GCF announces over $100m investment to accelerate climate action in Somalia
The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to ...
Sustainable Development
WMO, UNDP team up for climate action campaign
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is partnering with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to ...
Australian gov’t urged to pay $33.3 m to establishing first-ever ethics institute in world
The Australian government is urged to inject one-off investment of $ 33.3 million to establish ...
70 countries adopt Declaration de Chaillot for decarbonization of building
Representatives of 70 countries have adopted the Declaration de Chaillot, a foundational document for international cooperation ...
UNDP chief: Extra $360 bn per year needed for gender equality, women empowerment
UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said an additional $ 360 billion per year is needed to achieve ...
Advisor of Social Solidarity Min: Localizing SDGs requires effective partnerships
Advisor of Social Solidarity Minister for Investment, Asset Management and Resources Development Hassan Moustafa said localizing ...
ESG expert: 65% of firms in MENA use SDG reporting framework
Dr. Elena Primikiri, Associate Partner, ESG, at Uniqus Consultech Middle East, said 65% of companies ...
UN official: Private sector has key role in protecting biodiversity, nature
Gabriela Andrea, a Senior Technical Officer in the Nature team at the United Nations Environment ...
Maleski: CBAM to cover double number of sectors within 2 years for decarbonization
Dan Maleski, Lead CBAM Advisor and Environmental Markets Consultant, said the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment ...
Moslener urges modelling businesses for emissions cut
Ulf Moslener, Professor for sustainable energy finance at the faculty of Frankfurt School and Head ...
Edinburgh Univ teams up with 60 other institutions to accelerate investments in energy transition
Edinburgh University has teamed up with 60 other higher education institutions to issue a Request ...
UNIDO chief: $50 bn annual investments can achieve food security in 10 years
UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller highlighted studies which show that investments of $50 billion annually ...
UNEP chief: Addressing super pollutants to save millions of lives
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen said addressing short-lived climate ...
IEA communiqué urges upping clean energy investments to $ 4.5 trln by 2030
The Communique of the 287th Meeting (2024) of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Governing Board ...
EU economy GHG emissions down 7.1% in Q3 of 2023
EU economy greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are estimated at 787 million tons of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq) in the third quarter ...
ICD, Banque Misr team up for securing $30 m to back SMEs in Egypt
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a member of the ...
UNEP chief: It’s time for Africa to lead climate action
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen said It is time ...
EC announces €1.8 bn humanitarian aid with 300 m people to need help in 2024
The European Commission (EC) announced an initial annual humanitarian budget of more than €1.8 billion ...
CHAMP to focus on backing local governments for climate action
The Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) will focus on delivering more ambitious Nationally Determined ...
Uganda starts 2024 with launching circular economic roadmap
Uganda has started 2024 with launching the circular economy roadmap process with the support of ...
Cambridge Univ. urges better climate change education, promotes green jobs
Cambridge University has called for improving climate change education in addition to organizing a green ...