GIB: Launch of the New Voluntary Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
On 9 December 2015, the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB) hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion to…
The GEF: Leading on Financial Integration for Sustainable Development
As part of its Sixth Replenishment (GEF-6, 2014-1018), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched three Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) programs…
The GEF: Pipelines and Platforms for Urban Resilience Financing
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on Tuesday…
TAP Time: Oceania
“TAP Time” sessions at the Cities & Regions Pavilion showcase the most promising projects from the Transformative Actions Program (TAP)….
ICLEI: Melaka State Publishes Emissions Inventories as Part of Green City Plan
In 2010 the state of Melaka, located along the South-Western coast of the Malaysian Peninsular, established a vision to become…
TAP Time: South Asia
The South Asia TAP Time session on 8 December kicked-off with a scientific overview of the Second Assessment Report on…
Back to class with the Manchester-based Carbon Literacy Project
In 1835, famed French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville arrived in Manchester (UK), which at the time of his visit…
UNEP, ICLEI, KEITI: Reducing GHG Emissions through Sustainable Public Procurement
UNEP, ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability, and the Korean Environmental Institute for Technology and Innovation (KEITI) hosted a session at the…
Revitalizing through reforestation: Transforming degraded landscape in Ogun State, Nigeria
Ogun State hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on Tuesday 8 December. Entitled…
Nord-Pas de Calais (France) and Minas Gerais (Brazil) work together for a low-carbon common future
The Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council hosted a session at the Cities & Regions Pavilion – TAP2015 at COP21 on…
Cities and Subnationals Advance Agenda at COP21 Focus Event
The Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) focus event on Cities and Subnationals on 8 December at COP21 touched on all aspects…
Flagship Event on Cities and Regions: The Globalization of the Covenant of Mayors
On 8 December 2015, the European Commission and European Committee of the Regions organized a session entitled “Flagship Event on…