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Tues 5 Feb 2013: UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Singapore held a seminar to showcase business and cooperation opportunities for UK and Singapore companies in the Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Solutions space in key emerging markets, including China and Burma.
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The clean up of Brandt's Creek, located at the centre of the property, was the focus of CLC’s remediation efforts. At the time, the creek was heavily polluted and crossed the property through a series of culverts and shallow ditches. CLC developed a 4.4-acre (1.8-hectare) stream protection corridor, reinstating Brandt's Creek as a 350-metre waterway.
The new native plantings and natural structures restored the stream bank and in stream character of Brandt's Creek. This led to the return of a number of natural species to the property, including the great blue heron -- a majestic bird that had not been seen along the creek for several years.
Today, Brandt’s Creek Crossing is a thriving residential neighbourhood in one of B.C.’s fastest growing cities. The completed project is a testament to CLC’s strong commitment to environmental remediation.
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Les efforts de nettoyage de la SIC ont été axés sur le ruisseau Brandt, au centre de la propriété. À l’époque, le ruisseau était très pollué et franchissait la propriété par une série de buses et de fossés peu profonds. La SIC a établi un corridor de protection du ruisseau de 4,4 acres (1,8 hectare) et a retracé le ruisseau Brandt sur une distance de 350 mètres.
Le recours à des plantes indigènes et à des structures naturelles a permis de restaurer les berges du ruisseau, et de lui redonner un caractère naturel plus invitant pour la faune. De nombreuses espèces sont donc revenues dans le secteur, y compris le grand héron – un oiseau imposant qui n’avait pas été observé sur la berge depuis des années.
Aujourd’hui, Brandt’s Creek Crossing est un quartier résidentiel animé situé dans une des villes à la croissance la plus rapide en C.-B. Ce projet illustre l’engagement de la SIC en matière d’assainissement environnemental.
IRU African Symposium on trade and road transport facilitation brings together ministerial, policy and business delegates from 20 African countries to drive economic and social development by promoting and facilitating trade and international road transport.
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Newport Beach, CA – September 4, 2022 — The August 31st report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines the human rights violations and abuses occurring in Xinjiang. It concludes that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of members of the Uyghur and predominantly Muslim groups… may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity,” and that “serious human rights violations have been committed” in Xinjiang.
The following is the message of Global Bank Group President Ron Nechemia on the occasion of the release of the report on the Human Rights Situation in Xinjiang on September 1, 2022, by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, China:
Mr Ron Nechemia welcomed the report’s release on Thursday, saying in a statement that the report deepens and reaffirms that “there is cause for grave concern regarding any ongoing violations that constitute international crimes, in particular, crimes against humanity” that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government authorities are perpetrating against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups.
Global Bank Group “strongly condemns any human rights violations,” including those delineated in the UN report regarding acts perpetrated against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups by the People’s Republic of China government authorities. Mr Nechemia expressed his concern and stressed the gravity of the report’s findings.
Global Bank Group stands with countries and people around the world against crimes against humanity committed in the Xinjiang region in China, where more than a million people have been placed arbitrarily in detention camps for their ethnic and religious identities.
China’s obligations under international human rights law are contained principally in the human rights treaties to which China is a State Party, in particular, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
China is bound by human rights norms that are accepted as constituting customary international law, notably concerning the right to life, the prohibition of discrimination based on race, religion, marital status or sex, and the right to freedom of religion.
Global Bank Group will continue to raise these issues and call for change – not to stand against China, but to stand up for peace, security, and human dignity.
Our organisational purpose, and values, are in the Global Bank Charter. The central role of the Global Bank Group is embracing the Bank Group’s ideals and values enshrined in the Global Bank Charter; respect for fundamental human rights of men and women, social justice and human dignity, peace and security, the worth of the human person, self-determination of peoples, social progress and development, and leave no one behind.
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Global Bank is the Global Bank Group’s long-term sovereign lending institution. The Bank’s mission is to support the economic and social development effort of developed and developing countries, particularly the least developed countries (LDC), as they seek the achievement of to achieve internationally agreed-upon development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, Millennium Development Goals, and the Sustainable Development Goals and to implement the recommendations of major United Nations conferences and summits. And to help fulfil the poverty and development commitments enshrined in the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The goals lay out a blueprint for the Bank, setting its priorities and measuring its results. The Bank’s strategic priorities align with advancing those of the G-7 and G-20 with a leading priority to promote global economic and social development.
