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		<title>World Bank Launches Second Phase of Water Partnership Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has strengthened its Water Partnership Program (WPP) by launching a second phase (Phase II) with the goal of fostering water management and water services, along with climate-resilient policies. WPP is a partnership among the World Bank, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK.]]></description>
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		<title>UNECE, UNDP Stakeholder Workshop Focuses on Climate Change Adaptation in the Neman River Basin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A stakeholder workshop on basin management and climate change adaptation in the Neman River Basin, shared by Belarus, Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation, presented a climate change pilot project and outlined results achieved so far to Lithuanian stakeholders from different sectors and municipalities.]]></description>
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		<title>Busan Partnership Reviews Climate Public Expenditure in Asian and African Countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Development Programme (UNDP)/World Bank Climate Finance Options (CFO) Platform has reported on the release by the Busan Partnership for Climate Finance Effectiveness of reports on climate public expenditure and institutional reviews (CPEIR) carried out in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Morocco, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Samoa.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP Launches Global Sustainable Consumption and Production Clearinghouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in its role as Secretariat of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP 10YFP), has launched The Global SCP Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse uses social networking principles to create a “one-stop hub” for SCP knowledge and cooperation.]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank Scales Up Investments in Water Management, Climate Resilience in Southern Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank is scaling up investments in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Zambia, as well as to transboundary organizations in basins such as the Zambezi River basin, to cope with climate change, water scarcity and regional difficulties related to the management of transboundary waters.]]></description>
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		<title>CGIAR Research Partnership Focuses on Dryland Agriculture</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new program from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) will focus on research to boost agriculture productivity and strengthen food security in dryland areas. ]]></description>
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		<title>CIF Backs Waste to Energy Bazaar in Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) provided financial support to Nepal, one of the pilot countries of the Program for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP), to sponsor the first Waste to Energy (W2E) Bazaar, which took place on 26 April 2013, in Kathmandu.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptation Fund Calls for Comments on Project Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adaptation Fund is calling for public comments on concepts and proposals from seven countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. The project concepts and proposals will be considered at the 21st meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) to be held in Bonn, Germany, from 1-4 July 2013. Comments on the concepts and proposals are open until 26 May 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>SEED Initiative Calls for Low-Carbon and Gender Equality Start-Up Enterprises</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/seed-initiative-calls-for-low-carbon-and-gender-equality-start-up-enterprises/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SEED Initiative has launched its 2013 SEED Awards, calling for entries from start-up entrepreneurs that aim to generate environmental, social and economic benefits at the local level, including climate change mitigation and adaptation, in developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs), or emerging economies.]]></description>
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		<title>CCAFS Opens Southeast Asia Hub for Climate-Smart Agriculture Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Program (CCAFS) Research Program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has opened a regional office in Hanoi, Viet Nam, to develop climate-smart farming technologies by working with Vietnamese and international research and development partners. ]]></description>
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