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Celebrate International Day for Biodiversity Day todayHa Noi, 22 May 2013 - The theme for this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity is “Water and Biodiversity”. Water underpins the health of our ecosystem, and therefore biodiversity. As ecosystems regulate the availability of water, as well as its quality, conservation and restoration are vital activities to ensure water security. Water is life. It underpins our human well-being, including the security of our food, drinking water and sanitation, as well as most of our ... |
Viet Nam, Norway and UN announce US$30 million for REDD+ in Viet Nam at UN-REDD COP18 eventDoha, Qatar, 5 December 2012 — During the UN-REDD Programme side event today at the Doha Climate Change Conference (COP18), Norway signed a US$30 million financing agreement with the United Nations to support a second phase of the UN-REDD National Programme in Viet Nam. This second phase (2012-2015) will significantly scale up the work Viet Nam has been doing, with support from Norway and the UN-REDD Programme since 2009, to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation ... |
National Assembly gets update on climate change responsesHa Noi, 19 November 2012 - Deputies attending the current National Assembly session got updates on climate change in Viet Nam in a meeting today. The meeting was jointly organized by the Committee of Science, Technology and Environment of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). |
Policy dialogue and sharing of international experience on disaster risk managementHa Noi, 17 November 2012 - As part of the preparation for the plenary discussion at the National Assembly on 21 November about the Law on Disaster Risk Management, the NA's Committee of Science, Technology and Environment in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the UN Development Programme, organized here today a policy dialogue and sharing of international experiences in disaster risk management. |
Helen Clark: “Our World in 2050: More Equitable and Sustainable – or Less?”San Francisco, California, 07 November 2012 - Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator: “Our World in 2050: More Equitable and Sustainable – or Less?” Address to the World Affairs Council of Northern California. I thank the World Affairs Council for inviting me to deliver this lecture as part of its ongoing mini-series: “Spotlight on Development Challenges”. |
UNDP unveils ambitious global strategy to protect biodiversityHyderabad, India, 18 October 2012 — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today unveiled a robust environmental strategy to address unprecedented levels of global biodiversity loss. The new strategy – entitled “The Future We Want: Biodiversity and Ecosystems – Driving Sustainable Development” – was adopted during the Eleventh Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India and calls for a significant scaling up of investments ... |
Women and girls are crucial in disaster risk reductionHa Noi, 12 October 2012 – That women and girls are crucial in work to reduce disaster risk was one of the conclusions at an advocacy event to mark this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction and the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management under the theme: “Women and Girls – the [in]Visible Force of Resilience.” The Central Committee for Floods and Storm Control (CCFSS), the Viet Nam Women’s Union, the Disaster Management Working Group (DMWG) and the United Nations, all ... |
World renowned expert on climate change visits Viet NamHa Noi, 16 August 2012 - Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, Chairman of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made his first official visit to Viet Nam from August 16-18. He gave a keynote address at a workshop on “Climate Change and Climatic Extremes in Viet Nam”. The workshop was jointly hosted by the UN Development Programme in Viet Nam and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to highlight the main findings of the IPCC special report on “Managing Risk of Extreme ... |
Act Now, Save LaterWhy do we spend so little money preparing for disasters when they cost so much to respond to? July 2012 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have launched a new video highlighting the urgent need to invest more in preparing for and preventing natural disasters. |
More than sixty countries renew commitments to boost disaster risk reduction globallySendai, Japan 04 July 2012 - The World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction, organized by Japan and the United Nations, concluded today calling for increased investment in disaster preparedness and recovery. The conference and its summary document contribute to the discussion on renewing the Hyogo Framework for Action, which has served as a crucial guideline for international disaster reduction since 2005. The summary document includes the need to integrate disaster ... |
