Day 8 at COP23 in photos
Today's the start of the high-level week at COP23, and it's noticeably more crowded in the Bula and Bonn Zones.
Initiative to increase insurance coverage for climate-related disasters launched at UN conference
On the heels of one of the worst – and most costly – Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, a global initiative was launched Wednesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), in Bonn, Germany, with the aim of providing insurance to hundreds of millions of vulnerable people by 2020 and to increase the resilience of developing countries against the impacts of climate change.
Financing for low-carbon, climate-resilient future takes center stage at UN climate conference
The urgent need to raise the finances to meet the funding goals of the Paris Agreement, especially to support action by developing countries, took center stage Monday at the UN Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany.
UN climate conference recognizes the role of women in climate action
Also Sunday, countries and corporations announced new initiatives to cut emissions from forest use and establish sustainable forestry management programmes.
New efforts announced at COP23 for oceans, transport, cities
In a major new partnership, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Costa Rica and the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) launched the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance to stimulate greater political leadership in the sector.
Day 6 of COP23: Non-state actors show commitment to climate
Just outside the perimeter of the COP, a tent called "America's Pledge" brought together participants determined to show that support for climate action in the US was still strong at the national, state, and city levels.