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The International Council on Mining and Metals, United Nations Environment Programme, and Principles for Responsible Investment have co-convened a review process to establish an international standard for the safe management of dam tailings.

IIED has launched a new series of blogs and interviews exploring how business and investors are contributing to sustainable development.

Green Economy Week 2019, being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 11-17 November 2019, aims to promote "green" initiatives that improve quality of life, social justice and the efficient use of resources, as well as the wider application of environmentally sound technologies and innovations.

The Green Industry Platform, together with the Green Finance Platform, is conducting a case study competition to highlight innovative ways that women-owned SMEs have found financing in the Asia Pacific.

The first EU-Korea Climate Action call for proposals was launched this September.

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched a new platform, Powering Pacific Green Growth, to share knowledge and raise visibility about the steps and successes countries in the Pacific region are making to achieve Paris Agreement commitments and SDGs through the application and scale-up of clean, sustainable energy sources.

ADBI is seeking papers that analyse the relationship between investments consistent with climate–related SDGs and portfolio allocation as well as broader climate finance and investment issues.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is launching a Global Gender Survey of the Wind Industry to provide new insights on female employment in the industry as well as the broader renewable energy sector. To help learn more about the role and representation of women in the wind industry, please complete the survey by 15 November 2019.

The Europe Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is holding an environmental design, comic and photography competition. Winners will have their expenses covered to travel from their country of residence within the broader European region* to Geneva, Switzerl, and selected artworks will be labelled and displayed at the European headquarters of UNEP. The deadline for submissions is midnight CET on 24 November 2019.

IIED has published the Governance Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas (GAPA) methodology, which brings together stakeholders and rightsholders of protected areas to undertake site-level assessments and identify options for improvement and/or better tailoring of governance arrangements to the local context.