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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: ECOSOC Integration Segment 2019

By   /  January 17, 2019  /  24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, CTF, DJF, English, events, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, governance, HLPF 2019, KB, meeting, MIL OSI, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Systemic Issues, UN Intergovernmental Body, UN Reform  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: ECOSOC Integration Segment 2019

Source: Small Island Developing States The UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) Integration Segment will take place on Monday, 8 July 2019, the day before the opening of the 2019 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019). By a 2018 UNGA resolution on strengthening ECOSOC, the integration segment will “consolidate […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Preparations in Progress for SAMOA Pathway Review, Partnership Criteria

By   /  January 16, 2019  /  24-7, Africa, Agriculture & Food Security, AIMS, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Capacity Building & Education, Caribbean, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, Energy, English, Fiji, Finance, Follow-Up and Review, Global, Goal 1 - No Poverty, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, governance, Islands, KB, Latin America and the Caribbean, Means of Implementation, meeting, Mexico and Central America, MIL OSI, News, Oceans & Coasts, OHRLLS, Open Source Intel, Outcome, Pacific, partnership, Poverty Eradication, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), SIDS, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Africa, Southwest Pacific, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology / Transfer, Tonga, Trade, UN Secretariat, UN-DESA  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Preparations in Progress for SAMOA Pathway Review, Partnership Criteria

Source: Small Island Developing States 20 December 2018: Preparations for the midterm review of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway in September 2019 are underway at the global and regional levels. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has requested the UNGA President to finalize organizational arrangements for the review, and to encourage governments and […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IEA, Global Carbon Project Forecast Global CO2 Emissions Growth

By   /  January 16, 2019  /  24-7, AM-NC, Announcement / Statement, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Budget, Climate, Climate Change, Crude, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Energy, energy efficiency, English, Europe, Exploration, Gas, Global Economy, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, governance, hydropower, IEA, Industrial Development, Intergovernmental Organization, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Northern America, Oil, Open Source Intel, Other Energy Sources, Pacific, Renewables, Science, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Southwest Pacific, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UNFCCC COP 24, Weather  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IEA, Global Carbon Project Forecast Global CO2 Emissions Growth

Source: Small Island Developing States 7 December 2018: The Global Carbon Project and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have forecast increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, both globally and in industrialized countries, following a five-year decline. The IEA also expects emerging economies to emit more CO2 in 2018 than in 2017. Global CO2 emissions are expected […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Workshop on First SDG Reporting Cycle Sets Stage for HLPF in 2019

By   /  January 16, 2019  /  24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, Education, English, Follow-Up and Review, Goal 10 - Reduced Inequalities, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 16 - Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4 - Quality Education, Goal 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth, governance, HLPF 2019, International Negotiations, Justice, KB, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multi-stakeholder Partnerships, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, partnership, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, UN Intergovernmental Body, UN Secretariat, UN-DESA, Weather  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Workshop on First SDG Reporting Cycle Sets Stage for HLPF in 2019

Source: Small Island Developing States 12 December 2018: A workshop convened by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development presented lessons to be learned from the first reporting cycle of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Participants discussed how the HLPF can […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Caribbean Ministers Approve Action Plan on Climate-resilient Health Systems

By   /  January 16, 2019  /  24-7, Adaptation, Africa, Agriculture & Food Security, Aid, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Capacity Building & Education, Caribbean, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Disasters & Humanitarian Relief, DJF, Economics & Investment, English, Environment, Fiji, Finance, fish, Fisheries, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 3 - Good Health & Well-being, governance, Health, Human Settlements & Population, Intergovernmental Organization, Islands, KB, Latin America and the Caribbean, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, News, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, SDGs (All), SIDS, Small Island Developing States, Southern Africa, Southwest Pacific, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNFCCC, UNFCCC COP23, Weather, WHO  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Caribbean Ministers Approve Action Plan on Climate-resilient Health Systems

Source: Small Island Developing States 18 October 2018: The last in a series of events comprising the World Health Organization (WHO) Third Global Conference on Climate and Health with a special focus on small island developing States (SIDS) brought together ministers of health and environment, partner agencies and stakeholders from Caribbean SIDS to discuss and […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: World Ocean Summit 2019

By   /  January 12, 2019  /  24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Business, Capacity Building & Education, Chemicals & Wastes, Commerce, CTF, Culture, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, English, Environment, events, Finance, fish, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, governance, Human Settlements & Population, KB, law, Legal, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, National Government, Near East, Oceania, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Pacific, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, Western Asia  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: World Ocean Summit 2019

Source: Small Island Developing States The Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative will convene the sixth World Ocean Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency and Department of Economic Development, the event will bring together political leaders and policymakers, heads of global business, scientists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: 51st Session of the IPCC

By   /  January 12, 2019  /  24-7, Adaptation, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Capacity Building & Education, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, ENB, English, events, Exploration, Gas, Goal 13 - Climate Action, governance, International Negotiations, KB, land, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Oceania, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Science, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Systemic Issues, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP, Weather, WMO  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: 51st Session of the IPCC

Source: Small Island Developing States The 51st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 49) will convene from 20-23 September 2019. The IPCC is currently in its sixth assessment cycle. During this cycle, the Panel will produce the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), a Methodology Report to refine the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: Ninth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity

By   /  January 12, 2019  /  24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Capacity Building & Education, CBD, CBD COP 15, CTF, Culture, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Ecosystem Approach, Education, English, Environment, Europe, events, FAO, GEF, Global Biodiversity Strategy & Targets, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, governance, International Financial Institution, KB, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, National Government, Open Source Intel, Pacific, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Systemic Issues, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: Ninth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity

Source: Small Island Developing States The main focus of the ninth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity is to provide support for the ongoing discussions on a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The meeting will be an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the latest and best available knowledge relevant to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, and to […]

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MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Canada Joins International Renewable Energy Agency

By   /  January 11, 2019  /  24-7, Aid, AM-NC, Announcement / Statement, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Biomass & Bioenergy, Canada, Climate Change, CTF, DJF, Energy, English, Gender, Global Economy, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, governance, Intergovernmental Organization, IRENA, KB, MIL OSI, Mitigation, National Action, National Government, Near East, News, Northern America, Off-grid, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Politics, Renewables, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, solar, Systemic Issues, Technology, Wave & Tidal, Western Asia, Wind  /  Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Canada Joins International Renewable Energy Agency

Source: Small Island Developing States 9 January 2019: Canada has become the 160th member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the global intergovernmental organization aiming to promote the widespread adoption of renewable energy. Canada’s accession was announced on the eve of IRENA’s ninth Assembly, which is bringing together more than 1,200 delegates including high-level […]

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