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59th GEF Council Meeting, GEF Council Consultation Meeting with CSOs, and 29th LDCF/SCCF Council Meeting
At the conclusion of the meetings, Council Members reviewed and approved the Joint Summary of the Chair for the GEF and LDCF/SCCF Council meetings. This summary highlights the discussions and decisions reached at the 59th meeting of the GEF Council, and the 29th meeting of the LDCF/SCCF Council.Read
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59th GEF Council Summary
Amid a shared global crisis, the virtual 59th GEF Council and civil society organizations met under the new leadership of Carlos Manuel Rodriguez to seek opportunities to leverage this pandemic into a global transformation.View
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Climate Ambition Summit 2020
Announcements from 75 government and non-governmental leaders included 45 relating to new and enhanced Paris Agreement nationally determined contributions, 24 net-zero emissions commitments, and 20 new adaptation and resilience plans. COP 26 President-designate Alok Sharma called for “the golden thread of climate action to weave through every international gathering” in 2021.Read
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59th GEF Council Meeting, GEF Council Consultation Meetings with CSOs, and 29th LDCF/SCCF Council Meeting
In view of impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on GEF projects, Council Members approved the decision for exceptional, time-bound authorization to the GEF CEO to extend project timelines by 24 months. They also adopted decisions on the Private Sector Engagement Strategy, on extending the mandate of the Working Group on Governance to 30 January 2022, and the Update on the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.Read
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59th GEF Council Meeting, GEF Council Consultation Meetings with CSOs, and 29th LDCF/SCCF Council Meeting
GEF 59 Council Members discussed reports by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO), including GEF support in fragile and conflict-affected situations; interventions in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector; role of medium-sized projects in the GEF partnership; and knowledge management. They took note COVID-19 has not had a major detrimental effect on the evaluations.Read
Policy Brief
Global Climate Change Governance: The search for effectiveness and universality
Countries aim to hold global average temperature rise below 1.5°C, but their collective emission reduction pledges are far from sufficient. What has led us to this crisis?Read
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59th GEF Council Meeting, GEF Council Consultation Meetings with CSOs, and 29th LDCF/SCCF Council Meeting
In his first opening statement to the GEF Council as GEF CEO and Chairperson, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez noted the pandemic has put urgent short-term economic recovery at the top of government agendas and emphasized the importance of seizing this “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to address global challenges in an integrated way.Read
UN Climate Change Dialogues 2020
Friday concluded the two-week long event and provided space for reflecting on progress made during the Dialogues and look ahead to the Glasgow Climate Change Conference in 2021. Parties and observers highlighted the Dialogues provided space to advance discussions on a number of issues, albeit noting participation constraints related to time zone conflicts and connectivity issues, among others. Read
59th GEF Council Meeting, GEF Council Consultation Meetings with CSOs, and 29th LDCF/SCCF Council Meeting
Consultation with CSOsconsiders the role of traditional knowledge in responding to COVID-19 as well as global environmental crises.Read
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UN Climate Change Dialogues 2020
On Wednesday, the Dialogues considered food security dimensions of climate change in the agricultural sector, common time frames for Nationally Determined Contributions, and climate change education, among others. In an informal event, Heads of Delegation shared views on key finance-related issues. Read
UN Climate Change Dialogues 2020
The fourth day of the Dialogues considered the long-term global goal, biodiversity and climate change adaptation, and transparency, among other topics. Participants also heard about the achievements of the Technical Examination Processes on mitigation and adaptation, and the enhanced Lima Work Programme on Gender. Read
12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Part I) and 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
On the penultimate day, delegates continued discussing budgets, replenishment of the Multilateral Fund and membership of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel. They also agreed on extending the deadline to sign the Rome Declaration. Read
UN Climate Change Dialogues 2020
The second day of the Dialogues featured events on transparency, science, agriculture, and finance. The Standing Committee on Finance provided an update on the preparation of much anticipated reports, including one on the needs of developing country parties related to implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement.Read
12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Part I) and 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Delegates considered the membership of the Montreal Protocol bodies, including the appointment of members to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) and its Technical Options Committees (TOCs). The Budget Committee and the Multilateral Fund Replenishment Contact Group also met to continue deliberations. Read
Tenure Track appointment-Black Studies in Geography and Environment
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC), York University, invites highly qualified candidates to apply for a professorial stream tenure-track appointment in Black Studies in Geography and Environment at the Assistant Professor level, to commence July 1, 2021. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
This opportunity is open to qualified individuals who self-identify as Black peoples of African Descent (e.g., Africans and African heritage people from the Caribbean, Americas, Europe). Recognizing the underrepresentation of Black faculty, this opportunity is to support the University’s Affirmative Action program and has been developed based on the special program provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Code. The position is part of a cohort hire of fourteen new colleagues across York University. The successful candidate will be joining a vibrant scholarly community at York, where we aspire to achieve equity and diversity in all areas, including race equity.
