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Category Archives: GEF
Drought Adaptation, Climate Change in Africa (Land-l.IISD)
Read at : http://land-l.iisd.org/news/undp-gef-progam-tackles-drought-adaptation-climate-change-in-ethiopia-kenya-mozambique-zimbabwe/ UNDP, GEF Progam Tackles Drought Adaptation, Climate Change in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are addressing drought-adaptation and climate change through an ongoing UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought, GEF, UNDP
GEFSEC video on Sustainable Land Management (GEF / UNCCD)
Splendid VIDEO seen at : http://youtu.be/H1cwl1ZWUzE UNCCD Sustainable Land Video
Keeping GEF stakeholders abreast of developments relating to GEF strategies, policies and procedures (Google / Solomon Star)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.solomonstarnews.com/sports/national/12286-global-environment-workshop-starts-tomorrow Global environment workshop starts tomorrow The Government of Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology and in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) secretariat (Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology - environment, GEF, UNCBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC
Role of Spatial Technology (GIS and RS) in Sustainable Management of Land Resources (Google / Trading Markets)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/pcd_workshop-on-land-management-held-1357322.html Workshop on land management held ISLAMABAD, Dec 07, 2010 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) – A two-day workshop on Role of Spatial Technology (GIS and RS) in Sustainable Management of Land … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, GEF, GIS / remote sensing, land management, UNDP
Great Green Wall (Google / Greenandclean.org)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://greenandclean.org/great-green-wall-of-trees-for-africa/ Great Green Wall of Trees for Africa by Zachary Shahan in Climate Change/Global Warming The Global Environment Facility (GEF), in an effort to lessen desertification and drought in Africa, is helping to … Continue reading
Posted in GEF, Great Green Wall (GGW)
MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 73 (IISD)
Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> Bulletin des Négociations de la Terre <bnt@lists.iisd.ca> MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 73 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 73rd … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, GEF, UNEP
KENYAN VILLAGERS TO TEST OUT UN CARBON BENEFITS PROJECT (UNNews)
KENYAN VILLAGERS TO TEST OUT UN CARBON BENEFITS PROJECT New York, May 11 2009 11:00AM Villagers in western Kenya are the latest participants in a project carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners to calculate … Continue reading
Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, GEF, UNEP
Pakistan most vulnerable to climate change (Google / The News)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=159301 Pakistan most vulnerable to climate change Tuesday, January 27, 2009 By By Our Correspondent LAHORE THE Global Environment Facility’s National Dialogue Initiative (NDI), being organised by the Ministry of Environment, starts here … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought, GEF
Library : Land degradation (UNEP / GEF 2005)
Posted in Desertification, drought, GEF, land / land degradation, UNEP
MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 46 (ENB / IISD)
IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 46th issue directly, click here http://www.iisd.ca/mea-l/meabulletin46.pdf . To read past issues and to sign up to receive the PDF version, click … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, drought, GEF, land / land degradation, UNCCD