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This photo was taken in my fathers back yard in Chestertown, Maryland. My dad learned from a friend that traditional grass lawns do very little for the environment and are “ecological wastelands,” that don’t support many wildlife species, and require excess water (Maryland Department of Natural Resources). Over the summer, he purchased a mixture of seeds from ERNST Conservation Seeds, and chose the mix of native seeds for pollinators, and got started on planting them. The grass is highly invasive and he had to pull each clump out to the root, because of that, so far, he has only managed to wild and maintain this small patch of his lawn. I think the UN Sustainability goal this most relates to, is #15, to restore sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss (United Nations).
Just that small patch has managed to increase the biodiversity of plants and animals, as we are seeing more animals around his house than before. There have been a couple of new snakes, rabbits, lizards, frogs, and many pollinators such as birds, bats, and of course, bees. Pollinators provide an essential ecological function in our environment, they move the pollen from the stamen to the stigma and facilitate the fertilization of plants to produce seeds and fruits (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Now more than ever, pollinators are experiencing danger. Their numbers have been dropping by immense numbers due to disease and their habitats being destroyed as more and more construction occurs. Wilding lawns in an excellent way that people can increase biodiversity and help the endangered pollinators, and it can be done anywhere that has is a patch of dirt.
Sources:
Lawn Alternatives. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. (2019, June 14). Retrieved September 21, 2021, from news.maryland.gov/dnr/2019/06/14/lawn-alternatives/.
Pollinators. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (2021, July 22). Retrieved September 21, 2021, from www.fws.gov/pollinators/#:~:text=Bees%2C%20bats%2C%20bird....
Sustainable Development Goals: 15 Life On Land. United Nations. Retrieved September 20, 2021, from sdgs.un.org/goals/goal15.
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IRU African Symposium on trade and road transport facilitation brings together ministerial, policy and business delegates from 20 African countries to drive economic and social development by promoting and facilitating trade and international road transport.
Read more: www.iru.org/en_news_item?story=1988
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Kire Godal
In 2010, Living Earth Foundation launched the pan African Waste to Wealth programme. The project responds to specific challenges faced by poor people living in urban slums in Africa.
The programme encourages all sectors of society to develop collaborative solutions to tackle the challenges of waste management. We support entrepreneurs, micro enterprises, social ventures and community groups to generate an income through waste recycling, and to develop public private partnerships with local government to improve waste collection and waste management in poor slum areas.
Living Earth’s Waste to Wealth programme is funded by the European Union, the UK Government’s Department for International Development and Comic Relief, and is currently active in Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
Find out more here; wastetowealth.livingearth.org.uk/
Day 1, Berlin, 27 March 2017
Copyright: Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit (BMUB)/ Thomas Trutschel
In 2010, Living Earth Foundation launched the pan African Waste to Wealth programme. The project responds to specific challenges faced by poor people living in urban slums in Africa.
The programme encourages all sectors of society to develop collaborative solutions to tackle the challenges of waste management. We support entrepreneurs, micro enterprises, social ventures and community groups to generate an income through waste recycling, and to develop public private partnerships with local government to improve waste collection and waste management in poor slum areas.
Living Earth’s Waste to Wealth programme is funded by the European Union, the UK Government’s Department for International Development and Comic Relief, and is currently active in Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
Find out more here; wastetowealth.livingearth.org.uk/
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Panel debate on outcome of afternoon workshop discussionsCelia Blauel, Deputy Mayor, City of Paris - Environment, Sustainable Development, Water, Climate Plan portfolio
Professor Nicolas Beriot Secretary General, French National Observatory on the Effects of Global Warming, Ministry of Ecology, Paris
Professor Mike Davies Professor of Building Physics and Environment, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment
Professor Lord John Krebs FRS Principal, Jesus College, Oxford; Chair, UK Adaptation subcommittee
Alex Nickson, Strategy Manager for Climate Change Adaptation and Water, Greater London Authority
Professor Hervé le Treut Senior Researcher, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory; Professor Sciences, Ecolé Polytechnique
Tim Reeder Regional Climate Change Programme Manager, Thames Region, UK Environment Agency
Q&AModerated by Roger Harrabin Energy & Environment Analyst, BBC
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Tues 5 Feb 2013: UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Singapore held a seminar to showcase business and cooperation opportunities for UK and Singapore companies in the Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Solutions space in key emerging markets, including China and Burma.
