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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Report on Nairobi Work Programme Activities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-report-on-nairobi-work-programme-activities/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a report that provides an overview of progress made under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP) since the 37th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 37).]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission Adopts Green Infrastructure Strategy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/european-commission-adopts-green-infrastructure-strategy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission adopted a green infrastructure strategy designed to: promote green infrastructure in the main policy areas; improve research and data, strengthen the knowledge base and promote innovative technologies; improve access to finance for green infrastructure projects; and support EU-level green infrastructure projects. The main policy areas include agriculture, forestry, nature, water, marine and fisheries, regional and cohesion policy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, transport, energy, disaster prevention and land use policies.]]></description>
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		<title>ICT Symposium Adopts Roadmap on Smart, Sustainable Cities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ict-symposium-adopts-roadmap-on-smart-sustainable-cities/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are critical in creating smart sustainable cities and addressing climate change, according to participants at the Eighth International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change. Participants adopted a “Turin Roadmap” that calls on ITU to promote smart technologies in cities and develop key performance indicators to assess ICTs impacts in cities and countries around the world. Participants also discussed, inter alia: climate change adaptation and mitigation; disaster preparedness; e-waste; and a transition to a green, resource efficient economy.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD News Highlights Importance of Drought Strategies and Resilience</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-news-highlights-importance-of-drought-strategies-and-resilience/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of 'UNCCD News,' published by the Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) focuses on the issue of drought and, in particular, the outcomes from the High-level Meeting on National Drought Policy (HMNDP).]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP Reports on Environment and Sustainable Development Work in 2008-2012</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/undp-reports-on-environment-and-sustainable-development-work-in-2008-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Development Programme's (UNDP) Environment and Energy Group (EEG) released a report, titled ‘Towards Transformational Change: UNDP's Work in Environment and Sustainable Development 2008-2012.' The publication features a collection of stories from around the world in four strategic areas: mainstreaming environment and energy; mobilizing environmental finance; promoting adaptation to climate change; and expanding access to environmental and energy services for the poor. ]]></description>
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		<title>Report of the Adaptation Fund Board&#039;s 20th Meeting Released</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/report-of-the-adaptation-fund-boards-20th-meeting-released/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 20th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) approved four new projects in Africa, Central Asia and Latin America, totaling almost $30 million, as well as one new project concept.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: International Symposium on Sustainable Cities: Empowering Local Governments through Capacity Building</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/international-symposium-on-sustainable-cities-empowering-local-governments-through-capacity-building/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 03:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) will host this international symposium to strengthen dissemination and sharing of good practices and lessons learned on fostering sustainable cities, in recognition of the role of cities in protecting the environment, improving disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience and reducing poverty. The symposium aims to identify strategies to strengthen local government institutional and technical capacity to address poverty reduction and slum upgrading, urban development, urban economic growth, urban transport and water and sanitation. The symposium also aims to identify areas for further capacity building and knowledge sharing and to identify innovative financing models to support urban infrastructure. The event will bring together representatives of governments, including and local government and planning officials, UN agencies, multilateral and regional development banks, the private sector and civil society in plenary sessions, working group sessions and panel discussions. The symposium is planned to overlap with the ‘Incheon Sister and Friendly Cities Conference,' which will be held in Incheon on 28 September 2013, and include mayors from cities around the world. The two events will have a joint closing session that will discuss advancing and implementing the sustainable urbanization agenda.]]></description>
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		<title>UN-HABITAT, IESCO to Cooperate on Youth Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-habitat-iesco-to-cooperate-on-youth-initiatives/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) signed an agreement of cooperation with the International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization on the sidelines to the 24th Session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council. The agreement will support urban youth initiatives, including climate change adaptation activities, youth empowerment and urban ecological safety programmes.]]></description>
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		<title>WMO Confirms 2012 Among Top Ten Warmest Years</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/wmo-confirms-2012-among-top-ten-warmest-years/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its Statement on the Status of the Global Climate for 2012, which indicates that 2012 is among the ten previous years as one of the warmest on record. This is the ninth warmest year since records began in 1850 and the 27th consecutive year that global land and ocean temperatures were above the 1961–1990 average, with the years 2001–2012 all among the top 13 warmest years on record.]]></description>
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		<title>Asia-Pacific Governments Adopt Agenda for Inclusive and Resilient Growth</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/asia-pacific-governments-adopt-agenda-for-inclusive-and-resilient-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 69th Commission Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) met under the theme, “Building resilience to natural disasters and major economic crises,” and concluded with the adoption of 17 resolutions aiming to balance the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development for regional well-being.]]></description>
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