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		<title>CDM Executive Board Seeks Options to Increase Attractiveness of Small-scale Projects</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cdm-executive-board-seeks-options-to-increase-attractiveness-of-small-scale-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 67th meeting, the CDM Executive Board considered various regulatory matters and adopted a measure aimed at extending the simplified modalities for demonstration of additionality for small-scale CDM project activities, in order to make small-scale projects more attractive. The Board also addressed the sustainable development co-benefits of projects.  ]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/c40-announces-recognition-as-expert-institution-by-the-knowledge-center-on-cities-and-climate-change/</guid>
		<title>C40 Announces Recognition as Expert Institution by the Knowledge Center on Cities and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/c40-announces-recognition-as-expert-institution-by-the-knowledge-center-on-cities-and-climate-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Settlements & Population]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recognition of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) by the Knowledge Center on Cities and Climate Change (K4C) provides new opportunities for the exchange of best practices and innovative initiatives on climate change issues in large cities.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-chief-seeks-action-on-drr-in-the-philippines/</guid>
		<title>UNISDR Chief Seeks Action on DRR in the Philippines</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-chief-seeks-action-on-drr-in-the-philippines/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On her official visit in the Philippines, Margareta Wahlström, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Reduction, attended a meeting of Mayors from across the disaster-affected Mindanao island that agreed to establish a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/first-meeting-of-the-joint-implementation-designated-focal-points-forum-dfp-forum/</guid>
		<title>Event: First Meeting of the Joint Implementation Designated Focal Points Forum (DFP Forum)</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/first-meeting-of-the-joint-implementation-designated-focal-points-forum-dfp-forum/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 03:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this first meeting of the Joint Implementation (JI) Designated Focal Points (DFP) Forum is to provide a platform for representatives of DFPs and national focal points (NFPs), as well as other stakeholders, to: discuss, enhance and harmonize the implementation of JI; coordinate their liaison with the JI Supervisory Committee (JISC); and to provide capacity building and experience sharing exercises. During this first meeting, the DFP Forum will hold open sessions to interact with project developers, accredited independent entities and NGOs. The deadline for stakeholder registration is 11 May 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>UNESCO and Partners Highlight Value of Blue Carbon Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unesco-and-partners-highlight-value-of-blue-carbon-initiatives/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNESCO-IOC, IUCN and Conservation International (CI) organized a side event on the margins of the Second Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Rio+20 Negotiations titled "Blue Carbon: a Tool to Mitigate Climate Change and Preserve Key Marine and Coastal Ecosystems," which provided an opportunity to discuss and present a number innovative tools building on the work of the Blue Carbon Policy Framework. ]]></description>
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		<title>PROVIA Requests Comments on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation Guidance</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/provia-requests-comments-on-vulnerability-impacts-and-adaptation-guidance/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA), a joint UN initiative, is inviting comments on its publication titled “PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation,” which aims to serve as an update of earlier Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines (1994) and the UN Environment Progamme (UNEP) Handbook (1996). ]]></description>
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		<title>PROVIA Invites Comments on Global Research Priorities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/provia-invites-comments-on-global-research-priorities/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA), a joint UN initiative, has announced it has released draft listing of the global research vulnerability, impacts and adaptation, which aims to identify the major gaps in knowledge that currently form a barrier to policies of response to the challenge of climate change.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cif-trust-fund-committees-approve-climate-resilience-renewables-and-forestry-projects/</guid>
		<title>CIF Trust Fund Committees Approve Climate Resilience, Renewables and Forestry Projects</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/cif-trust-fund-committees-approve-climate-resilience-renewables-and-forestry-projects/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Near East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outcome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) held meetings of their trust fund committees and sub-committees to review the programmes carried out to promote climate resilience, renewable energy and forests. Participants approved new projects and reviewed progress on existing initiatives in Tonga, Dominica, Yemen, Ethiopia, Chile, Nigeria, India and Brazil.]]></description>
