Tag: UNDP
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CLIMATE RISKS | Santo Sunset: Local Network Addressing Climate Risks and Empowering Women and Youth Leaders
In the heart of the remote and beautiful Western Santo region in Vanuatu lies a beacon of hope and resilience known as the Santo Sunset Environment Network (SSEN). Established with a vision to safeguard the environment, marine resources, and traditional practices from the relentless impacts of climate change, this community-driven initiative stands as a testament…
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CLIMATE RESILIENCE | Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge and Practices for Climate Resilience
With the belief that indigenous people’s knowledge, and practices can help to save the planet from the impact of climate change, this story reflects solutions from the Bukidnon Umayamnon Tribe of the Philippines. Despite contributing insignificantly to the global issue of climate change, the aftershocks of a changing climate have wreaked havoc on this community.…
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COMMUNITY RESILIENCE | Enhancing innovative solutions for community resilience
Innovation does not only mean new technologies, but also different approaches to implement practices, business models and promote behavioral changes. UNDP has worked with partners and countries since 2008 to mobilize US$1.2 billion from vertical funds and bilateral donors and leveraged an additional $3.1 billion from public and private partners via co-financing to implement…
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Role of MPs in tackling climate change
I had an opportunity to address a meeting of Bangladeshi parliamentarians, under the leadership of Speaker of the House Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, organised by the UNDP, on the outcome of COP27 and the role of parliamentarians going forward. Let me share some of my remarks to the parliamentarians and also some of the outcomes…