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		<title>UN-HABITAT, UNISDR Launch DRR, CCA Technical Centre for Southern Africa</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-habitat-unisdr-launch-drr-cca-technical-centre-for-southern-africa/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) launched a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Technical Centre for Southern Africa, known as 'DIMSUR.' Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and the Comoros requested UN-HABITAT and UNISDR to facilitate the process to establish the Centre, which aims to reduce vulnerability and build community resilience in the four countries.]]></description>
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		<title>World Day to Combat Desertification Focuses Attention on Drought and Water Scarcity</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-day-to-combat-desertification-focuses-attention-on-drought-and-water-scarcity/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Day is celebrated on 17 June to mark the conclusion of negotiations on the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and World Day to Combat Desertification 2013 has sought to create awareness about the risks of drought and water scarcity in the drylands and beyond, and to call attention to the importance of sustaining healthy soils as part of the post-Rio+20 (UN Conference on Sustainable Development) agenda and the post-2015 development agenda. ]]></description>
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		<title>Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum Advances Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/greater-horn-of-africa-climate-outlook-forum-advances-resilience-to-climate-related-disasters/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 34th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) was organized by the Intergovernmental Governmental Authority on Development's Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) and other partners to formulate a regional climate outlook over the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), which is prone to extreme climate events, such as droughts and floods, that severely impact on key socialeconomic sectors.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Initiative on Children and Youth Highlights Young People&#039;s Climate Change Work </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change has released a publication titled 'Youth in action on climate change: inspirations from around the world,' which shows how young people are taking action on climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Oceans Day Celebrates People and Oceans</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/oceans-day-celebrates-people-and-oceans/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Oceans Day was celebrated on 8 June around the theme 'People and Oceans.' The Day is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans. ]]></description>
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		<title>SDSN Proposes 10 Sustainable Development Goals</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/sdsn-proposes-10-sustainable-development-goals/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has issued its report to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. 'The Action Agenda for Sustainable Development' argues that a sustainable development path must be based on four related normative concepts: the right to development for every country; human rights and social inclusion; convergence of living standards across countries; and shared responsibilities and opportunities.]]></description>
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		<title>UN-REDD Provides Overview of MRV</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-redd-provides-overview-of-mrv/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) released a report titled, ‘National Forest Monitoring Systems: Monitoring and Measurement, Reporting and Verification in the context of REDD+ Activities.']]></description>
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		<title>UNEP Risø Describes the Concept of NAMA</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unep-riso-describes-the-concept-of-nama/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Risø Centre has launched a publication titled 'Understanding the Concept of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action' intends to enable national policy makers and other stakeholders, such as the private sector and technical experts, to acquaint themselves with the concept of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA).]]></description>
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		<title>OECD Report Examines Interface between Environment, Poverty Reduction and Development</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/oecd-report-examines-interface-between-environment-poverty-reduction-and-development/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To mark World Environment Day, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a report, titled 'Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development.' ]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank Provides Guidance on Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-bank-provides-guidance-on-disaster-risk-management-in-east-asia-and-the-pacific/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank has released a publication titled 'Strong, Safe and Resilient: A Strategic Policy Guide for Disaster Risk Management in East Asia and the Pacific,' which notes that East Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disasters, experiencing both recurrent small-scale events as well as devastating large-scale catastrophes. The report calls on policy makers to invest in disaster preparedness to avoid undoing progress in poverty reduction and development.]]></description>
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