda, Water Resources Management Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ministers-adopt-andean-environment-agenda-water-resources-management-action-plan/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Andean Community Environment Ministers have approved a 2012-16 Andean Environment Agenda with actions on biodiversity, climate change and water resources, and an action plan to implement the Andean Strategy for Integrated Management of Water Resources adopted in August 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD, IFAD Sign Revised MOU on Global Mechanism</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-ifad-sign-revised-mou-on-global-mechanism/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2 April 2012 amendment to the MOU is based on the COP's instructions to limit IFAD's role to logistical and administrative support, and priviledges and immunities to the GM staff through the Government of Italy. The revised MOU transfers the accountability and legal representation of the GM from IFAD to the UNCCD Secretariat.]]></description>
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		<title>Nordic Council of Ministers Biomass Conference Begins Process to Promote Sustainable Nordic Biomass</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/nordic-council-of-ministers-biomass-conference-begins-process-to-promote-sustainable-nordic-biomass/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants emphasized the advantages of the Baltic Sea region for sustainable biomass production, proposed a Horizontal Action within the EU’s Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, and announced a biomass workshop series later this year.]]></description>
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		<title>ACTO Environment Ministers Adopt Lima Declaration, Agree to Combat Illegal Mining</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/acto-environment-ministers-adopt-lima-declaration-agree-to-combat-illegal-mining/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environment Ministers of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) adopted the Lima Declaration on next steps for environmental policy cooperation within ACTO and endorsing the adoption of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) concept at Rio+20. They also recommended that ACTO formulate a common strategy to combat illegal mining in the Amazon Basin.]]></description>
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		<title>BRICS Call for Accelerating Growth and Sustainable Development</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/brics-call-for-accelerating-growth-and-sustainable-development/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) issued the New Delhi Declaration on Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity, which calls for accelerating growth and sustainable development, food and energy security. It underscores their commitment to addressing climate change under the UNFCCC and outlines their objectives ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20).]]></description>
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		<title>Nordic Environment Ministers Adopt Svalbard Declaration on Short-lived Climate Forcers</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/nordic-environment-ministers-adopt-svalbard-declaration-on-short-lived-climate-forcers/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nordic Environment Ministers have adopted the Svalbard Declaration on Short-lived Climate Forcers (SCLFs) with the object of strengthening national, regional and international actions on short life-span gases, such as black carbon, which heavily impact climate and health. The Declaration emphasizes that action on SLCFs should not be at the expense of global action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.]]></description>
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		<title>Aviation Summit Calls for Global Framework on Emissions Reductions</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/aviation-summit-calls-for-global-framework-on-emissions-reductions/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sixth Aviation and Environment Summit concluded with the adoption of an industry declaration titled "Towards Sustainable Aviation." The Summit included panels on: the role of aviation in sustainable development; developing sustainable capacity; key scale-up challenges associated with biofuels; and securing a global emissions reduction framework.]]></description>
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		<title>IDB Annual Meeting Presents New Low Carbon and Sustainable Energy Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/idb-annual-meeting-presents-new-low-carbon-and-sustainable-energy-initiatives/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Board of Governors met in Montevideo, Uruguay and presented, among others, projects to benchmark, map and disseminate low carbon initiatives in the region, to support sustainable cities, as well as to promote sustainable energy sources in Central America and the Caribbean.]]></description>
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		<title>CARICOM Heads of Government Approve Climate-Resilient Development Plan, Agree to Hold Pre-Rio+20 Meeting on SIDS Issues</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/caricom-heads-of-government-approve-climate-resilient-development-plan-agree-to-hold-pre-rio20-meeting-on-sids-issues/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heads of Government approved a detailed implementation plan for CARICOM's Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change, and agreed to hold a special meeting intended to ensure that small island developing State (SIDS) concerns are fully acknowledged in the outcome of the June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20).]]></description>
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		<title>EU Council Adopts Conclusions on Rio+20 and Durban Climate Conference</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/eu-council-adopts-conclusions-on-rio20-and-durban-climate-conference/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU Council adopted conclusions on follow-up to the Durban Climate Change Conference, which took place in December 2011, and on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). Both conclusions underscore the EU’s commitment to these processes and highlight next steps and EU priorities.]]></description>
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		<title>IMO MEPC Adopts Energy Efficiency Guidelines </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/imo-mepc-adopts-energy-efficiency-guidelines/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 63rd session, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted guidelines to increase the efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) from shipping. The Committee also discussed sewage treatment equipments, garbage management, and SIDS' compliance with obligations related to the provision of facilities for ship waste.]]></description>
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		<title>Moscow Meeting Adopts Declaration on Inclusion of International Civil Aviation in the EU-ETS</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/moscow-meeting-adopts-declaration-on-inclusion-of-international-civil-aviation-in-the-eu-ets/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delegations from 23 countries meeting in Moscow adopted a Joint Declaration calling on the EU and its Member States to cease the application of the Directive 2008/101/EC to airlines and aircraft operators registered in third States. The Declaration urges EU Member States to work within ICAO on a multilateral approach.]]></description>
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		<title>European Finance Ministers Adopt Conclusions on Durban Follow-up</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/european-finance-ministers-adopt-conclusions-on-durban-follow-up/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the Council meeting on Economic and Financial Affairs, European Finance Ministers adopted conclusions on Climate Finance – Follow-up to the Durban Conference, which address: the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the work programme on long-term finance, REDD+, and carbon pricing of global aviation and maritime transportation.]]></description>
