2 July 2009: The fifth Urban Research Symposium, which took place from 28 June-1 July 2009, in Marseille, France, was co-organized by the World Bank, the French ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning, and the French Agency for Development around the theme “Cities and Climate Change: Responding to the Urgent Agenda.”
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World Bank and Partners Host Symposium on Cities and Climate Change
UN/ISDR Releases May-June Newsletter
1 July 2009: The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) has released the May-June 2009 issue of its newsletter ISDR-Highlights, which features an article on the launch of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction “Risk and Poverty in a Changing Climate.”
UN Deputy Secretary-General Addresses AU Assembly: “Climate Change Strikes at the Heart of Africa’s Key Development Concerns”
1 July 2009: In a speech to the 13th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), taking place in Sirte, Libya, from 1-3 July 2009, Asha-Rose Migiro, UN Deputy Secretary-General, underlined that tackling climate change must be a top priority for Africa.
CDM Executive Board Releases Proposed Agenda and Annotations for 48th Meeting
30 June 2009: The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has published the proposed agenda and annotations, as well as the draft work programme, for its 48th meeting, which is to be held in St. Georges, Grenada, from 14-17 July 2009.
UNCTAD Discusses African Food Security
30 June 2009: A panel on “African Food Security: Lessons from the Recent Global Food Crisis” was held on 30 June 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland, during the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Board Executive Session on Africa.
UNESCAP Convenes Green Growth Seminar for Asia and the Pacific
28 June 2009: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) convened the first “training of trainers” seminar on low carbon and green-growth development for policy makers, from 22-27 June 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
UNFCCC Secretariat Receives Bali Action Plan Submissions from IGOs and NGOs
15 June 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat received a number of submissions on ideas and proposals on the elements of paragraph 1 of the Bali Action Plan during the month of June.
Event Announcement: Latin America Regional Forum on Promoting Wood-Based Bioenergy Using Wood Residues and Wastes
This regional forum, organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Brazilian Forest Service, aims to raise decision makers’ awareness on the technical and economic potentials of using logging residues and wood-processing wastes for energy generation, thereby increasing resource utilization and energy efficiency in ITTO producing member countries in Latin America. The Forum will address inter alia: opportunities for improving energy security through wood-based bioenergy; potential use of wood residues for the co-generation of energy in wood industries to increase the cost-effectiveness of their operations; meeting the needs of wood-based bioenergy sector through sustainable forest management; and development of an efficient and cost-effective wood-based bioenergy sector in Latin America, including the transfer of appropriate technology and investment.
Location
Manaus, Brazil
Start Date
13 Jul 2009
End Date
16 Jul 2009
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WMO Posts Media Kit for WCC-3
30 June 2009: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has posted a media kit in preparation for the third World Climate Conference (WCC-3), to be held from 31 August-4 September 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland, which will seek to initiate a Global Framework for Climate Services to boost climate adaptation.
IRENA’s Interim Headquarters and Interim Director-General Designated
30 June 2009: The second session of the Preparatory Commission of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) took place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 29-30 June 2009, bringing together over 130 member States signatories.
