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  • DEVCO Environment Week 2018

    Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 11 February 2019
    The DEVCO Environment Week 2018 was successfully carried out and served to strengthen the capacity of the staff in EU delegations and headquarters to promote environmental sustainability through policy dialogue, programming and investments. At the time the European Commission is putting forward its...
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  • How AI can help save bees

    Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 4 February 2019
    "A beekeeper teamed up with the Signal Processing Laboratory 5 and a group of EPFL students to develop an app that counts the number of Varroa mites in beehives. This parasite is one of the two main threats – along with pesticides – to bees’ long-term survival. Knowing the extent of the mites’...
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  • How AI can help save bees

    Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 4 February 2019
    "A beekeeper teamed up with the Signal Processing Laboratory 5 and a group of EPFL students to develop an app that counts the number of Varroa mites in beehives. This parasite is one of the two main threats – along with pesticides – to bees’ long-term survival. Knowing the extent of the mites’...
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  • SWITCH ASIA II Programme - New Call for proposals - Information Session

    Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 14 January 2019
    17 Jan
    From
    in Brussels (Belgium)
    Organised by DG DEVCO - Unit F2 – East, South-East Asia and the Pacific
    SWITCH-Asia II launches its third call for proposals with a total budget of EUR 45.700.000 of which EUR 32.700.000 for Asia (South and South-East Asia) and EUR 13.000.000 for Central Asia. Each funding grant ranging from EUR 1-3 million. Proposals for SWITCH-Asia II are welcome from business...
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  • SWITCH ASIA II Programme - New Call for proposals - Information Session

    Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 14 January 2019
    17 Jan
    From
    in Brussels (Belgium)
    Organised by DG DEVCO - Unit F2 – East, South-East Asia and the Pacific
    SWITCH-Asia II launches its third call for proposals with a total budget of EUR 45.700.000 of which EUR 32.700.000 for Asia (South and South-East Asia) and EUR 13.000.000 for Central Asia. Each funding grant ranging from EUR 1-3 million. Proposals for SWITCH-Asia II are welcome from business...
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  • PAGE Ministerial Conference 2019 - High-level Media debate - What makes your country wealthy?

    Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 3 January 2019
    09 Jan
    From
    in (South Africa)
    Organised by GEC, PAGE, GGKP
    On 9 January (6:00 PM SAST / 5:00 PM CET) , join the Green Economy Coalition , the Green Growth Knowledge Platform , and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy for a televised debate hosted by CNBC Africa where leaders from business, politics, and NGO's will ask - have we been getting "wealth...
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  • PAGE Ministerial Conference 2019 - High-level Media debate - What makes your country wealthy?

    Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 3 January 2019
    09 Jan
    From
    in (South Africa)
    Organised by GEC, PAGE, GGKP
    On 9 January (6:00 PM SAST / 5:00 PM CET) , join the Green Economy Coalition , the Green Growth Knowledge Platform , and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy for a televised debate hosted by CNBC Africa where leaders from business, politics, and NGO's will ask - have we been getting "wealth...
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  • Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 13 December 2018
    A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic process for evaluating the environmental implications of a proposed policy, plan or programme and provides means for looking at cumulative effects and appropriately address them at the earliest stage of decision making alongside economic...
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  • Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 13 December 2018
    A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic process for evaluating the environmental implications of a proposed policy, plan or programme and provides means for looking at cumulative effects and appropriately address them at the earliest stage of decision making alongside economic...
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  • Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Implementation of the Multi-annual Adaptation Strategy of the Sugar Industry 2006-2015 of Jamaica

    Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the Document | 13 December 2018
    sea_jamaica_sugar_reform_2009.pdf 2.99 MB
    As part of the sugar reform, the EU has agreed to help affected countries adapt to the new situation, by supporting sugar adaptation strategies prepared by the governments concerned. In the case of Jamaica the adaptation strategy is reflected in the Jamaica Country Strategy for the Adaptation of...
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Welcome to the Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy group!

This group promotes the exchange of experiences, good practices and information on environment, climate change, green economy and related subjects such as biodiversity, forestry, desertification, disaster risk management, water and pollution.

Useful guidelines and tools are available to orientate the process of mainstreaming environment and climate change into international cooperation and development.

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