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The Right Honourable Mary Robinson, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, welcome! The Sorbonne has to be the ultimate historic setting in which to strive towards the ultimate historic agreement ? one on which our…

UNEP's Richard Munang on the importance of putting key financing mechanisms in place in Lima to ensure successful climate agreement in Paris next year.

UNEP 's CLIMWARN Project has been researching in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Kenya on how Early Warning Systems (EWS) can be more functional. EWS can improve resilience of households to climate related hazards, by…

Currently, 80% of global energy needs or 66% of power supply are fossil fuel-based. Global energy systems currently represent some 60% of total current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a business as usual…

Over US$400 million in electricity costs would be saved with efficient lighting in Central America. Countries in Central America have undertaken numerous initiatives, programmes, regulations, communication…

UNEP's Tim Christophersen says the UN REDD programme is an important component of a successful climate agreement in Paris next year.

Many greenhouse gases (GHG) occur naturally in the atmosphere – such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and nitrous oxide – while others are man made. Regardless of origin, put really simply, these gasses trap…

Seeds Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF II) Mobilizing early stage investment in low carbon project development “SCAF has empowered us to grow our business by providing access to scarce early stage financing and…

Maldives makes progress in securing direct access funds from the Adaptation Fund Since the 2007 Bali Action Plan began to lay the foundations for international climate adaptation finance, finding effective…

Geothermal power is East Africa's most reliable source of renewable energy. UNEP's African Rift Geothermal Development Facility advocates for more investment and training to bring clean energy to millions currently…