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		<title>IOM Workshop Focuses on Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration Nexus </title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IOM has released a publication based on the proceedings of the workshop on "Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration" held in Geneva, Switzerland, in March 2011. The workshop discussed a comprehensive approach to managing environmental migration, sustainable solutions to protect those affected, and the role of migration as an adaptation strategy.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Reports on Capacity Building Activities in EIT Countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report presents information according to the elements of the capacity-building framework. The Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) may wish to consider the findings and key issues outlined in the report when reviewing the implementation of the capacity-building framework with a view to identifying further steps to enhance the capacity of these countries to respond to climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Pavilion Showcases UN&#039;s Work on &quot;Living Ocean and Coast&quot; at Expo 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Pavilion highlights the work of 24 UN bodies and international organizations, to raise Expo visitors' awareness on: marine pollution from oil; marine litter; deep seabed marine biodiversity; over-fishing; and the impacts of climate change on oceans and coasts. International Exposition 2012 (Expo 2012) is taking place in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, under the theme "Oceans and Coasts: Connecting Our Lives, Ensuring Our Future—The Choice is Yours."]]></description>
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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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		<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>
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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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		<title>REEEP South East Asia and Pacific Newsletter Highlights Renewable Energy Projects, Workshops and Publications</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newsletter focuses on projects in Tonga, the development of the Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy, workshops on the CDM and Tonga's Energy Roadmap, and new UNDP and IEA reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Central America Discusses Mainstreaming Gender into Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management Policy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/central-america-discusses-mainstreaming-gender-into-climate-change-disaster-risk-management-policy/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Responding to a mandate from Heads of State, three Central American Integration System (SICA) institutions jointly convened a workshop on mainstreaming gender into national and regional policies, programmes and instruments on climate change and disaster risk management policies that will result in a regional "roadmap" on the issue.]]></description>
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		<title>ESMAP’s Annual Report Highlights Progress on Energy Poverty and Realignment of Focus Areas</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/esmap%e2%80%99s-annual-report-highlights-progress-on-energy-poverty-and-realignment-of-focus-areas/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program's (ESMAP) annual report highlights key achievements in 2011, including: informing World Bank lending to facilitate scaling up concentrated solar power in the Middle East and North Africa; production of low carbon growth studies for South Africa, India and Poland; and delivery of country-specific ‘market transformation’ strategies to help plan for large-scale integration of renewable energy for India, Mexico, and Peru.]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Article #77: Now is the Time to Make Agriculture Part of the Climate Change Solution</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/guest-articles/now-is-the-time-to-make-agriculture-part-of-the-climate-change-solution/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progress on agriculture and food security can and should be pursued in major international policy venues such as the G20 and the Rio+20 Earth Summit and through national and sectoral initiatives. But the UNFCCC is the only global venue for an integrated policy response to climate change – and the complex interactions of climate change with sustainable agriculture and food security challenges demand more than unilateral, single-sector responses.]]></description>
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		<title>First UNFCCC Negotiating Session of 2012 Opens in Bonn</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/first-unfccc-negotiating-session-of-2012-opens-in-bonn/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conference, which is scheduled to conclude on 25 May 2012, comprises the 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the 15th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the 17th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), and the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP).]]></description>
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		<title>Asia-Pacific Human Development Report Discusses Climate Impacts for SIDS </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/asia-pacific-human-development-report-discusses-climate-impacts-for-sids/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDP has released its regional human development report for the Asia-Pacific region, with a special focus on LDCs, including several SIDS, and their climate change-related challenges. The environmental vulnerability index, developed by the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and their partners, describes Kiribati, Maldives and Tuvalu as among the most vulnerable countries to extreme environmental shocks. 
