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Hooray for Paris! And now we can get on with addressing climate change...
Like many, I`m happy to see the Paris Agreement signed. It`s much like the UN itself: inspiring and necessary, but reliant on the will of the member nations to be meaningful. It`s an Agreement that facilitates and sets the framework, ...
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Paris COP21/ CMP11 – 30th November – 11th December
Next week sees the start of COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. For the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, a legally binding and universal agreement on climate will hopefully be achieved, with the aim of keeping ...
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World Toilet Day - 19th November
The World Toilet Organisation (WTO) was formed in 2001 to improve toilets in the developing world. 2.3 billion people (around one in three of the world`s population) don`t have a safe, clean or private toilet. Described as the ‘silent’ ...
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WHO Launches Country Profiles to Help Action on Health and Climate Change
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a series of Climate Change and Health Country Profiles to show a single snapshot of up-to-date information about the current and future impacts of climate change on human health. The first 14 ...
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Climate change carries no passport and knows no national borders
In a briefing this week, during an informal meeting of the General Assembly to discuss COP21, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that despite months of talks and critical pledges on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, key issues still remain in ...
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Online Product Seminar
DELAGUA ONLINE PRODUCT SEMINAR Tune in to our LIVE product demonstration on Wednesday 11thNovember at 2pm, via Google Hangouts. We will be exhibiting: Hanna Instruments HI-98129 – A waterproof tester that offers high accuracy ...
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The EU is on Track to Cut Emissions by 23% before COP21 States New Report
The European Union has a target to cut emissions by 20% before 2020 and member states are already achieving and exceeding this goal. EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, said, “We have shown ...
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Four Ways to Reduce Health Risks from Climate Pollutants
The World Health Organisation and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants have produced a report outlining the urgent need to reduce emissions of black carbon, ozone, methane and carbon dioxide, which all ...
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Global Event Turns the World ‘UN Blue’ to Mark 70th Anniversary of United Nations
Ahead of UN Day on the 24th October, the United Nations has announced a list of around 200 landmarks, buildings, museums and other iconic monuments that will be lit up blue – the official colour of the organisation – as part of its ...
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World Humanitarian Summit
The global consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit is being held from 14-16th October in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Humanitarian Summit is an initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and managed by UN OCHA. The ...
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UN publishes streamlined draft ahead of Paris climate change deal
A new, shorter draft of the global pact to fight climate change for the summit at the end of this year, has been released. The deal has been collaborated by 195 nations and will take effect from 2020, when current commitments run out. It will be ...
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Jonathan Banks DelAgua Images to be showcased in Sony Photography Awards Travelling Display
A series of Jonathan Banks’ images, taken of the DelAgua Rwanda project last year, will be displayed in the Norma Aeroporto di Catania, Italy. These photographs were shortlisted for the Professional Campaign category of the Sony World ...
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The 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development
The United Nations general assembly for determining a new sustainability agenda, commenced in New York today. Member states will formally adopt the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 accompanying targets resulting from the largest ...
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United Nations Summit for the Adoption of Post-2015 Development Agenda
The United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will be held from 25 to 27 September 2015, in New York and convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly. “We the peoples” are the ...
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International Day of Peace
International Day of Peace A day devoted to international peace was declared in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme for this year is “Partnerships for Peace — Dignity for All”, a ...
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World Water Monitoring Day
Established in 2003, World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is a global educational outreach programme designed to increase involvement in protecting water resources across the globe. The day promotes citizens to carry out basic water testing in local ...
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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER – 16TH SEPTEMBER This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘30 ...
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UNICEF and Global Goals Launch ‘World’s Largest Lesson’ on Sustainable Development
UNICEF and the Global Goals campaign have launched the ‘World’s Largest Lesson’, an initiative to teach children about the new Sustainable Development Goals that will be adopted by the UN General Assembly later this month. The ...
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Water, sanitation and hygiene to eliminate neglected tropical diseases
The World Health Organization has unveiled a global plan to accelerate progress in eliminating and eradicating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020. The plan involves integrating water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) with four other public ...
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World Water Week in Stockholm
This year marks the 25th World Water Week (WWW), held in Stockholm from 23rd – 28th August. It is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. This year is the jubilee year for both the Week and the Stockholm Water ...