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		<title>World Radiocommunication Conference Addresses Weather Forecasting and Climate Monitoring</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-radiocommunication-conference-addresses-weather-forecasting-and-climate-monitoring/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) considered the importance of Earth observation radiocommunication applications in collecting and exchanging Earth observation data to maintain and improve the accuracy of weather forecasts, which play a key role in monitoring and combating climate change as well as in predicting disaster.]]></description>
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		<title>BASIC Countries Develop Joint Statement, Object to EU Aviation Carbon Tax </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/basic-countries-develop-joint-statement-object-to-eu-aviation-carbon-tax/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tenth BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change concluded with the adoption of a joint statement in which ministers express their appreciation for the outcome of the Durban Conference, and welcome in particular the agreement on the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol. The statement also addresses the importance of the Review of the implementation of the Convention; the role of the findings of the IPCC; the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund; and fast-start and long-term climate funding.]]></description>
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		<title>Barcelona Convention Parties Call for a Blue Economy to Safeguard the Mediterranean</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/barcelona-convention-parties-call-for-a-blue-economy-to-safeguard-the-mediterranean/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP 17) to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and its Protocols adopted the Paris Declaration, which calls for a strategic policy framework for a “blue” economy, a version of the Green Economy applying to seas and oceans, to be adopted at Rio+20.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptation Fund Board Publishes Report of 16th Meeting</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/adaptation-fund-board-publishes-report-of-16th-meeting/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 16th meeting, the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) approved six projects, accredited two National Implementing Entities (NIEs) and one Multilateral Implementing Entity (MIE). The Board also requested the consideration of developing of a more standardized template for project and programme concepts, and after discussion on the issue, decided to maintain the cap of 50% of project implemented by MIEs.]]></description>
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		<title>Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the GPA Adopts Manila Declaration</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/third-intergovernmental-review-meeting-on-the-gpa-adopts-manila-declaration/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Third Intergovernmental Review (IGR-3) Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) adopted the Manila Declaration, in which delegates underscore the dependence of people on the oceans and coasts and their resources for their survival, and that environment, "including in particular low-lying coastal areas and small island developing States (SIDS), is vulnerable to rising sea levels, climate-related natural disasters and ocean acidification resulting from land-based activities."]]></description>
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		<title>GLOC Forwards Recommendations to IGR-3</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/gloc-forwards-recommendations-to-igr-3/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Conference on Land-Ocean Connections (GLOC) addressed: managing the global nutrient cycle; marine litter; coastal ecosystems; wastewater; deltas; and “a green economy in a blue world.” Participants agreed to forward a series of recommendations to the Third Intergovernmental Review on the GPA, which met immediately after the GLOC.]]></description>
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		<title>Peru Deposits Acceptance of the Amendment to Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/peru-deposits-acceptance-of-the-amendment-to-annex-b-to-the-kyoto-protocol/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 2), held in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2006, the parties adopted an amendment to Annex B to the Protocol by decision 10/CMP.2. Peru's acceptance of the amendment brings the total number of States and regional economic integration organizations that have deposited instruments of acceptance to 27.]]></description>
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		<title>Second Assembly Solidifies IRENA&#039;s Institutional Structure </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/second-assembly-solidifies-irenas-institutional-structure/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Second IRENA Assembly, which took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, brought together over 750 delegates who discussed the work undertaken during 2010 by IRENA and its three sub-programmes, namely knowledge management and technology cooperation, policy advisory services and capacity building, and innovation and technology. Delegates adopted decisions on procedural matters and established a Fund for Developing Country Representatives.]]></description>
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		<title>UNGA Adopts Climate Decisions</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unga-adopts-climate-decisions/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The texts adopted by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) upon the recommendation of its Second Committee include decisions addressing disaster reduction and protection of the global climate.]]></description>
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		<title>ITU Approves Standards for Smart Grids</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/itu-approves-standards-for-smart-grids/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The three international next generation narrowband powerline communications (NB-PLC) standards will enable cost-effective smart grid applications such as distribution automation, diagnostic and fault location, smart metering, demand response, energy management, smart appliances, grid-to-home communications and advanced recharging systems for electric vehicles.]]></description>
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		<title>New Latin America and Caribbean Forum Adopts Declaration of Caracas and Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/new-latin-america-and-caribbean-forum-adopts-declaration-of-caracas-and-action-plan/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The founding Summit of Heads of State and Government of the newly formed Community of LAC States (CELAC) has agreed on: a Declaration on Ecuador's Yasuní ITT Initiative; and an Action Plan creating a new energy cooperation body that will seek regional energy integration and promote cooperation on renewable energy, biofuels and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation.]]></description>
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		<title>Durban Conference Sets Pathway to More Inclusive 21st Century Climate Regime</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/durban-conference-sets-pathway-to-more-inclusive-21st-century-climate-regime/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the frustrations at the Copenhagen conference and the struggle to rescue the multilateral climate regime in Cancun, negotiators in Durban turned a corner and not only resuscitated the Kyoto Protocol but, in doing so, adopted a decision that will lead to negotiations on a more inclusive 21st century climate regime.]]></description>