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Technical Paper on Loss and Damage</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-technical-paper-on-loss-and-damage/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC technical paper responds to the request of the Conference of the Parties (COP) at its 17th session to prepare a technical paper summarizing current knowledge on relevant methodologies, and addressing data requirements as well as lessons learned and gaps identified at different levels, in the context of the first thematic area of the work programme on loss and damage.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Australia’s Submission on CCS under the CDM </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-australia%e2%80%99s-submission-on-ccs-under-the-cdm/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released Australia’s submission containing its views on: the eligibility of CCS project activities involving transport of carbon dioxide from one country to another or involving geological storage sites that are located in more than one country; and the establishment of a global reserve of CERs for CCS project activities.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Annex I Parties’ Submissions on their QELROs</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-annex-i-parties%e2%80%99-submissions-on-their-qelros/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released submissions from seven Annex I parties containing information on their quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives (QELROs) for the second Kyoto Protocol commitment period. The submissions will be considered by the 17th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP).]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Canada&#039;s Submission on Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-canadas-submission-on-agriculture/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from Canada containing its views on issues relating to agriculture, which will be considered by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at its 36th session.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Hungary&#039;s GHG Inventory Review Report</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-hungarys-ghg-inventory-review-report/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Hungary, the Expert Review Team (ERT) that conducted the centralized review concludes that Hungary's inventory submission was prepared in compliance with the IPCC reporting guidelines.]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank Reports on Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Project</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-bank-reports-on-caribbean-catastrophe-risk-insurance-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank presented the results of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) project, a programme that designed an insurance facility to allow countries to receive rapid access to emergency financing based on the occurrence of severe weather events, rather than on measuring damages.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Paper Discusses Developed Countries’ Quantified Economy-Wide Emission Reduction Targets</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-paper-discusses-developed-countries%e2%80%99-quantified-economy-wide-emission-reduction-targets/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a technical paper titled "Quantified Economy-Wide Emission Reduction Targets by Developed Country Parties to the Convention: Assumptions, Conditions, Commonalities and Differences in Approaches and Comparison of the Level of Emission Reduction Efforts."]]></description>
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		<title>IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Publishes Report on Solar Heat Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/iea-solar-heating-and-cooling-programme-publishes-report-on-solar-heat-worldwide/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) has published “Solar Heat Worldwide: Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2010," a report that documents the solar thermal capacity in worldwide markets and more.]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Briefing Discusses Roadmap for Dominican Republic&#039;s Climate Change Learning Strategy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/policy-briefing-discusses-roadmap-for-dominican-republics-climate-change-learning-strategy/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the policy briefing, the outcomes of the workshop on “Developing Results-based Action to Strengthen Human Resources, Learning and Skills to Advance Green, Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development” were presented and discussed. The workshop was organized within the framework of the UN CC:Learn Project on “Strengthening Human Resources and Skills to Address Climate Change.”]]></description>
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		<title>IPCC Releases Provisional Agenda of 35th Session</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/ipcc-releases-provisional-agenda-of-35th-session/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its 35th session, the IPCC is scheduled to consider, inter alia: the IPCC programme and budget; future work programme of the task force on national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories (TFI); progress in the preparation of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5); the IPCC's communications strategy and outreach; the implementation of the IPCC conflict of interest (COI) policy; and the IPCC scholarship programme.]]></description>
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		<title>UN-HABITAT Report on the State of Arab Cities Focuses on Urban Transition</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-habitat-report-on-the-state-of-arab-cities-focuses-on-urban-transition/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UN-HABITAT has released the 2012 State of Arab Cities on the theme “Challenges of Urban Transition.” The report notes that climate change adaptation will require better water conservation, better allocation of water use rights, reduction of fossil fuel use, and investments in renewable energy. It identifies Comoros, Somalia and Yemen as some of the most vulnerable countries in the world.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Newsletter Focuses on Bonn Climate Change Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-newsletter-focuses-on-bonn-climate-change-negotiations/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The May edition of the UNFCCC Newsletter opens with a message from Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, who underscores tha the May session is the "first formal opportunity for governments to take forward and build on the Durban outcomes," especially in view of meeting agreed deadlines for the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UNFCCC in Doha, Qatar.]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP Asia Pacific Human Development Report Focuses on Progress in a Changing Climate</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/undp-asia-pacific-human-development-report-focuses-on-progress-in-a-changing-climate/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDP has released its regional human development report for Asia Pacific, titled "One Planet to Share – Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate." The report emphasizes that, to achieve a shift to a greener economy, countries in the region will need to change their production patterns, including in the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors.]]></description>
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		<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>
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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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		<title>ADB Discusses Inclusive Growth</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/adb-discusses-inclusive-growth/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 45th meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) took place in the context of growing inflation, spikes in fuel prices and worsening impacts of climate change in the Asia Pacific region. Participants discussed the need to promote green growth and food security, build resilience in urban centers, and promote trade between Asia and Latin America.]]></description>
