Brazil’s Federal District governor Agnelo Queiroz says the event is a chance for the country’s capital to show its commitment to sustainability and to discuss water resource management.
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The event will take place on May 4th and 5th in preparation for the United Nations climate summit, due to be held in September in New York.
There will be a loss of 849 million hectares of green lands by 2050, if the current deforestation rate continues. The figure is part of a UNEP study and represents nearly the size of Brazil.
Human and urban development projects may be registered up until March 31. Award is promoted by UN-Habitat and the government of Dubai. Brazilian projects won in previous editions.
Event will run from January 18th to 25th in the United Arab Emirates. The World Future Energy Summit, the program’s highlight, will focus on projects worth a combined US$ 8 billion.
Sebrae agency has signed a cooperation deal with the ILO and will showcase the experience of micro-entrepreneurs to other countries. The initiative has led to 3.6 million businesses being formalized.
Global meeting was held in Brazil and the host country for the upcoming edition in December 2014 was defined. In 2015, the forum will take place in Argentina.
Everything in the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority building is done to economize resources. The building consumes 66% less energy and 48% less water than a similar enterprise.
At COP-19, the UN climate conference due next week in Poland, Brazil will present several proposals, including for wealthier countries to raise their targets.
The Global South-South Development Expo will enable the exchange of experiences among emerging countries in Kenya. The event is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme and will focus on sustainable actions.
The World Bank should loan US$ 6 million to the North African country for the initiative, which may reduce the local energy cost. The mill will be geothermic, and will work from the heat of underground rocks.
Representatives of these nations signed a convention on Thursday (10), in Japan, promising to reduce the world emissions, production and use of the product.
Fundo Amazônia will allocate US$ 10.6 million to forest surveillance in the countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization.
FAO report points out that developing countries have made significant advances towards halving proportion of hungry people. Millennium Development Goals have been achieved by 62 countries, including Brazil.
