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On October 22, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to support Small Island Development States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) achieve climate resilience and green growth in line with UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.

To upscale the abilities of key stakeholders to design and implement green economy policies, UNEP and UNITAR are joining forces to provide a tailored e-learning course for nominated civil servants in line Ministries and other key government agencies in the 6 EaP countries. To support this work, UNITAR has issued this call for a home-based consultant to act as a moderator for the pilot edition the e-course “Towards a Green Transition in Eastern Partnership Countries”.

In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order allocating US$ 10 million for emergency conservation efforts under the New Deal, putting unemployed Americans to work. When South Korea was struggling with famine and a refugee crisis in the 1950s, the government restored forests and farmland, creating hundreds...

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“The world today finds itself in the worst financial and economic crisis in generations. The crisis has triggered an unprecedented policy response: interest rates have been dramatically reduced, in some cases down to almost zero, and hundreds of billions of dollars in liquidity support and fresh capital have been provided to banking systems around the world.”

The social and economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting countries’ efforts to improve livelihoods and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

MAVA is seeking innovative ideas to better promote nature in the (post)-COVID-19 world that is currently being shaped. This call for proposals seeks to support activities that strengthen nature conservation in the immediate recovery phase and the mid-term (re)construction phase of the COVID crisis. The deadline for submitting a proposal is 23 October 2020.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a new publication, “The Little Book of Green Nudges”, which aims to inspire up to 200 million students around the globe to adopt environmentally friendly habits and greener lifestyles.

In response to the growing recognition of the importance of natural capital – soil, water air and all living things – the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), through its Expert Group on Natural Capital, has released five reports to advance the state of knowledge on natural capital valuation for green growth and ensure they are reflected in national decision-making processes and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

The EBRD and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are joining forces to promote sustainable tourism, accelerate the transfer of climate finance and make green technologies more accessible for the tourism sector through the Bank’s online shopping-style platform: Green Technology Selector.