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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 11, 2018 / 24-7, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, China, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Eastern Asia, Ecosystem Approach, English, events, Goal 15 - Life on Land, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, governance, Human Settlements & Population, Integrated Water Resources Management, meeting, MIL OSI, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Peoples Republic Of China, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Use, Systemic Issues, Water & Sanitation, wetlands / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: 2018 International Symposium of Ecohydrology and Water Security: Opportunities and Challenges from Developing Countries
Source: Small Island Developing States The 2018 International Symposium of Ecohydrology and Water Security (ISEWS), organized by a group of academic institutions from China, will focus on “water for ecosystem” (eco-hydrology) and “water for community” (water security). The event will consider water policies and strategies at global and regional levels as they relate to sustainable […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 11, 2018 / 24-7, Agriculture & Food Security, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Budget, Central Asia, Culture, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, English, Europe, events, FAO, fish, Fisheries, Goal 1 - No Poverty, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 2 - Zero Hunger, governance, Media Intelligence, meeting, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Poverty Eradication, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, Water & Sanitation, Western Asia / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: Event: Sixth Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish)
Source: Small Island Developing States The Sixth Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Fisheries and Aquaculture Department will meet to consider administrative, financial and budgetary matters, ongoing activities and the Commission’s future priorities. Discussions will focus on, inter […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Adaptation, Afforestation & Reforestation, Agriculture & Food Security, Aid, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, biodiversity, Climate, Climate Change, Culture, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Deforestation & Forest Degradation, Disasters & Humanitarian Relief, Economics & Investment, ENB, Energy, energy efficiency, English, Exploration, Forests & REDD, Gas, Goal 1 - No Poverty, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, Goal 2 - Zero Hunger, Goal 3 - Good Health & Well-being, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, Goal 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, governance, Health, Human Settlements & Population, Intergovernmental Organization, International Negotiations, Japan, Korea, land, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Oceania, Oceans & Coasts, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Poverty Eradication, Publication, Renewables, Science, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, solar, Stakeholder Participation, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, Technology / Transfer, Transport, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN Secretariat, UNEP, UNFCCC COP 24, Water & Sanitation, Weather, Wind, WMO / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IPCC Special Report: Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C Will Require “Unprecedented” Transitions
Source: Small Island Developing States 8 October 2018: The 48th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-48) has approved a Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR15) and its Technical Summary, and adopted a Summary for Policymakers (SPM), following its line-by-line discussion. According to the Panel, limiting the global average temperature rise […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Africa, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Capacity Building & Education, Central Africa, Climate, Climate Change, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Economics & Investment, Education, English, Europe, Finance, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, governance, Integrated Water Resources Management, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, NATO, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Publication, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholder Participation, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, Technology, Transboundary Water, UN Regional Economic & Social Commission, UNECE, Water & Sanitation, Weather, West Africa / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: UNECE Publishes Assessment of Progress on Water Convention
Source: Small Island Developing States 4 October 2018: The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has published a progress report on implementation of the Water Convention, showing that Parties have made “significant progress” towards cooperation on transboundary waters. The report titled, ‘Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation under the Water Convention,’ is based on self-assessments submitted […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Capacity Building & Education, Climate, Climate Change, Economics & Investment, Economy, Education, Energy, English, Environment, fish, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, Goal 3 - Good Health & Well-being, Goal 4 - Quality Education, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, Goal 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Health, Investment, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Publication, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Sustainable Development, Technology, Technology / Transfer, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, Water & Sanitation, Weather, WIPO / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: WIPO Illustrates How Innovation, Intellectual Property Can Support SDGs
