Sentences with phrase «on adaptation finance»

Some of the most important ones are outlined in our factsheet on adaptation finance.
Declare that, irrespective of the effectiveness of mitigation actions, significant adverse changes in the global climate are now inevitable and are already taking place, and thus parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. must also include, in the COP15 outcome document, an ambitious agreement on adaptation finance which should prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable countries, especially in the near term,

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The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga, has said Ghana needs $ 22.6 billion in investments from domestic and international public and private sources to finance its 31 Programme of Action on climate mitigation and adaptation.
It tracks progress on health and climate change across 40 indicators divided into five categories: climate change impacts, exposures and vulnerability; adaptation planning and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and public and political engagement.
It will seek to: (i) crowd in finance with the objective of reaching $ 2bn to tackle coastal erosion, flooding and climate change adaptation and pollution; (ii) foster political dialogue within and among countries; and (iii) accelerate knowledge transfer on coastal management to and among West African countries.
After years of trying to get financing, Marc Forster's film adaptation of World War Z has finally begun shooting on the Mediterranean island of Malta.
Anderson has been eyeing an adaptation of the Thomas Pychon novel Inherent Vice for a few years now, and he worked on nabbing financing for the pic early last year, at the same time that he got The Master financed.
Many people first heard of the «Wish I Was Here» project when Braff, one - time star of the TV show «Scrubs,» more recently on - stage in the adaptation of «Bullets Over Broadway,» sent out an appeal via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter for financing, setting off a predictable cycle of backlash.
New financing for Least Developed Countries Fund sends strong signal of commitment as Paris talks get underway Eleven donors have pledged close to $ 250 USD million in new money for adaptation support to the most vulnerable countries on the planet giving a welcome boost to the start of the climate talks here in Paris.
An award - winning screenwriter I had recommended was hired and he did an AWESOME job on the movie adaptation, the line producer determined the budget based on the screenplay, 100 % of the financing for film production has been secured, the list the producer wanted me to compile of possible actors for principle roles had been submitted; and just last week, the conceptual artist gave me a sneak peek of the preliminary visuals we might incorporate into the movie.
By committing to targets for emissions cuts and financing for developing countries for mitigation, forest protection and adaptation, G8 countries can build trust and confidence and lead the way on global climate action - both for the MEF as well as for the UN negotiations which will culminate in Copenhagen in December.
* Accelerate enhanced action on technology development, transfer, financing, and capacity building to support mitigation and adaptation efforts;
An International Tribunal of Climate Justice is hereby established to address cases of non-compliance with the commitments of developed country Parties on mitigation, adaptation, provision of finance, technology development and transfer, capacity - building, and transparency of action and support, including through the development of an indicative list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance.]
Much of the debate in Lima centered on what countries should include in their INDCs; how long should the commitments be for; should the commitments include financing and adaptation goals; and that old chestnut: how should the commitments of developed and developing countries be differentiated.
But the EU, US, Japan and other developed countries insist that INDCs were always envisaged to focus on mitigation (ie cutting emissions) and that other issues such as adaptation, finance and technology transfer should be covered separately in any agreement.
This report seeks to ground the debate on climate finance in an objective analysis of ongoing efforts to finance mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.
We note an essential step needed now to assure the world that developed countries are on track to provide $ 100 billion in climate finance by 2020 is for them to announce public adaptation and mitigation finance targets in Paris.
For example, the UN Capital Development Fund's Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize adaptation finance.
But Meena Raman, of the Third World Network, feared that the developed world's focus on mitigation ran the risk of «leaving the rest of the issues in limbo» with linkages to finance, technology transfer and adaptation «orphaned» by such an approach.
Nine classes were delivered throughout COP23 on the following topics: Paris Agreement, Climate Finance, Climate Change and Jobs, Climate Services for Decision - Making, Circular Economy, Adaptation, Climate Change and Health, and Climate Empowerment.
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Through this program, the GEF has financed the first concrete adaptation projects, implementing measures for the specific purpose of reducing vulnerability and increasing the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and the ecosystems on which their lives depend.
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It summarises the shared vision on climate change and presents considerations on adaptation, mitigation, finance and technology.
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It addresses particularly the issue of finance and the creation of new climate change funds following GEF's Strategic Priority on Adaptation.
The United States had promised $ 800 million a year to help finance climate adaptation for the least developed nations, and that money is unlikely to come through in a Trump presidency — although Congress has the final say on how money is spent.
The world can either build on what has been created in the Kyoto Protocol, raise the level of ambition as demanded by the science, and provide sufficient finance to meet developing countries» needs for adaptation, mitigation, and REDD.
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As part of its work, the Group will develop practical proposals on how to significantly scale - up long - term financing for mitigation and adaptation strategies in developing countries from various public as well as private sources.
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The International Development Finance Club (IDFC)-- a group of international, national, and regional development banks based in the developed and the developing world — released its annual report on green investment (i.e. mitigation, adaptation and «other» environmental finance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are signiFinance Club (IDFC)-- a group of international, national, and regional development banks based in the developed and the developing world — released its annual report on green investment (i.e. mitigation, adaptation and «other» environmental finance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are signifinance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are significant.
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On climate finance, Harjeet Singh, global climate lead at ActionAid International, said: «The issue of finance underpins so many different parts of the climate negotiations, because poor countries simply can't cover the triple costs of loss and damage, adaptation and mitigation on their owOn climate finance, Harjeet Singh, global climate lead at ActionAid International, said: «The issue of finance underpins so many different parts of the climate negotiations, because poor countries simply can't cover the triple costs of loss and damage, adaptation and mitigation on their owon their own.
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In particular, it provides a number of concrete tools and recommendations to help interested countries, such as: an overview of international public funding sources dedicated to adaptation investments, seven fundamental eligibility criteria for accessing international public funding and guidance on how to apply these concepts to project ideas, a template for developing / presenting adaptation project ideas to international donors; and an overview of critical concepts and requirements for accessing private financing for adaptation and a number of instructive case studies.
This activity report provides an overview of country - led efforts on climate change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (Sadaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SAdaptation (SPA) funds.
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The Cancun conference also agreed on establishing a new global climate fund under the UNFCCC to help finance the mitigation and adaptation.
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