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 Georgia
Moves Forward to Green Development
The
Climate Action is in focus of a new initiative kicked off by the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global
Environment Facility (GEF). More>>
 Supporting
Responsible Production and Consumption in
Georgia
Sustainable
waste management is in focus of a new initiative kicked off by the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia
and the Georgian non-governmental organization Georgia’s
Environmental Outlook (GEO), with More>>
 Georgia
Harnesses International Expertise in Disaster
Management
Effective
assessment of loss and damage caused by natural disasters was
discussed at a workshop on July 11, 2017, organized by the State
Security and Crisis Management Council of Georgia with assistance
from the UNDP More>>
 EU-supported
conference discusses intensifying the role of women in agricultural
cooperatives in Georgia
Intensifying
women’s consolidation in agricultural cooperatives and women’s clubs
was in focus at a conference in Georgia on 17 July. The event was
organised in the framework of the ENPARD More>>
 Azerbaijan submits
final report to UN on achieving SDGs
Azerbaijan’s
National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development (NCCSD)
has recently submitted a final report on achievement of the
sustainable development goals (SDG), or the Global Goals to the UN
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), More>>
 “Let’s
Protect Leopards!” Ecological Summer Camp
2017
IDEA
Campaign, along with the Ecological Training and Experience Center
of the Ministry of Education and the representative office of the
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) in Azerbaijan, held its annual
“Let's protect leopards!” summer camp More>>
 Final
document on Caspian Sea’s status agreed by over
70%
The final
document on the Caspian Sea’s status was agreed by 70-80 percent,
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in an
interview. There is a working group consisting More>>
 Azerbaijani
city becomes latest signatory of Covenant of Mayors initiative for
Climate and Energy
Mingachevir,
the fourth-largest city of Azerbaijan with a population of 120,000
people, joined the European initiative "the Covenant of Mayors for
Climate and Energy" on 18 July. This Azerbaijani city is More>>
 Green Climate Fund's
first project in the region signed
On July 7,
2017, the official signing ceremony of the United Nations
Development Programme – Green Climate Fund (UNDP-GCF) “De-risking
and Scaling-up Investment in Energy Efficient Retrofits” project
took place. More>>
 Armenian
Government Submitted Proposals To Supply Thermal Energy to
Communities without Any Gas Supply
RA
Ministry for Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources developed
and submitted a package of proposals to the Armenian Government on
supplying thermal energy to the communities not having gas supply.
It's particularly about solar photovoltaic More>>
 EU
opens organic production educational centre in
Armenia
A new hub
for Armenian farmers interested in growing organic food has been
opened in Asharak, Aragatsotn province with the support of the
European Union. The hub, called “Agrolog Organic Educational
Production Centre”, More>>
 Three
more Armenian cities join Covenant of Mayors initiative for climate
and energy
Three
more Armenian cities have joined the Covenant of Mayors initiative
for climate and energy. In June this year, the cities of Masis,
Gavar and Ijevan, with a total population of over 60,000, became
signatories of the initiative. More>>
 The UN Climate Change
Secretariat is Seeking Partnerships for COP 23
The
United Nations Climate Change secretariat is seeking partnerships
with all stakeholders, including the private sector, in support of
the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) to be held in
Bonn, Germany, on 6-17 November 2017 More>>
 EU
and its Eastern Partner countries step up cooperation on energy
efficiency
The EU
has reiterated its support for partner countries in their efforts to
improve energy efficiency. During a recent meeting in Chisinau with
Foreign Affairs and Energy Efficiency ministers from the EU’s
Eastern Partner countries, EU Commissioner More>>
 G20,
world makes huge strides on green finance in just one
year
The G20
and other nations have taken huge strides over the last year towards
mobilizing the trillions of dollars of public and private capital
needed to make sustainable development and climate action a reality,
according to new UN Environment More>>
 Trends
and progress in UNECE region featured at global review of
SDGs
The
promising start made across the UNECE region in implementing the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was highlighted at the
High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York (10-19 July 2017), the
UN’s global platform for follow-up and review More>>
 Summarizing Meeting
Conducted for Media Representatives at Green Center in
Bulachauri
A summarizing meeting was conducted for
media representatives at Green Center in Bulachauri. The questions
of media organizations were addressed by Solomon Pavliashvili, the
First Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Protection More>>
 Training
on Municipal Waste Management Plan Development and Waste Collection
Fee Calculation
A
training on municipal waste management plan development and waste
collection fee calculation related issues for the representatives of
Shida Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions was held in Gori on June
28-29, 2017, within Waste Management More>>
 Recycling
Opportunities to Increase in Tbilisi
On 17
July 2017, CENN, with the support of USAID/Georgia and in close
cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Protection of Georgia, opened the second recycling corner in
Tbilisi, located at the Ministry. The first recycling More>>
 Community
Mobilization Meetings in Keda Municipality Optimising the Potential
of Local Assets for Rural Development of Keda
Municipality
From July
26, 2017 CENN, together with its local partner in Adjara region -
Institute of Democracy, starts active community mobilization
meetings in all 64 villages of Keda municipality within the frame of
the project Optimising the Potential of Local More>>
 Joint
initiative by CENN and World Resources Institute - Forest Map of
Natural Disaster Risks
Rapid
forest degradation developed because of increased social and energy
pressure has resulted in activation of disasters, burdening both the
local residents and the country’s economy. The government has to pay
millions of GEL annually for disaster More>>
 Sold
Dighomi Park to Partly Return to the
City
According
to Tbilisi Mayor, David Narmania, about 10, 000 m? of the sold
Dighomi Park will be returned back to the city. The decision was
made after discussions with the park’s private owners. More>>
 GEF-funded program on
resilient food security targets smallholder farmers in 12 African
countries
Africa’s population is expected to
double from 1.26 billion today to over two and half billion by 2050,
little more than 30 years from now. At the same time, land
degradation, loss of biodiversity and the effects of climate change
pose increasing More>>
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