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		<title>UNIDO Director-General to Receive Global Leadership Award</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unido-director-general-to-receive-global-leadership-award/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Announcement / Statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty Eradication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stakeholder Participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Award is presented annually by the UN Foundation and the UN Association of the USA to leaders from a variety of sectors for their global leadership and support for the UN. UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director-General Kandeh Yumkella will be honored for his work on sustainable energy, poverty reduction, climate change and the Millennium Development Goals.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP/GRID-Arendal, British Council Host Wadden Sea Climate Training</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unepgrid-arendal-british-council-host-wadden-sea-climate-training/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oceans & Coasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The region of Langeness, Germany is the world’s most important inter-tidal zone on the frontline of climate change, UNEP/GRID-Arendal notes, and key testing ground for adaptation policies and measures. Participants examined the environmental, cultural and socio-economic impacts of climate change on the Wadden Sea ecosystem, are were encouraged to develop projects under the EU’s Youth in Action programme, to be implemented locally upon their return.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/dakar-managing-the-regional-risks-of-climate-extremes-and-disasters-%e2%80%93-learning-from-the-ipcc-special-report/</guid>
		<title>Event: Dakar: Managing the Regional Risks of Climate Extremes and Disasters – Learning from the IPCC Special Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/dakar-managing-the-regional-risks-of-climate-extremes-and-disasters-%e2%80%93-learning-from-the-ipcc-special-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disasters & Humanitarian Relief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UN Intergovernmental Body]]></category>
		<description><![CDATA[This event is part of a series of briefings that will seek to publicize the findings of the IPCC Special Report SREX to policy makers, practitioners and private sector audiences. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepared a Special Report titled "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters for Advancing Climate Change Adaptation" (SREX), and launched the report's Summary for Policy Makers on 18 November 2011, with the full report released in hard copy in March 2012. To follow up on this report, the IPCC, the Overseas Development Institute, Norway’s Climate and Pollution Agency, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network are working with local counterparts to support a programme of regional outreach events. This event in Dakar, Senegal, is invitation only. Speakers will include IPCC authors and invited guests from the West African region.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Addis Ababa: Managing the Regional Risks of Climate Extremes and Disasters – Learning from the IPCC Special Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/addis-ababa-managing-the-regional-risks-of-climate-extremes-and-disasters-%e2%80%93-learning-from-the-ipcc-special-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This event is part of a series of briefings that will seek to publicize the findings of the IPCC Special Report SREX to policy makers, practitioners and private sector audiences. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepared a Special Report titled "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters for Advancing Climate Change Adaptation" (SREX), and launched the report's Summary for Policy Makers on 18 November 2011, with the full report released in hard copy in March 2012. To follow up on this report, the IPCC, the Overseas Development Institute, Norway’s Climate and Pollution Agency, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network are working with local counterparts to support a programme of regional outreach events. This event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is invitation only. Speakers will include IPCC authors and invited guests from the East African region.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Bangkok: Managing the Regional Risks of Climate Extremes and Disasters - Learning from the IPCC Special Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/managing-the-regional-risks-of-climate-extremes-and-disasters-learning-from-the-ipcc-special-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science, Assessment & Monitoring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This event is part of a series of briefings that will seek to publicize the findings of the IPCC Special Report SREX to policy makers, practitioners and private sector audiences. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepared a Special Report titled "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters for Advancing Climate Change Adaptation" (SREX), and launched the report's Summary for Policy Makers on 18 November 2011, with the full report released in hard copy in March 2012. To follow up on this report, the IPCC, the Overseas Development Institute, Norway’s Climate and Pollution Agency, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network are working with local counterparts to support a programme of regional outreach events. This event in Bangkok, Thailand is invitation only. Speakers will include IPCC authors and invited guests from the South East Asian region.]]></description>
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		<title>PROFOR Brief Focuses on Benefit Sharing Arrangements for Forest-Dependent Communities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/profor-brief-focuses-on-benefit-sharing-arrangements-for-forest-dependent-communities/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PROFOR published the results of a series of studies on challenges faced by REDD+ initiatives in channeling benefits to forest dependent communities. The first part of the brief provides guidance on how to implement benefit sharing when there are multiple systems of rights. The second part presents the four fundamental building blocks of a benefit sharing mechanism. The last part shows that well-thought benefit sharing mechanisms can change people's behavior.]]></description>
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		<title>New CDM Procedures Come into Effect</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/new-cdm-procedures-come-into-effect/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDM’s new Project Cycle Procedure is part of the CDM’s new regulatory framework, adopted by COP/MOP 7 in November 2011. This regulatory framework incorporates the main CDM rules and requirements and aims to improve the clarity, transparency and efficiency of the CDM regulatory process. Project-related submissions can be made under the new framework from 1 May 2012. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Executive Secretary Addresses Philanthropists Forum</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-executive-secretary-addresses-philanthropists-forum/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Global Philanthropy Forum, Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, noted a growing investment trend in renewable energy. She said that international climate policy “is becoming clearer,” thereby contributing to sustainable development and the clean energy revolution.]]></description>
