climate action

8 Nov, 2016

IOM Trains Young People in Disaster-Prone Rwanda District to Boost Resilience

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Rwanda - The International Organization for Migration is stepping up efforts to lessen community vulnerability to climate-related threats in Ngororero District, Rwanda, by enhancing community resilience to natural disasters and climate-related threats. As part of a project: Strengthening Human Security by Enhancing Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate-related Threats, IOM is this week (8-10/11) holding a

24 Feb, 2016

1 Heart 1 Tree Goes Global: Forest Climate Action Via Your Smartphone

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From UNFCCC After beaming virtual trees onto the Eiffel Tower during the UN climate change conference in Paris last year, 1 Heart 1 Tree plans to embark on a global tour to transform some of the world’s most iconic monuments into forests of light. The global project, which is supported by the French Presidency of

19 Feb, 2016

Apply for the 2016 Momentum for Change Awards!

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From UNFCCC Submit Your Climate Solution and be Celebrated at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco Are you leading a project that addresses climate change? We want to hear from you! The United Nations Climate Change secretariat is now accepting applications for the 2016 Momentum for Change Awards to showcase action and ambition

15 Nov, 2013

UN Envoy on Youth in Warsaw engages with youth in climate change discussions

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Arriving in Warsaw yesterday to participate in the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) on the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, spoke at the “Intergenerational Inquiry on Climate Change” side event this afternoon. Part of the sixth ‘Young and Future Generations Day’ held […]