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 EU
and partners launch energy efficiency project in
Georgia
The NEFCO Fund and the Ministry of
Finance of Georgia have today signed loan and grant agreements as
part of the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment
Partnership (E5P). The agreements are aimed at financing energy More>>
 EU to
support hazelnut, fruit juice and tea value chain development in
Georgia
A new
project funded by the EU as part of the EU4Business initiative will
help connect Georgian agro-processing companies with the European
market. More>>
 Energy
efficiency and green energy to receive more EU support in
Georgia
The Green
for Growth Fund (GGF), which is part of the EU4Energy initiative,
has provided a senior loan of USD 1.5 million to a new partner in
Georgia, JSC MFO Crystal (Crystal), to expand green energy lending
in Georgia. More>>
 Towards Sustainable
Development: Promoting Rural Women’s Leadership and Economic
Empowerment
As countries of the world unwind their
potential to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), equal opportunities for women to
participate in the economy remain one of the biggest global
challenges More>>
 United
Nations inaugurates the Sustainable Development Goals stands in the
Baku Boulevard
Deputy
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Ahmadov and UN Resident Coordinator
Ghulam Isaczai inaugurated the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS)
stands in the Baku Boulevard. More>>
 FAO
introduces tomato export certification manual to Azerbaijani
partners
Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a
workshop to introduce the tomato export certification manual to
stakeholders in the State Phytosanitary Control Service under the
Ministry of Agriculture of the More>>
 EU project to help
connect Armenian agro-processing companies with European
market
On 4 July, the EU4Business initiative
launched a new project in Armenia aimed at improving the
competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in
Armenia and other Eastern Partner countries, to help connect them
to More>>
 Innovative
solutions for environmental and agricultural
challenges
The UNDP
Wildfire Management project, in collaboration with UNDP Impact Aim
Venture Accelerator and the Innovative Solutions and Technologies
Center (ISTC) organized a two-day Climate Tech Hackathon. More>>
 Overview
of ImpactAim participation at RISE
2018
Within
the frames of the ImpactAim Startup Roadshow, initiated by UNDP in
Armenia and implemented by Impact Hub Yerevan, four ventures of the
ImpactAim Accelerator attended the RISE 2018 conference in Hong Kong
on 9-12 July. More>>
 European Commission
welcomes agreement on new renewable energy
target
An ambitious political agreement on
increasing renewable energy use in Europe was reached on 14 June
between the European Commission, Parliament and Council. The new
regulatory framework includes a binding renewable energy More>>
 New
World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on the
planet's natural resources
Tibor
Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport,
responsible for the Joint Research Centre (JRC), said: "Over the
past twenty years, since the publication of the last edition of the
World Atlas of Desertification, pressures More>>
 Caspian
littoral states agree to start neighbourhood watch for the
environment
Littoral
countries to the Caspian Sea have made a groundbreaking commitment
to evaluate the likely impact that development projects will have on
the environment in each other’s states. More>>
 ADB
to Provide USD 80 billion for Climate Action in Asia-Pacific
Regio
The Asian
Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to provide $80 billion in climate
financing to South Asia and the Pacific over the next decade under
its new Strategy 2030. More>>
 A Conference Important
Forest Management Issues
On July 4, CENN, along
with the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture and the
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria, hosted the
concluding conference of the Project - Sustainable Forest Governance
in Georgia More>>
 EU-supported
Workshops to Present Human Capital Analysis Results was held for
Local Stakeholders in Keda
Up to 160
local stakeholders, including 146 members of 9 communities, 10
representatives of LAG Board and Mayor of Keda, attended 10
workshops and one meeting with the goal to solicit feedback on the
human capital More>>
 Media
Tour to Forests of Khashuri
Forests
specialists visited the forests of the village Brili of Khashuri
municipality together with representatives of local media. During
the trip the journalists were informed about the problems of local
forests by Mr. Giorgi Kitkitadze, forestry More>>
 WASH
Council Performance Improvement Week
From 9 –
13 July 2018, for the first time in Georgia, WASH Councils and other
stakeholders from the Kakheti and Kvemo Kartli regions undertook
extensive one-week trainings about a number of issues that benefit
their future work in WASH More>>
 Avranlo
Public School Without Trash
The WASH
Technical Assessment field visits revealed that the Avranlo Public
School in Tsalka Municipality had a problem with a
poorly-functioning toilet, as well as an illegal dumpsite on the
school’s premises. As the school’s fence was demolished More>>
 Liberia’s President
Weah launches new coastal resilience project with support from GEF
and UNDP
The President of Liberia, George Weah,
launched a new project in New Kru Town, Liberia, this month that
will help build the resilience of vulnerable communities against
climate change while contributing to achieving sustainable
development More>>
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