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Costa Rica, Partners Launch Sustainable Project for Climate Investment
Dubai: The Government of Costa Rica announced today the creation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to leverage public and private sector resources to develop sustainable and efficient infrastructure projects. This initiative will take place in the context of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement approved by the International Monetary Fund…
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COP28 Global Gender and Environment Data Conference calls for increased support to data production and use to inform climate action
Counting on a Sustainable Future: Global Conference on Gender and Environment Data took place November 28-29, 2023, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. It closed with a call to action on all world leaders, policymakers, and other key actors in gender and environment data systems to urgently strengthen multi-stakeholder…
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COP28 Global Gender and Environment Data Conference calls for increased support to data production and use to inform climate action
Counting on a Sustainable Future: Global Conference on Gender and Environment Data took place November 28-29, 2023, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. It closed with a call to action on all world leaders, policymakers, and other key actors in gender and environment data systems to urgently strengthen multi-stakeholder…
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Open Letter: The World Needs A Transformational Outcome, Not More Voluntary Pledges
Dear COP28 Presidency, Over 320 civil society organizations say: This United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) must unlock an equitable global energy transition that phases out fossil fuels – the primary cause of the climate crisis. COP28 has the potential to be an historic moment in confronting the climate crisis. The COP28 Presidency has an…
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PM Modi proposes hosting 2028 UN climate talks, unveils ‘Green Credit Initiative’ at COP28
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Imperial Irrigation District OKs plan aimed at preserving Colorado River, Salton Sea
The Biden Administration will pay the Imperial Irrigation District an estimated $77.6 million for conserving 100,000 acre-feet of water in the Colorado River this year, setting the stage for more than half a billion dollars in federal funds to be paid to the agency, the river’s largest user, to conserve far more through 2026. IID’s…
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Stonington Garden Club accepting applications for 2024 grants cycle
STONINGTON — The Stonington Garden Club is now accepting applications for its 2024 grant cycle. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15. Grants will be awarded to eligible local nonprofit organizations with projects that are best aligned with the Stonington Garden Club’s mission and purpose “to educate and encourage interest in the environment, conservation, and…
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Stonington Garden Club accepting applications for 2024 grants cycle
STONINGTON — The Stonington Garden Club is now accepting applications for its 2024 grant cycle. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15. Grants will be awarded to eligible local nonprofit organizations with projects that are best aligned with the Stonington Garden Club’s mission and purpose “to educate and encourage interest in the environment, conservation, and…
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Sri Lanka in a conservation crisis, cautions Environment Ministry
While nations across the globe are battling with climate change and the impacts that follow, the Environment Ministry cautioned that Sri Lanka is in a conservation crisis. The tackling of the crisis needs to be done sooner than later but conserving these species will have an enormous impact on securing global biodiversity, the ministry warned.…
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Trade and trees: How contingent trade agreements can reduce deforestation
EU and Mercosur negotiators are currently pushing to end two decades of trade talks. During these negotiations, which both parties likely thought would end in 2019, the final text has proved challenging to ratify. Several countries in Europe have expressed concerns about deforestation in the Amazon, and the possibility that trade liberalisation will worsen the…
