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The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to inform you about its upcoming edition of the on-line course on Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating Effectively under the UNFCCC (11 September ...
Post Date: 26-May-2017
(Bonn, 10 May 2017) - As part of a journalism competition launched today, ten journalists from the Pacific island region will get the unique chance to travel to and report from ...
Post Date: 19-May-2017
The Competition If you are between the ages of 18 and 30 we want to hear about the inspiring actions you are taking to ...
Post Date: 19-May-2017
The NDC Partnership recently launched the first comprehensive online platform focused specifically on resources that help countries implement their national climate commitments (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs). The NDC Toolbox Navigator (beta) is a searchable ...
Post Date: 16-May-2017
The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat is seeking Grant Applications under the EU-funded Strengthening Non-state Actors (NSAs) Engagement in Regional Policy Development and Implementation Programme. The Grants aim to strengthen and ...
Post Date: 11-May-2017
About this course: Each part of the world faces specific vulnerabilities to climate change and has different opportunities to mitigate the effects and build resilience in the 21st century. With ...
Post Date: 11-May-2017
Folks have taken the opportunity to raise some key issues relating to Australia’s engagement on climate change. This letter popped up on my news feed this morning from the ...
Post Date: 06-Feb-2017
PRESS RELEASE    Date: 22 September, 2016   SPREP launches new guidelines for environmental impact assessment   New guidelines for environmental impact assessment (EIA) were launched at the twenty-seventh annual ...
Post Date: 23-Sep-2016
20 September 2016: The 71st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened its general debate, which is taking place on the theme, 'The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a ...
Post Date: 22-Sep-2016
Congratulations Delegates,  Yesterday Vanuatu officially deposited its instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement at a special ‘High-Level Event on Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change' ...
Post Date: 22-Sep-2016
Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage: Moving from polarizing discussions towards addressing the emerging challenges faced by developing countries ...
Post Date: 20-Feb-2015
Terms of Reference NAB Secretariat Strategic Manager The recently conducted Risk Governance Assessment of the National Advisory ...
Post Date: 20-Feb-2015
UNFCC Parties Agree on Negotiating Text for 2015 Agreement      13 February 2015: At the eighth part of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform ...
Post Date: 20-Feb-2015
A five-day regional training for Pacific island countries and territories was held in Nadi, Fiji from 16–20 September where 27 participants from 12 Pacific states (Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua ...
Post Date: 19-Sep-2013
9 September 2013: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released a Strategy Paper on 'Sustainable and Inclusive Urbanization in Asia Pacific,' outlining potential activities and points of entry for ...
Post Date: 18-Sep-2013
Course begins on July 13th and lasts for 5 weeks. Registration is free. You won't need any special software as all assignments/labs are done via ArcGIS online. https://www.coursera.org/course/maps ...
Post Date: 27-Jun-2013
Consultancy Title: Millennium Markets Project Consultant for Vanuatu Project Name: Millennium Markets Project Period of assignment: 24 June – 31 December 2013 Duty Station: Vanuatu Due Date: ...
Post Date: 06-Jun-2013
"The new source of power is not money in the hands of a few, but information in the hands of many." ~ John Naisbitt     Welcome to the first ...
Post Date: 23-May-2013