Finance is at the heart of tackling #ClimateChange
As #COP26 Presidency, the 🇬🇧 will encourage global financial systems to be cleaner, unlock growth and create green jobs
Learn about our Finance campaign:
👉 https://t.co/3dFeHeIOFN
#GreenRecoveryWBG
A variety of challenges - not least #climatechange#migration & #health - are forcing us to re-imagine the city of the future, and to put urban resilience at the forefront of the international agenda https://t.co/f28C8REDAn #citiesday#ClimatePromise 📷 UN Photo/WFP/Amjad Jamal
Air pollution kills an estimated 7 million people per year. Studies tend to show that it might also make people more vulnerable to #COVID19. This #WorldCitiesDay, see how sustainable transport solutions help to reduce air pollution and make cities healthier 👇 #RecoverBetter
Friends and colleagues in #Environment, #ClimateChange and related sectors, please apply and share widely across your networks.
Vacancy - UK PACT Climate Change Officer (BHC, Abuja)
Deadline: 6 October 2020
@UKinNigeria@FMEnvng@fmeclimateng
https://t.co/50Bxx1NgUp
The health of our planet plays an important role in the spread of zoonotic diseases.
We need to
🌳🌴🌲Reclaim our forests
🛑Stop deforestation
✅Invest in managing protected areas & our land better
➡️Address the illegal wildlife trade, the 4th-largest global crime
#COVID19
🌏The global #environment can be safeguarded through enhanced international cooperation & linked, locally relevant measures
Through transformative change, #nature can be conserved, restored & used sustainably – this is also key to meeting most #SDGs
—@IPBES#GlobalAssessment
#ClimateChange is a solvable problem.
Whether it’s choosing cleaner transport or minimizing waste, each of us has the power to contribute to a greener future and be part of the push to achieve the #GlobalGoals.
Millions have taken over our streets this year to demand change.
Together we are stronger, and we will not be ignored. Let's never give up the fight and make 2020 a year of action - a year of hope, and a year of change.
Join us in #TheAgeOfProtest
With the support of @WorldConnectUS we are training 20 women from #KujeAbuja to repurpose single-use plastic bags (nylon shopping bags) by handweaving to fabric and sew into marketable products such as mats & bags
We are excited about the possibilities #forPeople#forPlanet
Sanitation is key to the wellbeing of a community. Reinventing the toilet wheel is a disruptive innovation for a sustainable habitat. @BillGates thank you.
Today world leaders gather in Madrid for #COP25.
To reach the goals of the #ParisAgreement we need everyone onboard! From countries, to cities, to companies & individuals.
It's time to accelerate #ClimateAction‼️
👉https://t.co/Pkj8vXjs1Y
Have you booked a space to showcase your innovative & sustainable solutions to global challenges? The application portal for the #WUF10 Urban Expo closes on 15 November. https://t.co/yMQHI9ogsk
We’ve already cleared nearly half of our planet’s forests, but the good news is they have an amazing ability to recover... if we give them the chance!
Find out what we must do to help our forests thrive forever 🌎
#ShareOurPlanet
The #Asker conference brought Norwegian & international youth together to deliberate on the localisation of the #SDGs from the perspective of young men and women. Watch this video on how they worked out challenges and solutions for localising #SDGs alongside @unhabitatyouth
If the impact of climate change could be severely felt now, how much more impact can the future bear if we don't #ActNow ? @GretaThunberg thank you for the leadership and your unwavering position on #ClimateAction
Communities living in informal settlements are hit hardest by our changing climate.
"Building the Climate Resilience of the Urban Poor" is a new initiative coordinated by @UNHABITAT to reduce risk & save lives. 👉https://t.co/SZUGUyMgge
#ClimateAction#ClimateActionSummit
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