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		<title>Global Drylands: A UN System-wide Response Report Launched at UNCCD COP 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report's key messages include that drylands offer opportunities for local populations and provide regional and global benefits, and states that the UN is uniquely positioned to promoted investments in drylands.]]></description>
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		<title>EMG Releases Key Findings from Global Drylands Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/emg-releases-key-findings-from-global-drylands-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The findings suggest that, among other actions, the UN can contribute to the international drylands agenda by: enhancing the economic and social well-being of dryland communities in a sustainable manner; enabling dryland inhabitants to sustain their local ecosystem services and contribute to safeguarding global public goods; and strengthening the capacity of global dryland ecosystems and communities living within them to manage and adapt to environmental change, including climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP, MEAs Launch InforMEA Webportal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[InforMEA was launched during the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative, which is bringing together representatives from MEAs, UN agencies and observers to brainstorm possibilities for collaboration related to online reporting, an MEA college, and extensions of the InforMEA interoperability project.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD Calls for Input on Draft Documents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comments on the draft advocacy policy frameworks on gender and on the integration of land and soil issues into the intergovernmental process on climate change, as well as "Global Drylands: A United Nations System-wide Response," are requested by 15 June 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>EMG Presents Progress Report on UN system-wide Response and Action Report on Drylands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key findings from the report are expected to be presented to the high-level event on desertification at the opening of the 66th UN General Assembly in September 2011, and the final report will be presented to the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the UNCCD, in October 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability Focal Points Discuss UN&#039;s Climate Neutral Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third meeting of the Issue Management Group on Sustainability Management discussed: this year's greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory process; the development of the first generation of Emission Reduction Strategies for UN organizations; and the status of carbon offsets.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 16th Senior Officials Meeting of the Environmental Management Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The technical segment of the meeting will consider a progress report on the work of the Environmental Management Group (EMG) and a proposed work plan. The meeting will also consider strategic issues including the green economy, international environmental governance, and environmental and social safeguards. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNCSD PrepCom Begins Discussion of Green Economy and Sustainable Development Governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[17 May 2010: The first Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) began its deliberations on the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development on 17 May 2010, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. The three-day event commenced with the adoption of the PrepCom&#8217;s provisional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WORLD URBAN FORUM 5 DEVELOPS RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE CITIES</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-urban-forum-5-develops-recommendations-to-promote-sustainable-inclusive-cities-summary/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fifth World Urban Forum (WUF-5), which took place from 22-26 March 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under the theme “The Right to the City: Bridging the Urban Divide,” was hosted by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Government of Brazil. The event gathered a record of over 13,700 participants from 150 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Carbon Forum Hopes to Help Boost Africa</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/africa-carbon-forum-hopes-to-help-boost-africa-summary/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second Africa Carbon Forum, which was held from 3-5 March 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya, sought to help build on growing interest in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Africa, and concluded with expectations for a boost in Africa’s share of the global carbon market. The Forum was held under the Nairobi Framework, an initiative [...]]]></description>
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