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		<title>SE4ALL Publishes Global Action Agenda to Encourage Concerted Action on Sustainable Energy for All</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/se4all-publishes-global-action-agenda-to-encourage-concerted-action-on-sustainable-energy-for-all/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Secretary General's Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Initiative has released an Action Agenda identifying 11 high-impact “Action Areas” that can be leveraged to create and support an environment for widespread deployment of sustainable energy globally. It also provides a roadmap and guide to mobilizing action, outlining specific opportunities in each of the 11 Action Areas to where quick, meaningful progress can be made.]]></description>
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		<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>
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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>FAO Note Provides Overview of Agriculture in UNFCCC Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/fao-note-provides-overview-of-agriculture-in-unfccc-negotiations/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the May 2012 Bonn climate change negotiations, the FAO has released a note titled "Roadmap to Agriculture at the UNFCCC Climate Talks," which provides an overview of the current state of negotiations relevant to agriculture. It underlines that agriculture will be most directly discussed under the SBSTA’s issues relating to agriculture with the aim of recommending a decision for the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 18).]]></description>
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		<title>Informal Ministerial Roundtable on Climate Change Calls for Building on Durban</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/informal-ministerial-roundtable-on-climate-change-calls-for-building-on-durban/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Informal Ministerial Roundtable on Climate Change brought together representatives from 30 countries, including from LDCs and AOSIS. The Roundtable was convened by Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, who called on countries to keep up the momentum created in Durban on climate change and to make progress at Rio+20.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Fuel Economy Initiative Launches Three Year Global Fuel Efficiency Campaign   </title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/the-global-fuel-economy-initiative-launches-three-year-global-fuel-efficiency-campaign/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) launched a 2012-2015 campaign to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world. The 2012-2015 targets include the completion of in-country assessments and development of new outreach materials for governments and industry.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Submissions on Drivers of Deforestation and Monitoring Systems</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-submissions-on-drivers-of-deforestation-and-monitoring-systems/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released two joint submissions from Parties contain their views on: robust and transparent national forest monitoring systems as referred to in paragraph 71c of decision 1/CP.16 as requested by the SBSTA at its 35th session; and on how to address drivers of deforestation and forest degradation as referred to in paragraph 71c of decision 1/CP.16 as requested by the SBSTA at its 35th session.]]></description>
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		<title>International Transport Forum Releases the Transport Outlook 2012</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/international-transport-forum-releases-the-transport-outlook-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Transport Forum (ITF) released its 2012 Transport Outlook on Seamless Transport for Greener Growth. The Outlook underscored the need for a seamless transport system for greener growth and continued technological change to reduce the transport sector's global carbon footprint.]]></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>
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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>UN CC:Learn Workshop Focuses on Strengthening Climate Change Learning in the Dominican Republic</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/un-cclearn-workshop-focuses-on-strengthening-climate-change-learning-in-the-dominican-republic/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CC:Learn workshop focused on identifying priority actions in the Dominican Republic to address immediate professional learning needs, and strengthen institutional capacities to deliver learning action. Participants discussed specific actions to strengthen climate change learning and considered ways of strengthening institutional capacities to deliver learning within both formal and non-formal education.]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP Hosts Regional Dialogue on Climate Change Finance in Africa</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/undp-hosts-regional-dialogue-on-climate-change-finance-in-africa/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDP hosted a regional dialogue on climate change finance in Africa that aimed to, inter alia, identify joint next steps at the national, regional and inter-regional levels, with a view to engage in global processes such as the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) and the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UNFCCC, scheduled to take place at the end of 2012, in Doha, Qatar.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 14th Regular Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/14th-regular-session-of-the-african-ministerial-conference-on-the-environment/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 14th Regular Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-14) will provide a platform for African Ministers to debate the key outcomes of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and address other emerging issues related to sustainable development and the environment in Africa. The meeting will also provide an opportunity to the Ministers to refine their strategies on a common approach to engaging with the international community in the climate change negotiation process and in preparation of the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 18), to take place at the end of 2012 in Doha, Qatar. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has served as the Secretariat of AMCEN since its inception.]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Energy Ministerial Publishes Chair’s Summary of London Summit</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/clean-energy-ministerial-publishes-chair%e2%80%99s-summary-of-london-summit/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Chair's Summary reviews the events and outcomes of the meeting and notes key interventions made by participating Ministers and observers in sessions on clean energy, energy for all, energy efficiency, and cross-cutting topics. An appendix also outlines initiatives announced at the CEM.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Releases Views on the New Market-based Mechanism</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-views-on-the-new-market-based-mechanism-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a new submission from Costa Rica on behalf of Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Peru, and the translation of two previous submissions from Parties containing their views on the new market-based mechanism. 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>UNFCCC Releases Bolivia and Ecuador&#039;s Submissions on a Framework for Various Approaches</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-releases-bolivia-and-ecuadors-submissions-on-a-framework-for-various-approaches/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from Bolivia and Ecuador containing their views on a framework for various approaches to be considered by the AWG-LCA at its 15th session, under its agenda item on the development of proposals to enhance the cost-effectiveness of, and to promote, mitigation actions, bearing in mind different circumstances of developed and developing countries.]]></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>
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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>Transport Forum Concludes with Declaration on Sustainable Transport</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/transport-forum-concludes-with-declaration-on-sustainable-transport/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transport Ministers at the International Transport Forum (ITF) Annual Summit agreed to a Declaration importance of sustainable transport systems for economic prosperity, environmental protection, safety and security of society, as well as effective connections between the transport system and renewable and sustainable energy sources.

