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		<title>Event: 2013 G20 Leaders Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Russian Federation has set as the objective of its 2013 Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20): developing a set of measures aimed at boosting sustainable, inclusive and balanced growth and jobs creation around the world. The G20 will look at eight areas in particular in 2013: framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth; jobs and employment; international financial architecture reform; strengthening financial regulation; energy sustainability; development for all; enhancing multilateral trade; and fighting corruption. The G20 brings together finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 countries - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK and the US - plus the EU. The G20 Leaders Summit in September 2013 is preceded by a series of outreach events organized in five streams: think tanks; business; labour; civil society and youth.]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop on Tracking Mitigation Actions Strengthens Interactions Among African Countries</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/workshop-on-tracking-mitigation-actions-strengthens-interactions-among-african-countries/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), with support from GIZ and the International Partnership on Mitigation and Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), organized a regional workshop on tracking mitigation actions in Africa. The event aimed to encourage the sharing of actions that individual African countries are taking and encouraging more countries to take early actions on climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Secretary-General Calls on Ministers to Deliver on Climate Change Financing Commitments</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-secretary-general-calls-on-ministers-to-deliver-on-climate-change-financing-commitments/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed ministers participating in the Ministerial Dialogue on Sustainable Development and Climate Change Financing, held in Washington, United States, on 19 April 2013. Among the areas that need progress for sustainable development, he underscored the post-2015 sustainable development agenda and the 2015 agreement under the UNFCCC. ]]></description>
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		<title>G8 Identifies Climate Change as Contributing Factor to Security Risks</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/g8-identifies-climate-change-as-contributing-factor-to-security-risks/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign Ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) met in London, UK, from 10-11 April 2013, to address a number of international issues, challenges and opportunities that impact on global peace, security and prosperity. The joint statement adopted at the conclusion of the meeting addresses, among other issues, climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>UNITAR, IGAD Strengthen DRR Capacity in East Africa</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unitar-igad-strengthen-drr-capacity-in-east-africa/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have begun implementing a new disaster risk reduction (DRR) partnership project with an inaugural training course on DRR Geographic Information Systems (GIS).]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial Launches Actions on Energy Access, Efficiency, and Supply</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fourth-clean-energy-ministerial-launches-actions-on-energy-access-efficiency-and-supply/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaders from the Clean Energy Ministerial's (CEM) 23 participant countries have announced new actions and reaffirmed existing commitments to accelerate clean energy deployment, improve energy efficiency, and increase access to clean energy around the world. The energy ministers and other high-level delegates who gathered for the Ministerial's fourth meeting (CEM4) also outlined progress on CEM's 13 current initiatives and welcomed further work on clean energy finance to be delivered to CEM5 in the Republic of Korea in 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>LDCs to &quot;Take the Lead&quot; on Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ldcs-to-take-the-lead-on-climate-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group met from 22-23 March 2013, in Kathmandu, Nepal, to reflect on the outcome of the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UNFCCC, in Doha, Qatar, as well as to define priorities, goals and a strategy for the challenges ahead.]]></description>
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		<title>Dublin Conference Stresses Local Solutions to Address Food Security and Climate Challenges</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/dublin-conference-stresses-local-solutions-to-address-food-security-and-climate-challenges/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a two-day conference in Dublin, Ireland, global leaders discussed critical challenges related to addressing hunger, nutrition and climate justice. Panel discussions focused on: risks, rights, knowledge and empowerment in the hunger, nutrition and climate justice dialogue; a vision for the world in 2050; local knowledge and local solutions; the post-2015 development agenda; effective policy responses; and commitments to lead.]]></description>
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		<title>Ministerial Meeting Discusses Scaling Up Climate Finance</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ministerial-meeting-discusses-scaling-up-climate-finance/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ministers and senior officials from over a dozen donor countries met in Washington, DC, US, on 10-11 April 2013, to discuss ways to meet the challenge of scaling up climate finance and low-carbon investment in developing countries.]]></description>
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		<title>Global LEAP Accepting Nominations for Off-Grid LED Lighting Appliances</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/global-leap-accepting-nominations-for-off-grid-led-lighting-appliances/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Clean Energy Ministerial's (CEM) Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership (Global LEAP) has announced it is accepting nominations for the first round of its Outstanding Off-Grid Product Awards, which will cover six categories of affordable, super-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) room lighting appliances.]]></description>
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