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		<title>New UN-Water Chair and Vice-Chair Take Office</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/new-un-water-chair-and-vice-chair-take-office/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a press release on the new appointment, UN-Water underscores that the impacts of climate change on water access and scarcity "add a new dimension to the challenges." UN-Water notes that Jarraud and Diphoorn are taking office in the year when the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) will focus international attention on sustainable development and poverty reduction, including improving water resources management and the need to accelerate progress towards the drinking-water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).]]></description>
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		<title>CIFOR Assesses Indonesian Moratorium on Forest Concessions</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cifor-assesses-indonesian-moratorium-on-forest-concessions/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CIFOR publication, titled "Indonesia's Forest moratorium: A stepping Stone to Better Forest Governance," examines the definitions and terms used by the Indonesian Government to highlight the complexity of the issue; scrutinizes the moratorium map; and focuses on challenges related to management of peatlands in the context of reducing emissions that contribute to climate change.
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		<title>Event: 105th Session of the IFAD Executive Board</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/105th-session-of-the-ifad-executive-board/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IFAD Executive Board is the Fund's second main Governing Body, consisting of 18 elected Members and 18 Alternate Members. The Executive Board has full authority to decide on the programme of work, approval of projects, programmes and grants and to adopt/recommend action, pending the final approval of the Governing Council, on matters related to policy, the annual administrative budget, applications for membership and staffing within the Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 35th Session of IFAD&#039;s Governing Council</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/35th-session-of-ifads-governing-council/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Fund for Agricultural Development will hold its two-day Governing Council meeting as a forum for member States, partners and the public to discuss and debate what needs to be done to enable smallholder farmers to contribute to raising food availability by 70% by 2050. High level speakers will include Bill Gates, and Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, the CEO of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network, who will present on "What promise will Rio herald for agriculture." The IFAD concept note for the meeting also highlights climate change challenges to sustainable agriculture and intervention options.]]></description>
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		<title>IEA Releases Guide to Policy Makers on Carbon Capture and Storage</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/iea-releases-guide-to-policy-makers-on-carbon-capture-and-storage/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Atmosphere]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a guide to policy makers on carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil and biofuels, the IEA argues that policy for CCS needs to be both flexible over time and predictable enough to enhance investor confidence. The report analyzes how policy frameworks and instruments should evolve over time as CCS technology matures, and which sectors provide the best opportunities for demonstration projects.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP Preparing Draft Medium-Term Strategy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unep-preparing-draft-medium-term-strategy/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The draft Medium-Term Strategy intends to guide the work of UNEP over four years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 13th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/13th-global-major-groups-and-stakeholders-forum/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:35 +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) is organizing the 13th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-13) in preparation for the 12th special session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF), which will convene from 20-22 February 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>GSP Report Calls for Making Social and Environmental Costs Transparent</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/gsp-report-calls-for-making-social-and-environmental-costs-transparent/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poverty Eradication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report opens with the Panel’s argument that “by making transparent both the cost of action and the cost of inaction, political processes can summon both the arguments and the political will necessary to act for a sustainable future.” The long-term vision of the Panel is to: eradicate poverty, reduce inequality and make growth inclusive, and production and consumption more sustainable, while combating climate change and respecting a range of other planetary boundaries.]]></description>
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		<title>Braulio Dias of Brazil Appointed New CBD Executive Secretary</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/braulio-dias-of-brazil-appointed-new-cbd-executive-secretary/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Braulio Dias, who will succeed Ahmed Djoghlaf, is currently the National Secretary for Biodiversity and Forests at the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Executive Secretary Calls for Action to Power Low-Carbon Growth </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-executive-secretary-calls-for-action-to-power-low-carbon-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres observed that Durban delivered "a loud and clear message" that the future is low-carbon and that business could provide the impetus to enable governments to move forward ambitiously.]]></description>
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