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The Climate Change Programme (CCP) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and its consortium partner–Montgomery Watson Harza (MWH), UK –have secured, through a competitive call for proposals, a multi-million project for the implementation of the EU Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA). The aim of the GCCA is to help the most vulnerable developing countries increase their capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change, in support of the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs).
Through the GCCA initiative, the European…
Even though the movement of people as a response to changes in the environment is not a new phenomenon, this issue has risen on the international agenda as a result of the growing awareness of the reality of climate change and its possible implications. Climate change is predicted to increase climate variability and lead to greater intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. With the number of extreme weather events doubling over the past 20 years from 200 to more than 400 a year, some of these effects are already felt. More than 20 million people were displaced by…
Over the past several years, UNITAR’s Chemicals and Waste Management Programme has assisted countries with a wide variety of projects to address the human and environmental risks posed by mercury. Mercury is a “heavy metal” that, in some forms and if used improperly, can significantly harm humans and the environment. Commencing in Sweden June 2010, UNEP will host the first in a series of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meetings, which will lead to a global convention on mercury. UNITAR will participate in this process.
As part of this important work, UNITAR has…
February 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - Another innovative project involving collaborative mapping and cyberscience will see the light this year thanks to support from the Open Society Foundations. The Foundations, established by George Soros, have the mission “to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication, and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.”
The new project, dubbed ForestWatchers, is one of the Cybermappr applications and a spin off of the renowned Citizen Cyberscience Centre (CCC),…
CIFAL Płock to hold workshop on “Environmental Education and Urban Challenges”, 22-24 September 2009
CIFAL Płock (Poland), in cooperation with its partners UNITAR, Veolia Environnement and the Municipality of Płock, is going to hold a workshop on “Environmental Education and Urban Challenges“on 22-24 September 2009.
The workshop is going to allow 25 representatives from various countries in Central and Eastern Europe (Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, and Russia etc.) to discuss environmental education challenges in the region, how to engage communities and raise awareness. Participants represent local authorities,…
Leveraging the use of Geospatial Information Technology for DRR in Southeast Asia
19 December, 2016, Nay Pi Taw, Myanmar - UNOSAT in partnership with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) successfully delivered two weeks of in-country training in Nay Pi Taw, Myanmar benefiting 40 technical professionals drawn from various line ministries of Myanmar including the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, the Remote Sensing Department Relief and, the Resettlement Department. The two trainings: “Introduction to Geospatial Information technology for Disaster Risk…
UNITAR and CIFAL Curitiba Promoting Action on Road Safety Policy
1-2 August 2017, Curitiba, Brazil - With the objective of contributing towards halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2020, UNITAR and the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Curitiba (CIFAL Curitiba) with the support of Diageo hosted the international capacity building workshop “Strengthening Road Safety in Latin America”.
The workshop took place in Curitiba, Brazil during the 1st and 2nd of August, bringing together over 100 representatives from governments, the private…
UN International Year of Soils Launch at the Scottish Parliament
16 April 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom – The United Nations declared 2015 to be the International Year of Soils, emphasizing the multiple roles of soils and the importance of sustaining them.
On 31 March 2015, CIFAL Scotland in partnership with SEPA, SRUC, SNH and The James Hutton Institute hosted the Scottish launch of the UN International Year of Soils. Over 70 delegates including parliamentarians, consular representatives, scientists, and local soil associations joined the discussion…
UN CC:Learn Becomes a Key Partner of the ESD Global Action Programme!
05 May, Geneva, Switzerland - UN CC:Learn was nominated to become a key member of the Global Action Programme (GAP) Partner Networks on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) under the “Priority Action Area 1: Advancing Policy.”
To advance ESD, by 2017, UN CC:Learn commits to promote climate change education at the national and international level, such as supporting the development of national climate change learning strategies and actions plans in Africa and facilitating climate…
UN CC:Learn e-Learning Platform Reaches 30,000 Registrations!
14 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - In less than two years, the UN CC:Learn e-Learning platform gathered 30,000 registrations from all parties of the UNFCCC! Thank you very much for your support! As the graph shows, there has been a steady growth since the launch of the platform in 2014. In 2015, the platform was enriched with the following new additions:
French and Spanish versions of the Introductory e-Course on Climate Change
e-Learning module on Climate Change and Cities
e-Learning module on…