5 December 2012: Specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay met to design a regional agenda for the La Plata Basin on water risk management in agricultural systems and integrate it into the basin's Strategic Program of Actions (SAP).
6 December 2012: The International Partnership on Mitigation and Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) has published the second edition of its quarterly Mitigation Newsletter for November 2012. The Newsletter includes reports of recent activities on mitigation, including on technical workshops held in Chile, Thailand and Costa Rica.
5 December 2012: The Gulf Coordination Council (GCC) organized two panels on "Renewable Energy in GCC Countries" in the context of the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Doha, Qatar, to discuss various renewable energy initiatives and technologies within the GCC region.
2 December 2012: In partnership with the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), Canada's International Development Research Center (IDRC) hosted a parallel event to the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UNFCCC that introduced the new Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA).
2 December 2012: Two events addressing climate change adaptation and development took place simultaneously at the Ezdan Hotel and Suites in Doha, Qatar, on 1-2 December 2012, in parallel with the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UNFCCC.
30 November 2012: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) organized a side event at the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), on 30 November 2012 in Doha, Qatar, to discuss promoting energy efficiency solutions in the GCC region.
November 2012: The International Partnership on Mitigation and Monitoring, Review and Validation (MRV) has released a baseline study on refrigeration, air-conditioning (RAC), and insulation foam production in Thailand, titled “Emission reduction potential and potential Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) sub-sectors in Thailand.”
20 November 2012: The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) has released the fall 2012 issue of its newsletter, which highlights the success of its Clean Energy Solutions Center, the upcoming fourth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM4), and past and upcoming events by several of its main initiatives.
19 November 2012: The Clean Energy Ministerial has reported on the results of a pilot project of its Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership (GSEP) on the implementation of energy management systems, which resulted in a 15.2 percent energy performance improvement in the participating facility.
15 October 2012: The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) published the “State of the Nile River Basin Report 2012,” which highlights the fragile aquatic ecosystems of the Basin. The report notes the importance of the Nile for migratory birds and describes issues related to agricultural water use, power generation, navigation and climate change impacts on the basin.
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