St. Kittians See Ominous Signs of Climate Change
Desmond Brown
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Apr 4 (IPS) – It is mid-morning and the temperature has already soared to 80 degrees centigrade.
A trade fair in one of biggest malls in Davao City, Philippines featuring products from the ILO PLEDGE Programme, which contributed to building peace, developing skills, supporting enterprises, and promoting local economic development with the support of the Mindanao Trust Fund.
Know more about the ILO PLEDGE: www.ilo.org/manila/projects/WCMS_220884/lang--en/index.htm
Photo ©ILO/Minette Rimando
17 October 2016
Davao City, Philippines
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - Solution Forum 6 - Development of Green Economies through Regional Action Plans and Public-Private Partnerships (j.mp/GSSDsf6)
Photo by Kire Godal
Photos from the WTO Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 photo gallery may be reproduced provided attribution is given to the WTO and the WTO is informed. Photos: © WTO/Jay Louvion
Photo credit: ©FAO/Richard Slaby
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bit.ly/myhaven Toronto green home project on Marth Clare, detail view of Charles Eames'-like cabinetry.
During Faiza's, the Community Development Officer, trip to Sudan, she gave training to five members of the team in Zalingei, Western Sudan. This included the Project Officer for Local Security Livelihood; Engineer; Project Officer for Small Businesses; Social Services/Education Officer; and the Logistics Officer.
They received training on procurement and finance, in order to be able to administer this training to the beneficiaries themselves so that they are able to effectively run the sub-projects themselves. The CDRD process relies on communities to do the procurement and manage the financial activities.
Faiza delivered the training through a number of different activities - flip-chart exercises, video – 7 modules PICD, card games and interactive exercises, as can be seen in these photos.
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - High Level Forum of Directors-General for Development Cooperation (j.mp/GSSDhlf)
Photo by Kile Godal
"The Future I want is a better world where due importance is given to natural resources, society and culture."
Photo Credit: Speak Your Mind // Lachie McKenzie
In 2010, Living Earth Foundation launched the pan African Waste to Wealth programme. The project responds to specific challenges faced by poor people living in urban slums in Africa.
The programme encourages all sectors of society to develop collaborative solutions to tackle the challenges of waste management. We support entrepreneurs, micro enterprises, social ventures and community groups to generate an income through waste recycling, and to develop public private partnerships with local government to improve waste collection and waste management in poor slum areas.
Living Earth’s Waste to Wealth programme is funded by the European Union, the UK Government’s Department for International Development and Comic Relief, and is currently active in Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
Find out more here; wastetowealth.livingearth.org.uk/
The Oxford Summer and Winter Schools in Ecological Economics organized by Environment Europe have attracted high level participants from Canada, USA, Mexico, St Lucia, Equador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Bosnia, Latvia, Ghana, Nigeria, China, India, Taiwan, and Australia.
You will find more on the programme and registration following this link: environmenteurope.org/education/1
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IRU African Symposium on trade and road transport facilitation brings together ministerial, policy and business delegates from 20 African countries to drive economic and social development by promoting and facilitating trade and international road transport.
Read more: www.iru.org/en_news_item?story=1988
A trade fair in one of biggest malls in Davao City, Philippines featuring products from the ILO PLEDGE Programme, which contributed to building peace, developing skills, supporting enterprises, and promoting local economic development with the support of the Mindanao Trust Fund.
Know more about the ILO PLEDGE: www.ilo.org/manila/projects/WCMS_220884/lang--en/index.htm
Photo ©ILO/Minette Rimando
17 October 2016
Davao City, Philippines
Global South-South Development Expo 2013 - High Level Forum of Directors-General for Development Cooperation (j.mp/GSSDhlf)
Photo by Kile Godal
Photo credit: ©FAO/Richard Slaby
You are welcome to use the photos from the Mountain Partnership photo gallery for non-commercial use. Please provide appropriate attribution, including the name of the photographer.
In 2010, Living Earth Foundation launched the pan African Waste to Wealth programme. The project responds to specific challenges faced by poor people living in urban slums in Africa.
The programme encourages all sectors of society to develop collaborative solutions to tackle the challenges of waste management. We support entrepreneurs, micro enterprises, social ventures and community groups to generate an income through waste recycling, and to develop public private partnerships with local government to improve waste collection and waste management in poor slum areas.
Living Earth’s Waste to Wealth programme is funded by the European Union, the UK Government’s Department for International Development and Comic Relief, and is currently active in Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda and Sierra Leone.
Find out more here; wastetowealth.livingearth.org.uk/