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		<title>International Polar Year 2012 Conference Discusses Moving from Knowledge to Action</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/international-polar-year-2012-conference-discusses-moving-from-knowledge-to-action/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 Conference convened around the theme “Knowledge to Action,” with plenary sessions addressing: poles and global linkages; adaptation to change; science and stewardship; and communities and health. Ronald Jean Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change, Seychelles, presented on "poles and global linkages."]]></description>
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		<title>UNECE Workshop Focuses on Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Basins</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unece-workshop-focuses-on-climate-change-impacts-on-transboundary-basins/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants at the Third Workshop on Water and Climate Change in Transboundary Basins: Making Adaptation Work addressed: ecosystem-based adaptation in transboundary basins; the selection and implementation of adaptation measures; the integration of different levels and sectors; and economic aspects of climate change adaptation.]]></description>
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		<title>SPC Consults on Draft Pacific Policy Framework for REDD+</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/spc-consults-on-draft-pacific-policy-framework-for-redd/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPC convened a regional consultation on the development of a Pacific Regional Policy Framework aimed at facilitating Pacific Island Countries’ (PICs’) access to funding for REDD+. The drafting committee will take the views expressed in the regional consultation and integrate them into a revised Policy Framework for the consideration by the Heads of Agriculture and Forests and the Ministers of Agriculture and Forests in September 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Submissions on Research and Systematic Observation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-submissions-on-research-and-systematic-observation/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released eight submissions from regional and international climate change research programmes and organizations containing updates on developments in their research activities relevant to the UNFCCC, and information on technical and scientific aspects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals from coastal and marine ecosystems. The SBSTA will be invited to take note of the submissions at its 36th session.]]></description>
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		<title>IEA Report to CEM says Clean Energy Progress not Ambitious Enough to Remain within 2 Degree Scenario</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/iea-report-to-cem-says-clean-energy-progress-not-ambitious-enough-to-remain-within-2-degree-scenario/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IEA report “Tracking Clean Energy Progress,” launched at the third Clean Energy Ministerial, recommends that policymakers build on CEM initiatives to increase the level of international cooperation and encourage national clean energy technology targets, coupled with policy action and appropriate energy financing models.]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission Launches Urban Adaptation Project</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/european-commission-launches-urban-adaptation-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission Directorate General Climate Action and ICLEI have launched a project to help European cities adapt to climate change. The project will begin with 21 cities and will include an assessment synthesizing the current state of climate impacts and vulnerabilities, and capacity to respond. A Climate-Adapt website will be launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Commission to facilitate information exchange and the tools used in the project.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD Invites Applications for African Journalists Workshop</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-invites-applications-for-african-journalists-workshop/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNCCD is calling for applications from African journalists specialized in the environment and who have already published articles on land degradation and desertification. The workshop will be held from 29-31 May 2012, in Algeria, and the working language will be French. Applications should be submitted by 3 May 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Global Bioenergy Partnership: 2nd Working Group on Capacity Building</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/global-bioenergy-partnership-2nd-working-group-on-capacity-building/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Working Group on Capacity Building for Sustainable Bioenergy promotes the dissemination, use, and implementation of the outcomes of the GBEP Task Forces on GHG Methodologies and on Sustainability through activities and projects. 


GBEP and its Partners comprise 23 countries and 13 international organizations and institutions, including the: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Energy Agency (IEA), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Foundation, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) and European Biomass Industry Association (EUBIA). 

A further 22 countries and 11 International Organizations and institutions are participating as Observers, including: the African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), European Environment Agency (EEA), Global Environment Facility (GEF), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Organization of American States (OAS), Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA), World Bank and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD).




Current GBEP Partners and Observers account for the majority of bioenergy produced in the world. GBEP Partners alone account for the vast majority of modern bioenergy, including liquid biofuels. 

