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Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Early Warning & Risk Analysis
Europe
04 April, 2019

A new European agenda for climate resilience

Luca Bergamaschi (E3G), EURACTIV

As the May 2019 EU elections loom and a new European Commission takes office, climate action can become a key driver of a reformed EU project for more solidarity, protection and innovation, writes Luca Bergamaschi, Senior Associate at E3G.

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EURACTIV

UNFCCC COP 25

The UNFCCC COP 25 took place from 2-13 December, 2019 in Madrid, Spain, under the Presidency of the Government of Chile, with logistical support from the Government of Spain.

 

Secretary General Stocktaking Meeting

The United Arab Emirates hosted a stocktaking meeting in Abu Dhabi from 30 June to 1 July, 2019 in preparation for the UN Climate Action Summit in September, 2019.

Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is hosting the 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development with the theme ‘From crisis response to peacebuilding: Achieving synergies’. The findings of a 2-year study on climate and fragility risks in the Lake Chad region will be launched at the Forum. The study provides recommendations for effective engagement in contexts affected by climate change and fragility.

Driving transformative change: Foreign affairs and the 2030 Agenda

The aim of the event is to present and discuss a new essay series on the relevance of SDGs to foreign and security policy. In launching this series, we seek to underline the importance of using the SDGs to achieve core foreign policy objectives and engage in a dialogue with foreign policy practitioners on their role in delivering sound practices. 

Conflict Transformation
Minerals & Mining
Global Issues
29 March, 2019

SDG 12: Its importance for foreign policy objectives

Lukas Rüttinger, adelphi

Resource consumption has grown exponentially over the past: between 1970 and 2010, the quantity of extracted materials has tripled. Not only the overall amount of resources extracted and consumed has risen rapidly, but also the diversity of resources has grown. While half a century ago, only a few materials such as wood, brick, iron, copper, and plastics were in high demand worldwide, today products are more complex and require a wide range of materials.

Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Conflict Transformation
Land & Food
Security
Global Issues
27 March, 2019

Why we need to protect biodiversity from harmful effects of war and armed conflict

UN Environment

Times of war can result in rapid environmental degradation as people struggle to survive and environmental management systems break down resulting in damage to critical ecosystems. For over six decades, armed conflicts have occurred in more than two-thirds of the world’s biodiversity hotspots thus posing critical threats to conservation efforts. [...]

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UN Environment

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a biennial multi-stakeholder forum established by the UN General Assembly to review progress, share knowledge and discuss the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster risk.

Climate Change
Energy
Global Issues
22 March, 2019

Climate Change Performance Index - Results 2019

Jan Burck, Ursula Hagen, Franziska Marten, Niklas Höhne and Christoph Bals
Quick Access

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool of countries' climate protection performances. It compares climate protection efforts and progresses made by individual countries. Up until now, no country has made it to one of the top three categories.

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