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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 16, 2019 / {POLICY-BRIEFS}, 24-7, Africa, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Business, Climate, Climate Change, Commerce, CTF, DJF, Education, English, Environment, Europe, HLPF 2019, Human Rights, Justice, KB, Latin America and the Caribbean, Media Intelligence, MIL OSI, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, Near East, North Africa, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, Small Island Developing States, South America, South-Eastern Asia, Technology, Thailand, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN Regional Economic & Social Commission, UNECA, UNECE, UNEP, UNFCCC, United Nations, Weather, West Africa, Western Asia / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Policy Brief: Looking towards HLPF: SDG Forecast for the First Half of 2019
Source: Small Island Developing States As we write this forecast in the first month of 2019, the world has 11 years remaining to achieve the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we also have 11 years left to limit the […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / 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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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / 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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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 11, 2019 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Basel Convention, Chemicals & Wastes, CTF, DJF, EMG, English, Environment, events, Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production, governance, KB, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, National Government, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Rotterdam Convention, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stockholm Convention, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Systemic Issues, Technology, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP, UNITAR / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: EMG Nexus Dialogue Series 2019: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste
Source: Small Island Developing States The UN Environment Management Group (EMG) Nexus Dialogue Series 2019 will convene a dialogue under the theme, ‘Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste’. Using an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability along the supply chain, the event will examine the life cycle of chemicals from the production stages until the disposal of […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 9, 2019 / {POLICY-BRIEFS}, 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Climate, Climate Change, Crude, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, Economy, Education, Employment, English, Environment, Exploration, Finance, Gas, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 3 - Good Health & Well-being, governance, Health, IMF, Intergovernmental Organization, International Financial Institution, International Monetary Fund, Investment, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, NATO, Oceania, OECD, Oil, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Project, Publication, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN Secretariat, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC, UNICEF, United Nations, Weather, World Bank / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Policy Brief: Top 10 SDG Knowledge Hub Stories in 2018
Source: Small Island Developing States What have SDG Knowledge Hub readers been interested in lately? We review our website analytics at the conclusion of significant events and at key points in the year with this question in mind, with an eye toward better understanding the questions our readers are trying to answer as they work […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 9, 2019 / 24-7, Aid, AM-NC, Announcement / Statement, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Atmosphere, Capacity Building & Education, Chemicals & Wastes, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Energy, energy efficiency, English, Environment, Exploration, Gas, Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Industrial Chemicals, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, News, Open Source Intel, Outcome, Ozone, Pacific, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Kigali Amendment Enters into Force, Bringing Promise of Reduced Global Warming
Source: Small Island Developing States 3 January 2019: The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer entered into force on 1 January 2019, following ratification by 65 countries. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP, or UN Environment) announced the entry into force, and noted that it will help reduce the […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / January 3, 2019 / {GUEST-ARTICLES}, 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Atmosphere, Chemicals & Wastes, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, DJF, English, Exploration, Gas, Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production, Goal 13 - Climate Action, governance, Health, International Negotiations, KB, MIL OSI, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, Open Source Intel, Outcome, Ozone, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Republic of Korea, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Systemic Issues, Technology, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP, Weather / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Guest Article: The Kigali Amendment: The New Year’s Resolution We Must Not Break
Source: Small Island Developing States The New Year celebrations are now behind us and a return to work is looming together with our New Year’s resolutions; promises to ourselves to change our daily habits towards a greener planet or to be better people. A few days into the new year, there is a good chance […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 21, 2018 / 24-7, Africa, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Capacity Building & Education, Chemicals & Wastes, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Eastern Africa, English, Environment, Forests & REDD, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, governance, International Law, Justice, KB, land, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Publication, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, Science, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP, Water & Sanitation / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: ICEL Publishes 12 Charts Analyzing Proposed Global Environment Pact
Source: Small Island Developing States 10 December 2018: On the heels of the release of the UN Secretary-General’s report on the global pact for the environment, the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) released 12 Charts that group in one place most of the environmental law principles that Governments have already accepted in their international […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 21, 2018 / 24-7, Adaptation, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Atmosphere, Banking and Finance, Capacity Building & Education, Climate, Climate Change, CTF, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, DJF, Economics & Investment, Economy, Education, Energy, English, Environment, Exploration, Finance, Gas, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Human Settlements & Population, IEA, Industrial Development, Intergovernmental Organization, Investment, KB, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Publication, Renewables, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP, UNFCCC COP 24, Weather / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IEA, UNEP Report Finds Peaking Emissions in Building and Construction Sector, Growing Investment Gap
Source: Small Island Developing States 7 December 2018: A report launched by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP, or UN Environment) against the backdrop of the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC shows a leveling off of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the building […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / December 19, 2018 / 24-7, AM-NC, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Budget, CMS, Conservation, CTF, DJF, ENB, English, Environment, fish, Fisheries, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, governance, International Negotiations, KB, meeting, MIL OSI, Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body, NATO, News, Oceania, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Outcome, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Systemic Issues, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UNEP / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: CMS Sharks MoU Adds Eight Species to Annex I
Source: Small Island Developing States 14 December 2018: The Third Meeting of Signatories (MOS3) to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks agreed to list eight species of sharks in Annex 1 of the MoU. The species that will now receive this protection include: the dusky shark; the common guitarfish; the […]
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