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		<title>UN Chief Executives Board Releases Statement on Rio+20</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-chief-executives-board-releases-statement-on-rio20/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint CEB Statement on Rio+20, dated 17 April 2012, calls for, inter alia: adopting sustainable development goals (SDGs); reinvigorating Agenda 21’s global partnership for sustainable development and significantly scaling up our achievements to date; quickly reaching a binding agreement to limit greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions to prevent mass migration and displacement from climate change impacts; and using far fewer energy and resources for growth in the 21st Century.]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP&#039;s Baobab Coalition Journal Highlights Training of Climate Journalists</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/undps-baobab-coalition-journal-highlights-training-of-climate-journalists/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDP has released the January-April 2012 issue of The Baobab Coalition Journal, which reports on the community activities and efforts carried out under the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP). The issue features articles on the training for climate journalists, a climate data management workshop, AAP activities in Morocco, and the release of a series of brochures on the AAP areas of work.]]></description>
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		<title>FOREST EUROPE, UNECE/FAO Launch Survey on the State of Forests Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/forest-europe-unecefao-launch-survey-on-the-state-of-forests-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the next assessment cycle of Europe's forests, UNECE/FAO and FOREST EUROPE are conducting a survey to collect opinions and experiences from users and producers of the State of Europe's Forests 2011 Report (SoEF 2011). SoEF 2011 summarizes status and trends of forests and forest management in Europe, highlighting, inter alia, the role of Europe's forests in sequestering increasing amounts of carbon in tree biomass, and the expanding area of protected forests.]]></description>
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		<title>UNITAR, UNEP Launch Green Economy e-learning Course </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unitar-unep-launch-green-economy-e-learning-course/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITAR and UNEP have launched an online course titled “Introduction to a Green Economy: Concepts, Principles and Applications,” which is designed to introduce participants to the green economy concept and to enhance their understanding of the challenges and opportunities for promoting “low-carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive development.”]]></description>
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		<title>UNISDR Launches Local Government Self-Assessment Tool</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unisdr-launches-local-government-self-assessment-tool/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Local Government Self Assessment Tool aims to increase understanding of disaster risk reduction, allowing cities to establish baselines, identify planning and investment gaps for risk reduction and climate change adaptation. According to UNISDR, the new tool has been piloted in over 20 cities, including the Philippines city of Quezon, which held five consultative workshops with stakeholders.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Progress Report on Nairobi Work Programme</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-progress-report-on-nairobi-work-programme/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat's report on progress made in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change features sections on: progress made in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme; the dissemination of outputs; and next steps.]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers Adopt Andean Environment Agenda, Water Resources Management Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ministers-adopt-andean-environment-agenda-water-resources-management-action-plan/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Andean Community Environment Ministers have approved a 2012-16 Andean Environment Agenda with actions on biodiversity, climate change and water resources, and an action plan to implement the Andean Strategy for Integrated Management of Water Resources adopted in August 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Horn of Africa Meeting Launches Global Alliance for Action for Drought Resilience</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/horn-of-africa-meeting-launches-global-alliance-for-action-for-drought-resilience/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A joint meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Ministers responsible for Agriculture, Livestock, Water Resource, Environment, Arid Lands and Drought Disaster Management with High Level Development Partners was held to assess progress on improving food security in the Horn of Africa and saw the establishment of the Global Alliance for Action for Drought Resilience and Growth.]]></description>
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		<title>OAS Sponsors Dialogues on Sustainable Development Governance</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/oas-sponsors-dialogues-on-sustainable-development-governance/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Organization of American States (OAS) has organized monthly thematic dialogues on governance issues in sustainable development, on such topics as climate change, biodiversity, forests, oceans, disaster management and public participation. A final session will be held in May, on improving the environmental performance of the private sector.]]></description>
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		<title>FCPF Meetings Address REDD+ Readiness Programmes  </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fcpf-meetings-address-redd-readiness-programmes/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Participants Committee, the governing body of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), met to hear readiness preparation proposals from Guatemala and Mozambique. The Carbon Fund of the FCPF discussed emission reduction programme idea notes.]]></description>
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		<title>UNITAR/UN CC:Learn Joins Initiative for Children, Youth and Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unitarun-cclearn-joins-initiative-for-children-youth-and-climate-change/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By joining the UN Joint Framework Initiative for Children, Youth and Climate Change, UNITAR/UN CC:Learn will help create linkages between the initiative’s specialized work and the activities of UN CC:Learn, such as the UN CC:Learn “Pilot Projects to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Address Climate Change” and the compilation of a One UN Package of learning resources.]]></description>
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		<title>Shortlist for 2014 European Green Capital Award Released</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/shortlist-for-2014-european-green-capital-award-released/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bristol, Copenhagen and Frankfurt have been named as finalists for the 2014 European Green Capital award, which is judges cities on: climate change contributions; transport; sustainable land use; nature and biodiversity; air quality; water production and management; water consumption and treatment; sustainable employment; and energy performance.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Submissions on Framework for Various Approaches</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-submissions-on-framework-for-various-approaches/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from 12 Parties, FAO, OECD and IEA, and 19 NGOs containing their views on a framework for various approaches. The submissions will be considered by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA) at its 15th session.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Global Compact Appoints WindMade as Sustainability Partner</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-global-compact-appoints-windmade-as-sustainability-partner/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN Global Compact has appointed WindMade as its Sustainability Partner of the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum. The partnership will ensure that the environmental impact of the Forum are minimized through all phases of planning and execution.]]></description>
