The environment in the news monday 13 October 2008
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SyriaStart up of scouts meetings activities in the Environmental field, in Tripoli/Libya, in corroboration of Syria “Arabic”http://www.sana.sy/ara/8/2008/10/12/196198.htmBack to Menu ============================================================= ENVIRONMENT NEWS FROM THE UN DAILY NEWS 10 October 2008 Financial turmoil could usher in new ‘green’ era, says top UN climate official 10 October - The current global market crisis could provide an opportunity for the world financial system to reconstruct itself to promote “green” growth, the top United Nations climate change official said today in New York. “Governments now have an opportunity to create and enforce policy which stimulates competition to fund clean industry,” Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) told reporters. The demand for energy worldwide is expected by surge more than 50 per cent by 2030, he said, requiring a $22 trillion investment – half of that in developing nations – in energy supply infrastructure. Massive increases in greenhouse gas emissions would result unless those funds are earmarked for clean energy, he stressed. For the first time since last December’s landmark UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, where countries agreed to launch formal negotiations to reach a long-term global agreement on climate change, dozens of environment ministers will meet next week before the next set of talks in the Polish city of Poznan begin in December. The Poznan conference will be crucial since it will be the first time that a text, for a successor pact to the Kyoto Protocol, will be discussed, Mr. de Boer said. “It will be very important, in that context, that ministers focus their attention on a shared vision of cooperative action,” he noted. While there has been much talk regarding what developed and developing countries must do to slash emissions, little emphasis has been placed on the infrastructure and resources that poorer nations require, the Executive Secretary said, calling on leaders at Poznan to make the necessary commitments. Back to Menu ________________________________________________________________ Ban’s upcoming travels take him to Geneva, Quebec City and Boston 10 October - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be traveling to Geneva next week for talks regarding the situation in Georgia, followed by a trip to Quebec City later in the week and then a visit to Boston at the end of this month. Mr. Ban will be in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss Georgia and the future role of the United Nations there with representatives of the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He will be represented at the talks, which will be held at the expert level on Wednesday, by his Special Representative for Georgia, Johan Verbeke. Later in the week, the Secretary-General travels to Quebec City, Canada, where he is scheduled to address the opening of the Francophonie Summit, during which he will stress the strong ties between the UN and Francophone countries. While in the city, Mr. Ban also plans to hold several bilateral meetings before returning to New York next weekend. At the end of the month, the UN chief will speak at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Mr. Ban’s speech, entitled “Securing the common good at time of global crises,” will focus on the importance of achieving disarmament, climate change solutions, global health targets and progress against terrorism. It will also centre on the challenge of addressing such issues against the backdrop of concurrent global crises pertaining to finance, food, energy and development. He will be addressing the John F. Kennedy Forum, which frequently hosts heads of State; leaders in politics, government, business, labour and the media; academics; community organizers; and artists. Back to Menu ________________________________________________________________ UN, Dutch university partner to reach development goals 10 October - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with a Dutch university to promote education and research in developing countries to build momentum towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight ambitious anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline. FAO and the Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) have agreed to focus on boosting production in the face of soaring global food prices. They will, among their activities, identify technologies to enhance farm production through sustainable use of natural resources, while taking into account climate change; helping countries both formulate policies and put them into practice; and organize seminars and workshops. The new agreement will also foster the exchange of scientific staff and experts, while also offering young professionals and students internships and on-the-job training. FAO’s Associate Professional Officers (APO) programme began in 1954 with five young agricultural engineers from Wageningen University, with hundreds of experts following suit since then. Back to Menu ============================================================= ENVIRONMENT NEWS FROM THE S.G’s SPOKESMAN DAILY PRESS BRIEFING 10 October 2008 **Guest Today Our guest today is Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, who will brief you on the latest developments in negotiations on a new climate change agreement that needs to be finalized by December 2009 in Copenhagen. We also have the General Assembly Spokesperson here today to brief you immediately after my briefing. Back to Menu ________________________________________________________________ **Week Ahead/Secretary-General’s Travels In his remarks, the Secretary-General plans to discuss the importance of securing global goods such as disarmament, climate change solutions, global health and action against terrorism. He will speak to the particular challenge of addressing these at a time when they are put at risk by concurrent global crises – including those related to finance, food, energy, and development. Back to Menu ============================================================= 
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