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13th Annual AREDAY Summit “From Paris to the Polls: Implementing Low Carbon Economies”

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AREDAY - the American Renewable Energy Day - it's an Annual Summit from the American Renewable Energy Institute that brings together over 100 cross-sector speakers that results in investments, collaborations, strategic alliances and new initiatives, and it also includes a film festival, a concert and an environmental expo. This year event will take place at Snowmass Village, Colorado, on 19-24 June 2016.

For more information visit: http://www.areday.net/

2016 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank

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The 2016 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank will take place from Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The theme of this year’s meetings is “Energy and Climate Change”, and draws on one of the Bank’s “High 5” priority areas, namely to “Light up and Power Africa”.

Plant a Tree to mark April 22 Signing of the Paris Agreement

In New York, on April 22, governments will sign the new Paris Climate Change Agreement en route to it coming into force as millions of people around the globe mark annual Earth Day, or International Mother Earth Day.

Earth Day’s theme this year is focused on trees with the aim of mobilizing nearly eight billion plantings, or one for every man, woman and child alive by 2020—together we can maybe do it sooner! The link between the Paris Agreement and trees is clear—forests will be key allies for combating climate change and meeting the long term goal of restoring the ecological balance of planet Earth by the second half of the century.

Trees and forests are also crucial for assisting efforts to meet the new Sustainable Development Goals given their role is absorbing carbon, cleaning and cooling the air; acting as natural water pumps to sustain river flows; stabilizing soils; recycling nutrients for agriculture and supporting habitats for wildlife to name just a few of their gifts to humanity.

So let’s get planting now, in the run up to April 22 and beyond.

You can also simply hug your favorite tree, like UNFCCC spokesperson Nick Nuttall. Photo Credit: UNFCCC.

Our asks are simple, we want to create a buzz around the signing of the Paris Agreement; let governments know that everyone is right behind them while making a very practical difference on the ground in terms of a healthier, less risky world.

We are asking everyone to do one or all of three things:

1) Plant a tree for the Paris Agreement signing and maybe attach a little plaque
2) Hug a tree for the Paris Agreement signing
3) Sketch or photograph your favorite tree for the Paris Agreement signing

Then post images and texts about your good work on Facebook, Twitter or any other social media network using the hashtags #ParisAgreement and #Trees4Earth, along with #EarthDay2016 if there is space.

Go the Earth Day web site and register your event and learn about more cool things you can do.

And tell governments, local authority leaders, business leaders, friends and family why you have done it and get them on board—you could even use the hashtags #ParisAgreement #Means4Me when writing to them.

Join Earth Day Network’s 'Trees for the Earth’.

New open online course: from climate science to action

Over the past two years, the World Bank’s flagship climate change report series Turn Down the Heat and its complementary free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) have helped bring important climate related issues to policy makers and concerned citizens, reaching nearly 39,000 people in more than 180 countries worldwide.

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Now, with the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP 21, we are ready to launch a new and exciting MOOC: “From Climate Science to Action – Turn Down the Heat Series”. The MOOC is delivered in association with the World Bank’s Open Learning Campus – the one stop shop for development learning. This interactive course focuses on region-specific impacts and opportunities for climate action in the context of the Paris Agreement. With an overview of the submitted National Determined Contributions (NDCs), it lays out implementation challenges and opportunities of the Paris Agreement.

Online Course: From Climate Science to Action

Climate Week NYC 2016

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High-profile meetings, events and multiple activities will be held across New York City during the Climate Week, 19-25 September 2016. Climate Week NYC brings together influential global figures - and new voices - from the worlds of business, government and society who are leading the low carbon transition. Events on 19th September 2016 will take place at The Times Center - New York Times Building.

Spring Meetings

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Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group

Each spring, thousands of government officials, journalists, civil society organizations, and participants from the academia and private sectors, gather in Washington DC for the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

Transition to a low-emissions economy in Poland

This study on Poland is part of the World Bank’s series of low-carbon growth studies. It poses the question of how Poland, an EU member state, an industrialized ‘Annex I’ country for the purposes of international climate discussions,1 and an OECD member, can transition to a low emissions economy as successfully as it underwent transition to a market economy in the early 1990s.

Climate Change: IFC's response

This is the story of how one major global development institution, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), recognized and responded to the challenge of climate change, and was itself transformed in the experience. Addressing climate change affected IFC at every organizational level, from high-level policy issues such as the role to take in supporting the use of fossil fuel, to highly technical and operational issues, such as tracking greenhouse gas emissions, and evaluating investments while taking into account

Climate risk and business: ports - terminal maritimo Muelles el Bosque Cartagena, Colombia

Physical infrastructure at ports and port activities may be highly vulnerable to changes in climate. For instance, the risks could manifest through changes in the level or patterns of shipping, increased flooding affecting movements within ports and causing damage to goods stored, reduced navigability of access channels and business interruption. Some ports will also see opportunities as a result of climate change. A port's reputation for reliability is key to its success, so ports that are more resilient to disruption from climate events should fare better.