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		<title>IEA Journal Addresses Best Practices, Denmark&#039;s Path to Fossil Fuel Independence</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/iea-journal-addresses-best-practices-denmarks-path-to-fossil-fuel-independence/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second issue of "IEAenergy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency” features articles on IEA's partnership with IRENA, an outlook for Africa, IEA’s role in fostering low-carbon alternatives to energy technologies, the need for the IEA to share its best practices with the climate change community, and Denmark’s green promises for the EU Presidency.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD to Organize Regional Media Workshops on Land Degradation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-to-organize-regional-media-workshops-on-land-degradation/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The workshops will seek to, inter alia, increase media coverage about the challenges of land degradation and best practices of sustainable land management, raise attention to the proposal to set a zero-net land degradation target, and build a community of journalists writing regularly about combating desertification, land degradation and mitigating the effects of drought.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Outlines Elements of a Possible Successor Work Programme on Article 6 </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-outlines-elements-of-a-possible-successor-work-programme-on-article-6/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a note outlining the possible elements of a successor work programme on Article 6 of the Convention, which draws on submissions from Parties, relevant intergovernmental organizations and NGOs. The note underlines that Parties and observer organizations agreed that the amended New Delhi work programme proved to be an adequate framework for country-driven action on the implementation of Article 6 of the Convention.]]></description>
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		<title>Second Global Transition Dialogue Considers Green Economy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/second-global-transition-dialogue-considers-green-economy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Second Global Transition 2012 Dialogue provided a platform for stakeholders to consider how the transition to a new and green economy can be achieved for each Rio+20 priority area and proposed sustainable development goal. Participants heard, among other things, presentations on “new and green economy” grassroot initiatives from around the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Latin American Local Leaders Discuss Disaster Risk Reduction</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/latin-american-local-leaders-discuss-disaster-risk-reduction/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the sixth Latin-American Congress of Cities and Local Authorities, 15 Chilian cities and two Ecuadorian cities joined UNISDR’s “Making Cities Resilient” Campaign. In addition, the UNISDR-developed Local Government Self-Assessment Tool was introduced to Congress participants.]]></description>
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		<title>OAS and Mexico to Offer Energy Efficiency Assistance to LAC</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/oas-and-mexico-to-offer-energy-efficiency-assistance-to-lac/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OAS and Mexico will implement a three-year project of workshops, seminars and exchange missions to advise other Latin American and Caribbean governments on policy tools to improve energy efficiency such as equipment standards, certification and labeling.]]></description>
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		<title>UNIDO’s “Making It” Magazine Focuses on Low-Carbon Future</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unido%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cmaking-it%e2%80%9d-magazine-discusses-climate-justice-security-the-next-energy-revolution-low-carbon-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March edition of the magazine covers a broad variety of topics, including climate justice and security, and inclusive sustainable development, the role of energy in the next industrial revolution, and the transition to a green economy.]]></description>
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		<title>SPC Consults PICs on REDD+ Policy Framework</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/spc-consults-pics-on-redd-policy-framework/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPC has recently concluded a study tour under the GIZ-funded regional project Climate Protection through Forestry Conservation in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to meet stakeholders in Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Fiji. The project aims to develop a regional policy framework guiding the implementation of REDD+.]]></description>
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		<title>Adaptation Fund Calls for Inputs on Innovative Funding Strategies</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/adaptation-fund-calls-for-inputs-on-innovative-funding-strategies/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adaptation Fund is seeking innovative options to implement as part of its fundraising strategy, in order to help meet to goal of raising $100 million before 2013. The development of the strategy is in part due to the volatility of the current funding for the Adaptation Fund, which relies on the market for Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). ]]></description>
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		<title>Nordic Council of Ministers Biomass Conference Begins Process to Promote Sustainable Nordic Biomass</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participants emphasized the advantages of the Baltic Sea region for sustainable biomass production, proposed a Horizontal Action within the EU’s Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, and announced a biomass workshop series later this year.]]></description>
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		<title>AOSIS Chair: IFSD Must be Strengthened to Meet Needs of SIDS </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AOSIS Chair Marlene Moses said the Alliance’s objectives for Rio+20 include achieving the strengthening of the institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD) to better meet the needs of SIDS, as well as gaining agreement to convene the Third Global Conference for the Sustainable Development of SIDS in 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>UNU, IPCC Convene Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Mitigation </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unu-ipcc-convene-workshop-on-indigenous-knowledge-for-climate-mitigation/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNU and IPCC convened a three-day workshop on climate mitigation through the application of indigenous knowledge, which will inform the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report, to be released in 2014. Several case studies were presented during the meeting, focusing on the application of traditional knowledge and practices to climate change mitigation.]]></description>
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