Category: Press Release

Youth aged 14 to 25 learned about the effects of climate change, ways to mitigate the risk, and how they can raise awareness in their communities through the USAID-funded Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change project in 2018. The project provided climate change training to 2,146 youth and more than 147,000 trees were planted in a forest reserve.

[EN/FR] PRESS RELEASE | Jamaica Hosts International Forum on Gender-Responsive Adaptation to Climate Change

Experts and government representatives from 10 countries are meeting from July 26 to 28 to share lessons and experiences on promoting gender equality through climate change adaptation.

Experts and government representatives from 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean are meeting from July 26 to 28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to share lessons and experiences on promoting gender equality through climate change adaptation.

PRESS RELEASE: Collaboration between Gender Equality and Climate Change in Côte d’Ivoire

Happening today, the Launch Ceremony of the National Dialogue on Linking Gender and Climate Change in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, will bring together 65 experts from sector ministries, civil society organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGO) to improve the systematic integration of climate change and gender equality into the country’s development planning.

Press Release: Fiji launches first-ever National Adaptation Plan during UN Climate Conference

Katowice | December 12, 2018

KATOWICE, December 12, 2018 – The Fijian Government launched its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) document today, setting out its long-term ambitions for building Fiji’s resilience to climate change. This document, which was launched during the COP 24 United Nations Climate Change Conference with support from the NAP Global Network, is Fiji’s first-ever NAP. “Climate […]