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		<title>FAO Council Adopts Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fao-council-adopts-second-global-plan-of-action-for-pgrfa/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main focus of the Second Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) is to strengthen conservation and sustainable use of plants and seed systems and the crucial linkages between them, through a combination of appropriate policies, use of scientific information, farmers’ knowledge and action, aiming to fight poverty and achieve food security in the face of climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>UNGA Adopts Resolution on Sustainable Fisheries</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unga-adopts-resolution-on-sustainable-fisheries/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the resolution, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) calls on States to play an active role in global efforts to conserve and sustainably use marine living resources, thereby contributing to marine biological diversity, and on regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to take measures regarding bottom fishing.]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth High-Level Forum Develops Declaration on Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fourth-high-level-forum-develops-declaration-on-partnership-for-effective-development-cooperation/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The declaration outlines shared principles, addresses the complexity of new actors in development aid, and commits to actions for progress toward the MDGs. It also calls for the creation of a Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation to monitor the implementation of commitments, and identifies sustainable development as the end goal of effective cooperation.]]></description>
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		<title>Second Committee Adopts Draft Resolution on Global Climate</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/second-committee-adopts-draft-resolution-on-global-climate/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNGA Second Committee's draft resolution on the “protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind” will need to be approved by the UNGA plenary before taking effect.]]></description>
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		<title>Central American Energy-Environment Ministerial Discuss Sustainable Energy Issues</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/central-american-energy-environment-ministerial-discuss-sustainable-energy-issues/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A joint ministerial of Central American energy and environment ministers produced agreed actions on a regional sustainable energy strategy, regional renewable energy projects, reduction on sulfur content of diesel, sustainable use of firewood, and Central American participation in the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.]]></description>
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		<title>CMS COP 10 Agrees to List Additional Species, Sends Climate Change Message to Durban</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cms-cop-10-agrees-to-list-additional-species-sends-climate-change-message-to-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS COP 10 addressed synergies and partnerships, the future shape of CMS, budget, enhanced engagement with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) climate change and migratory species, and listing, among others, saker falcons, argali sheep, giant manta ray on the Appendices.]]></description>
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		<title>Ozone COP/MOP Does Not Address HFCs Phase-Down</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ozone-copmop-does-not-address-hfcs-phase-down/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the 23rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (COP 9/MOP 23) considered amendment proposals from Canada, the US and Mexico, and a separate proposal from the Federated States of Micronesia, to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Protocol. However, strong opposition from India, China, Argentina and some others prevented the proposals from being discussed in a contact group.]]></description>
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		<title>UN, ASEAN Conclude Joint Declaration on Climate, Economy, Energy, Food and Disaster Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-asean-conclude-joint-declaration-on-climate-energy-food-and-disaster-cooperation/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Secretariat and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded a Joint Declaration on a Comprehensive Partnership on the occasion of the fourth ASEAN-UN Summit, which includes sections on: food and energy security; climate change; and disaster risk reduction.]]></description>
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		<title>APEC Ministers Commit to Greening Growth and Public-Private Partnerships to Increase Disaster Resilience</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/apec-ministers-commit-to-greening-growth-and-public-private-partnerships-to-increase-disaster-resilience/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) has pledged to promote green growth and to increase public-private partnerships (PPPs) to improve disaster resilience in its member countries. Leaders agreed to report on their progress in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>GEF Council Evaluates Reducing Fees, Discusses Private Sector Engagement</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/gef-council-evaluates-reducing-fees-discusses-private-sector-engagement/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council decided to evaluate its administrative cost structure with a view to reducing project fees, as well as to initiate the search for a new CEO. Council members also discussed the options for engaging with the private sector. ]]></description>
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		<title>GEF Council, LDCF and SCCF Approve Projects on Climate Change and Blue Carbon </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/gef-council-ldcf-and-sccf-approve-projects-on-climate-change-and-blue-carbon/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 41st Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Meeting approved a series of projects related to energy efficiency, the conservation of carbon stocks, and renewable energy. A parallel meeting of the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) also approved several adaptation projects.]]></description>
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		<title>G20 Cannes Summit Calls for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Phase-out and Successful Climate Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/g20-cannes-summit-calls-for-fossil-fuel-subsidy-phase-out-and-successful-climate-negotiations/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The G20 Cannes Summit concluded with the release of a declaration titled “Building our common future: renewed collective action for the benefit of all,” which includes sections on "Improving the Functioning of Energy Markets," and "Pursuing the Fight Against Climate Change."]]></description>
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		<title>CDM Executive Board Considers Strategic Planning and Support Structure</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cdm-executive-board-considers-strategic-planning-and-support-structure/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 64th meeting, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board decided to launch the policy dialogue on the CDM, adopted its annual report to the COP/MOP, and approved the implementation plan for standards for the CDM programme of activities (PoAs). ]]></description>
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