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A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

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Earth Overshoot Day - European (virtual) Launch event - Organised by the Club of Rome & Global Footprint Network

Alexa Froger created a new event | 17 August 2020

20 Aug

From 20 August 2020
Organised by The Club of Rome; Global Footprint Network

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. COVID-19 has caused humanity's Ecological Footprint to contract, pushing the date of Earth Overshoot Day back more than three weeks...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
SDG12 : Enabling Informed Choices from Factory to Fashion (GreenButton, giz textilbuendnis Programs)

Rakesh Vazirani posted Information | 11 August 2020

A) Focus Countries : Germany, Netherlands, UK, France, Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam B) Relevant for : Merchandisers & Sustainability Leaders with Brand/Retailers, Tier2 (Water processing Units) C) Topics: Informed Choice Matrix, giz FABRIC, Green Button D) Fees : FREE...

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Group: Platform on Responsible Management of the Supply Chain in the Garment Sector
Kamal AIT-MESSAOUD commented on information | 10 August 2020

Contest encourages entrepreneurs to build back better in Latin America

I allow myself to write to you to present the company AGROBIOTEK-INGENIERIE because I am the director I ask you today because we are going to launch an agricultural project in Cameroon for agricultural projects for the fight against hunger and the mass exodus of populations, for the maintenance of...

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Green Development News #14

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun posted Information | 4 August 2020

We invite you to read the 14th edition of Green Development News . In this issue, you will find the EU’s strategy to ensure a green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, including the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies, the forest partnerships, the Circular Economy Action Plan, among other...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
OECD: Common Ground between the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 23 July 2020

common-ground-between-the-paris-agreement-and-the-sendai-framework-policy-brief.pdf 3.81 MB

Countries are faced with the growing challenge of managing increasing risks from climate change and climate variability, putting development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals at risk. The adoption in 2015 of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Promoting the transition to a green and circular economy: the SWITCH to Green Facility

Susanne Müller posted Information | 23 July 2020

A new brochure shows examples of how the SWITCH to Green Facility works with European Commission services and development partners across the globe. It outlines the services provided by the Facility and of the process to access them. The publications describes the benefits to those who have...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Contest encourages entrepreneurs to build back better in Latin America

Susanne Müller posted Information | 23 July 2020

Dozens of eco-conscious young entrepreneurs from across Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico have entered a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) contest designed to help them supercharge their ideas. The budding founders, all university students, are part of the Innovation for Sustainable...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Global Webinar Series on “Environment and Emergencies in the face of COVID-19”

Alexa Froger updated the learning event | 23 July 2020

29 Jul

From 29 July 2020 to 16 December 2020
Organised by UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit (JEU) and the National Institute of Disaster Management of India

The COVID-19 pandemic has only been the latest, very powerful wake-up call on the links between environment and emergencies. Disasters, crises and the environment are intrinsically interconnected. Therefore, a key element of emergency response is the rapid identification and mitigation of...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – the European Green Deal ES

Dorothee Fischer uploaded a new Document | 9 July 2020

communication_green_deal_es.pdf 471.14 KB

Communication Green Deal ES

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Group: Policy Forum on Development (PFD)
Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – the European Green Deal FR

Dorothee Fischer uploaded a new Document | 9 July 2020

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Communication Green Deal FR

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Group: Policy Forum on Development (PFD)

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