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Pilot project in Belarus – “Sporauski hayfields” festival
August 23, 2014

For 8 years, the open national championship  ”Sporovsky’ hayfields” has been taking place on the territory of the reserve. The aim of the championship is to maintain national tradition of hay moving as an element of cultural heritage and to keep fen mire in open state because    negative succession of… Read more »

Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: Climate monitoring activities are being launched in Inta region of the Republic of Komi (Forest and Peatland Permafrost Pilot Project, Russia)
July 28, 2014

Experts from the Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Scientists, have selected three key sites, where drilling activities will be carried out and special sensors will be installed to conduct permafrost and GHG emission observations. In particular, in the area of Lake Vodety a 10-meter… Read more »

Clima East partner countries come together to discuss common issues and challenges of pasture management and formulate specific needs for policy changes
June 26, 2014

Bringing together key regional stakeholders, Clima East supported a workshop focussed on practical and policy issues in the management of pastures for protection of eco-systems and tackling climate change. 
Involving participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova,  the meeting held in Tbilisi on 3-4 June 2014 was a first opportunity… Read more »

Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: Russia’s first manual on restoration of permafrost peatlands has been developed in Komi (Forest and Peatland Permafrost Pilot Project, Russia)
June 2, 2014

Russia’s first manual on restoration of permafrost peatlands has been developed in Komi within the framework of the UNDP/GEF KR PA Project.
According to the Press Service of the Project, specialists from leading Russian institutes involved in this work within the framework of the project have developed a unique technique… Read more »

Clima East Post-COP event brings officials from partner countries and the EU together to discuss issues arising from Warsaw COP and ADP
March 31, 2014

Negotiators and other senior officials from 6 Clima East Partner Countries are meeting in Nicosia along with EU representatives and the Clima East team to discuss COP 19 outcomes and approaches to key issues. 
With the March 2014 ADP gatherings in Bonn recently concluded, outcomes of that process will also… Read more »

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Clima East supports adaptation experts from Partner Countries to attend EU LIFE+ ADAPT-TO-CLIMATE Conference

In preparing for its Post-COP negotiators event  in Cyprus, Clima East has built on an opportunity for synergy to support Adaptation experts from Project Partner Countries to attend the International Conference ADAPT -TO-CLIMATE, which took place the week before (27-28/03/2014), providing an opportunity to learn more about an EU Member… Read more »

Pilot Project in Komi and NAO: The 6 th meeting of the Steering Committee of the UNDP/GEF KR PA project
February 14, 2014

The sixth meeting of the Steering Committee of the UNDP/GEF Project “Strengthening the Komi Republic Protected Area System to Conserve Virgin Forest Biodiversity in the Pechora River Headwaters Region» was held in Syktyvkar. Among those present were directors of federal and regional ministries and agencies, representatives of legislative and executive… Read more »

Clima East Policy Project Steering Committee to meet in Chisinau, 12/02/2014
February 5, 2014

Representatives of all seven Partner Countries will meet with the project management team and EC to discuss progress and agree actions for the coming year. In addition, the results of the first call for applications under the project’s Expert Facility will be reviewed – for further information on making an… Read more »

Clima East at COP19: Cities and Sub-national Dialogue Presidency event. Notes from our Key Expert (6)
November 21, 2013

‘Let us innovate, scale up and cooperate’ for global transformation, urges Ban Ki-moon. Read more…
A side event aimed at facilitating a dialogue between Parties to the Convention and local government authorities as well as representatives of civil society was organised by the COP Presidency on 21 November. The conference,… Read more »

Clima East at COP19: Notes from our Key Expert (5)
November 19, 2013

An Intergenerational Approach to Climate Change – Galvanising Leadership for Urgent Action
Key point from High Level Leader’s Breakfast Meeting at the Warsaw COP19, 19/11/2013
Intergenerational equity is among the subjects increasingly addressed by climate negotiations alongside gender issues. This event, organized by the COP Presidency and the Mary Robinson… Read more »