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 Training
on EU’s LEADER Approach Brings Together Local Action Groups in
Adjara
Up to 50 representatives of Local
Action Groups in Adjara known as AMAGs (Active Citizens’ Local
Unions) from Keda, Khulo, Shuakhevi, Khelvachauri and Kobuleti
participated in the EU’s LEADER training, which took place on 29 May
- 1 June More>>
 Two
new EU-funded rural development projects introduced in
Georgia
On 30
May, two new EU-funded rural development projects in the Keda and
Khulo municipalities will be officially introduced at the Rural
Development Council meeting in Batumi. The event, which is part of
the ENPARD More>>
 Georgian
CSOs to promote free trade with EU in rural
areas
A new
project in support of economic development in rural areas in Georgia
was launched on 2 June. The EU-funded 'Regional Civil Society
Organisations as Vectors of Rural Economic Development' project aims
at promoting the implementation More>>
 EU
Ambassador to Georgia: Revitalising rural economies vital for
stimulating country’s economy
The
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Georgia, Janos Herman,
recently paid a series of visits to agricultural and rural
development initiatives in the country supported through the
EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme More>>
 EU
Market Opens for Georgia’s Black Sea
Fish
From now
Georgia will have the opportunity to export its fish to the $500
million market of the European Union. The EU has included Georgia in
the list of "third countries,” which will allow Georgia’s Black Sea
fish and fish products to be imported More>>
 UN Expert Team
Analyses Sustainable Development in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has made good initial
progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals,
according to a team of United Nations experts visiting Baku. The
mission team, composed of experts from the United Nations More>>
 Experts
assembled in Baku to discuss modern civil service
issues
International
conference was organized to discuss the current situation in civil
service, to exchange of experience and best practices in civil
service training in Baku. Representatives of the Presidential
Administration More>>
 2017
World Environment Day marked in
Azerbaijan
The 5th
of June is globally observed as World Environment Day to raise
awareness on environmental issues and action for the protection of
nature. The theme for this year is “Connecting People to Nature”. More>>
 Azerbaijani
President approves funding for improvement of water supply in 136
residential areas
Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to provide funding to
improve water supply for irrigation and drinking in 136 residential
areas across the country. More>>
 Building resilience in
mountain ecosystems of Gegharkunik region
Restored
and newly established forest belts, rehabilitated pasture
infrastructures, among which mobile paddocks with equipped solar
power systems – these are some of the achievements of the Clima East
Pilot Project in Armenia, financed More>>
 Armenia
to increase energy security and sustainable energy
development
On 2
June, Yerevan hosted a seminar on renewable energy. The seminar
focused on increasing energy security, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and ensuring sustainable energy development of
municipalities. Representatives of 15 Armenian More>>
 Climate
Launchpad 2017 kicks off in Armenia
Climate
Launchpad 2017, a competition designed to generate ‘green’
technology’ startup ideas, kicked off in Armenia. The three best
projects, to be chosen by the jury, will be represented in the
European final of the competition More>>
 American
Businesses Interested In Armenia’s Green Energy
Sector
Armenia
has the potential of developing green energy – hydropower, wind
power, solar power, and there is a lot of interest among American
firms to help develop that potential, the United States’ Ambassador
to Armenia Richard Mills More>>
 EU to promote better
access to finance for green investment in EP and
CA
The international conference ‘Unlocking Private
Finance for Energy Efficiency and Greener, Low-Carbon Growth in the
Eastern Partnership and Central Asia Countries’ will took place on
29-30 June in Brussels. The main aim of the event was More>>
 Apple
Issues a Second Green Bond to Finance Clean
Energy
Apple
Inc., which issued the biggest green bond ever sold by a U.S.
corporation last year to finance projects fighting global warming,
is doing it again. The iPhone maker issued a $1 billion green bond
to fund renewable energy generation. More>>
 World
Coal Production Just Had Its Biggest Drop on
Record
Production
of the fossil fuel dropped by a record amount in 2016, according to
BP Plc’s annual review of global energy trends. China, the world’s
biggest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years and use
dropped in the U.S to a More>>
 African
governments commit to investing in green
innovation
Investment
in innovative environmental solutions is essential to Africa's
development, the continent's environment ministers concluded at the
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Libreville,
Gabon. More>>
 Tkibuli to Have a
Modern Eco Hub
CENN has embarked on a new
nationwide initiative on opening Eco hubs for the young in schools
and libraries, planning to open up to ten Eco Hubs in Georgia. After
Bolnisi, Telavi and Batumi, Tkibuli will get a new eco hub, which is
set to More>>
 The
First Stakeholders’ Consultative Group Meeting within WMTR
II
USAID and
CENN has launched phase II of Waste Management Technologies in
Regions Program (WMTR II). The first Stakeholders’ Consultative
Group Meeting within the program took place in Tiflis Palace Hotel
on 9 June 2017. More>>
 CENN,
with the Support of EU, is Initiating a Rural Development Project in
Keda Municipality, Adjara
On 1 May
2017, CENN, with EU’s support, started a project Optimising the
Potential of Local Assets for Rural Development of Keda
Municipality. The overall objective of the project is to reduce More>>
 Sustainable
Forest Governance in Georgia - Steering Committee
Meeting
On June
27, CENN organized a discussion on Georgia’s forest strategy’s main
political concerns. The meeting was conducted within the
“Sustainable Forest Governance in Georgia” project framework.
Project Steering Committee was More>>
 Only green growth can
bring prosperity
Our global commons – the land,
seas and atmosphere we share, and the ecosystems they host – are
under severe threat from human activities. We are at risk of
irreversibly damaging More>>
 World
Day to Combat Desertification: restoring land, restoring
livelihoods
“Our
land. Our home. Our Future,” is the theme for the World Day to
Combat Desertification (WDCD), observed every year on June 17 to
promote public awareness of international efforts to combat land
degradation. More>>
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