Source: Small Island Developing States October 2018: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has highlighted how diffusion of innovative technologies can play a critical role in achieving many of the SDGs. The publication describes the relationship between intellectual property, innovation and the SDGs, and showcases examples of WIPO’s contributions to the SDGs. SDG 9 (industry, […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Agriculture & Food Security, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, biodiversity, Capacity Building & Education, Culture, Ecosystem Approach, Energy, English, Europe, FAO, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, hydropower, Irrigation, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, News, Northern America, Open Source Intel, Pacific, partnership, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Publication, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Systemic Issues, Technology, Tourism, Trade, Transboundary Water, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN Regional Economic & Social Commission, UNECE, UNU, Water & Sanitation / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: UNECE Publishes Guidance for Addressing Nexus Issues in Transboundary Waters
Source: Small Island Developing States 28 September 2018: The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the approach it has developed for addressing the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in transboundary basins, ahead of the eighth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (MOP-8) in Astana, Kazakhstan. The methodology was developed over six years […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Adaptation, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Atmosphere, Banking and Finance, biodiversity, Business, Capacity Building & Education, Caribbean, Climate, Climate Change, Commerce, Cyclone, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Disasters & Humanitarian Relief, Economics & Investment, English, EU, Europe, Finance, Follow-Up and Review, France, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 14 - Life Below Water, Goal 15 - Life on Land, Goal 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, governance, Human Settlements & Population, Intergovernmental Organization, International Financial Institution, Islands, land, Latin America and the Caribbean, Means of Implementation, meeting, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, National Action, National Government, News, Oceania, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Project, Publication, SDGs (All), SIDS, Small Island Developing States, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Systemic Issues, Trade, Transport, UN Secretariat, UNFCCC COP 24, Water & Sanitation, Weather, World Bank / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: One Planet Summit Takes Stock of Commitments, Announces New Actions to Meet Paris Agreement Goals
Source: Small Island Developing States 26 September 2018: The second edition of the One Planet Summit reviewed progress on commitments taken last year and announced a variety of new initiatives to accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The report titled, ‘One Planet Summit: The Review of the Commitments,’ released at the conclusion […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Africa, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Budget, Data Platforms, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Economics & Investment, Energy, English, Europe, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, Goal 7 - Affordable & Clean Energy, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Human Settlements & Population, Latin America and the Caribbean, MIL OSI, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Northern America, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Project, Sanitation, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Southwest Pacific, Systemic Issues, Trade, Transport, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, UN-HABITAT, Water & Sanitation / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: UN-Habitat Database Provides Budget, Expenditure Data for Over 100 Cities
Source: Small Island Developing States 24 September 2018: The first database of its kind, UN-Habitat’s Global Municipal Database (GMD) offers a standard set of indicators and local-level, per capita budget data for over 100 cities. The database, launched in September 2018, aims to highlight the importance of local financial data to policy- and decision-making. The […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 10, 2018 / 24-7, Adaptation, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Atmosphere, Capacity Building & Education, Climate, Climate Change, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, English, Europe, Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, Goal 13 - Climate Action, Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Hawaii, Health, Human Settlements & Population, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, Mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, News, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Project, Resource Exploitation, Resource Exploration, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Stakeholders and Major Groups, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, United Kingdom, Water & Sanitation, Weather, Wildlife / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: IUCN Launches Urban Nature Alliance to Monitor Natural Capital, Improve Health
Source: Small Island Developing States 24 September 2018: The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched the Urban Nature Alliance. Dedicated to improving human health and well-being through greener cities, the Alliance aims to standardize how cities measure their natural capital and raise awareness on the benefits of preserving urban ecosystems. Urban […]
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By MIL OSI - ForeignAffairs.co.nz / October 5, 2018 / 24-7, Africa, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Region, Banking and Finance, Capacity Building & Education, Crude, Data, Monitoring & Accountability, Economy, English, Exploration, Finance, Gas, Goal 3 - Good Health & Well-being, Goal 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation, Health, India, Investment, Means of Implementation, MIL OSI, News, Oil, Open Source Intel, Pacific, Policy & Institutional Coherence, Publication, Sanitation, SDGs (All), Small Island Developing States, Southern Asia, Sustainable Development, Systemic Issues, UN Programme, Agency or Fund, Water & Sanitation, West Africa, WHO / Comments Off on MIL-OSI Asia-Pacific: WHO Launches First Global Guidelines on Sanitation and Health
Source: Small Island Developing States 1 October 2018: The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report titled, ‘Guidelines on Sanitation and Health,’ urging countries to invest in sanitation to limit the spread of disease and promote good health and economic productivity. The UN agency estimates that, based on current trends, 90 countries are unlikely […]
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