GLOBE World Summit of Legislators Resolution Urges Climate Action

9_June_2014: Participants at the Second World Summit of Legislators, organized by the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE), agreed on a Legislators Resolution encouraging national governments and the UN to take seven main actions, with a focus on strengthening climate change mitigation. The Summit took place on 6-8 June 2014, in Mexico City, Mexico, hosted by the Mexican Congress. continued…

ECOSOC Discusses Using Urbanization as Vehicle for Sustainability

27_May_2014: UN agencies, Member States, local authority groups, civil society organizations and slum dwellers discussed ways to use urbanization as a “vehicle for sustainability,” during the UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) first-ever Integration Segment.  continued…

Equator Prize Winners Announced

9_June_2014: The UN-led Equator Initiative has announced the recipients of its Equator Prize, which recognizes “local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.” Winners from around the world are using community-based, grassroots action to tackle climate change, environment and poverty. continued…

OECD’s ENVIRONET, WP-STAT Review Use of Rio Markers, Environment-Related ODA Reporting

3_June_2014: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET) and the Working Party on Development Finance Statistics (WP-STAT) met to examine progress on improving finance reporting under the Rio Conventions. continued…