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56th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees (ITTC-56)
During its week-long session, the Council adopted five decisions and approved financing projects, pre-projects, and activities. The decisions include a new Biennial Work Programme, the next phase in the New Financing Architecture, the extension of the Strategic Plan, and the selection of the next Executive Director for the International Tropical Timber Organization. Read
4th Meeting of the Ad-hoc Open-ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics (AHEG-4)
As the meeting concluded, participants agreed to the Chair’s summary, which was hailed as a neutral and factual document, containing a non-exhaustive list of response options to marine litter and microplastics. They annexed the summary to the report of the meeting, which will be presented to the United Nations Environment Assembly. Read
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) World Council 2020
UCLG World Council 2020 participants emphasized that a just, equitable, resilient and sustainable recovery in the post-COVID era cannot be achieved without local government playing a central role. Read
Policy Brief
The Global Governance of Sustainable Energy
No single organization “owns” the sustainable energy transition. It’s a governance model that has important lessons as we tackle other environmental crises. Read
56th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees (ITTC-56)
On its third day, the Council focused primarily on the development of the initial phase of the International Tropical Timber Organization’s (ITTO) New Financing Architecture (NFA) aimed at improving ITTO’s financing infrastructure and fundraising strategies. Read
4th Meeting of the Ad-hoc Open-ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics (AHEG-4)
Many delegates supported the expansion of existing voluntary agreements addressing marine litter, highlighting ongoing work under the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision and the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter. Read
56th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees (ITTC-56)
In its second day, delegations considered possibly extending the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 for five more years and reviewed the implementation of the first phase of the International Tropical Timber Organization’s new programmatic approach to financing and fundraising. Read
4th Meeting of the Ad-hoc Open-ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics (AHEG-4)
Several delegations noted the need for a stronger global commitment to eliminate marine litter and microplastics, with some calling for a new global agreement. Read
Saturday, 24 October 2020
Summary Reports
UN75 and Beyond: Inclusive Multilateralism and Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR) as a Tool
This event provided space for a dialogue among urban leaders and UN officials to explore the innovative options the urban world offers to deliver on inclusive multilateralism towards 2030, with a focus on Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) as an innovative tool. Read
16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
The 16th AGM discussed the impacts of COVID-19 on various aspects of mining, including employment, community resilience, gender equality, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), climate action, resource taxation, and technological innovation. Read
Thursday, 8 October 2020
Daily Reports
Reactions of Local and Regional Governments to UN75 Report
Participants stressed that local governments should have a formal seat at the UN table, giving different ideas how this innovation could take shape. Read
Summary Reports
Forum of Mayors 2020
The COVID-19 crisis intensified the need for an ambitious vision for urban sustainable development. Mayors and city officials met in the first ever Forum of Mayors to exchange innovative ideas on how to fight against the pandemic and move towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read
Forum of Mayors 2020
City leaders from across the world met for the first forum of its kind to discuss challenges for urban sustainability, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Read
Sunday, 4 October 2020
Summary Reports
Summit on Biodiversity
The Summit focused on the theme “Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development,” to highlight the urgency of action at the highest levels in support of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity that places the global community on a path towards realizing the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity, “Living in harmony with nature.” Read
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