11. Dec 2023 | COP
Host for the COP29 confirmed COP29 in 2024 will take place in Azerbaijan. After Russia used its veto right to prevent the event from being held in Eastern Europe, the nations agreed on Azerbaijan. After Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, this means that another...
7. Dec 2023 | COP
Presentation of the new Global Tipping Points Report The new tipping point report by the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute was compiled by 200 scientists from over 90 organisations in 26 countries and presented at COP28 on 6 December. The report...
5. Dec 2023 | COP
Controversy surrounding COP28 President Al Jaber The Guardian reported on Sunday about an appearance by COP28 President Al Jaber at an event organised by the “SHE changes climate” campaign. There, Al Jaber stated that there is “no scientific...
4. Dec 2023 | COP
UNDRR & UNOPS host the Secretariat of the Santiago Network The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have been decided on as the new hosts for the secretariat of the Santiago Network. Aim of the...
27. Nov 2023 | Allgemein
The UNDRR has released this year’s Regional Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction for Europe and Central Asia. This year’s report presents three broad, interconnected risk drivers that contribute to characterizing the complexity of risk management...
