Met w/ small 🛥️ operators to Manono 🇼🇸 to discuss green transport options to the island. Only accessed by alias, this route is a busy & critical one. @UNDP is looking into using electric boats as a sustainable way to service this route under the #CAPIT project funded by @JapanGov
Sittwe is littered with uprooted trees and rubble since #CycloneMocha made landfall. The city cannot function, and people cannot access services or run their businesses until they are removed. @UNDP is now clearing away the debris - a vital early step in recovery.
Fostering sustainable development in the face of compounding crises requires urgent action to meet the SDGs and to build a more prosperous future for all, says a new report by @UNDP@ADB_HQ & @UNESCAP#APFSD#AsiaPacific#SDGs
"Water connects people and the water becomes the reason for transboundary cooperation rather than the source of conflict. If we don't act now, then either we will have too much water or too little water", says @UNDPasiapac's @ayamamoto120#MovingMountains
Glad to meet with Ms @kanniwignaraja@UN ASG & Regional Director of @UNDPasiapac 🇺🇳
We discussed @UNDP ‘s contribution and partnership for #TimorLeste’s development in-line with the government priorities for economic diversification and human capacity building (17/10)
@kanniwignaraja , Welcome to the country of rising sun, Timor Lorosae 🇹🇱! Staff are delighted to welcome Kanni. Our first day was filled with laughter , traditional fashion and welcome from @AdaljizaM , Minister of Foreign Affairs. @TaurDe@UNDPasiapac
Highlights from Day 2 in 🇮🇳. With @UNinIndia on current issues. Followed by an engaging @UNDP_India policy dialogue with thought leaders from 🇮🇳 Govt&Partners. Closing w exchanges on #renewables and #ClimateAction w @mnreindia & @moefcc. I thought it was end of day2. I was wrong!
An engaging day in #Ladakh🏔 with @kanniwignaraja & @UNDP 🇮🇳 team.
Interacted with @Wangchuk66 & his energetic team at @HialLadakh & #SECMOL.
Proud of our young UNDP 🇮🇳 team in Ladakh for their work & commitment in challenging conditions.
OPINION: In the case of the #Himalayas, comprehensive transboundary cooperation would need to cover entire Ganges River basin, involving China, Nepal, Bangladesh and India, writes @UN ASG @KanniWignaraja in @thehimalayan calling 4 urgent climate action:
https://t.co/rGxWCvlhN1
Our planet 🌎 is the only home we have, there is no Planet B.
On #WorldEnvironmentDay, @frankiethedino 🦖 visited 🇮🇳 to spread his message to humans - #DontChooseExtinction.
Frankie loved meeting the people of 🇮🇳, and can’t wait to be back! Watch.
Coordination between UNDP COs at @UNDPasiapac ; UNDP Indonesia facilitated meetings for @UNDP Phillipines with the leaders of Muhammadiyah movement to exchange best practices to replicate on social transformation of rebel movements # need of the hour !
The global #BlueEconomy contributes around US$3 trillion per year to the world’s GDP. @kanniwignaraja and @WiesenC’s op-ed spotlight @UNDP's work with the #Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) to support sustainable development for the blue economy.
"If we are serious about renewing our lands & oceans […] we need to focus on altering the blueprint of our current growth model: production & consumption."
@SL_ShuminLiu & @AlexOprunenco of @UNDP on #SystemInnovation solutions to complex challenges: https://t.co/wkZVJ0sTkR
Now premiering on TV worldwide: The Human Cost of Climate Change, a film produced by @NVallangi & @DeejFilms, tells a compelling story on the impact of #ClimateChange as experienced in #Nepal:
Watch 👉: https://t.co/TYgp1iFJNQ