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		<title>World Bank Supports Green Growth, Disaster Risk Management in Brazilian State</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/world-bank-supports-green-growth-disaster-risk-management-in-brazilian-state/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank approved a loan to the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul to strengthen public investment through green growth-oriented initiatives. In addition, as Rio Grande do Sul lacks a disaster risk management system, despite being increasingly affected by extreme weather patterns, part of the funding will also support a more comprehensive disaster risk management program and monitoring system.]]></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>
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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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		<title>Event: UNU-WIDER Conference on Climate Change and Development Policy</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/unu-wider-conference-on-climate-change-and-development-policy/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN University (UNU)-World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) conference on "Climate Change and Development Policy" aims to reflect the diverse range of perspectives on how to balance climate and development objectives. The conference will evaluate how research can inform development policy and identify existing knowledge gaps. Researchers and policy makers will be brought together to advance knowledge of development and climate change. The conference focuses on both low-carbon development (mitigation) and climate-resilient strategies (adaptation).]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Update #11: Promising Winds and Threatening Clouds - A Forecast of the Level of Ambition of the Durban Platform</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/policy-updates/promising-winds-and-threatening-clouds-a-forecast-of-the-level-of-ambition-of-the-durban-platform/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A review of the submissions received by the UNFCCC Secretariat on options for increasing the level of ambition enables a first forecast of the prospects to bridge the ambition gap pre-2020, and for the process to develop a new instrument to raise the level of ambition post-2020. Various elements of the submissions illustrate the strong political will of some Parties to make significant progress towards abating climate change. However, other elements suggest that the entrenched boundaries and positions of the past will re-emerge, a sign that on the road to Doha and beyond, negotiators will most likely hit various stormy patches.]]></description>
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		<title>Publication Surveys Electric Vehicle Policies in 16 Asian, European and North American Cities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/publication-surveys-electric-vehicle-policies-in-16-asian-european-and-north-american-cities/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new publication supported by the International Energy Agency (IEA), titled "EV City Casebook: A Look at the Global Electric Vehicle Movement," identifies policies and best practices for Electric Vehicles in urban environments.]]></description>
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		<title>UNECE Meeting on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Amends Gothenburg Protocol</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unece-meeting-on-long-range-transboundary-air-pollution-amends-gothenburg-protocol/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 30th Session of the Executive Body for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) adopted amendments to the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone (Gothenburg Protocol), which aim to reduce particulate matters, including black carbon. Black carbon, as a short-lived climate forcer, has a strong warming effect than carbon dioxide.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes ICAO and IMO Submissions on Fuel Emissions</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-icao-and-imo-submissions-on-fuel-emissions/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) submissions to the UNFCCC address relevant work in relation to addressing emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport. The submissions will be considered by the 36th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA).]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission Vice-President Kroes Calls for ICT to Build Sustainable Cities at Energy and ICT Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission Vice-President responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, highlighted that ICT could deliver innovations allowing households to be energy suppliers, street lights that adjust to the presence of people, grid-integrated electrical vehicles, and environment responsive home heating systems.]]></description>
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