Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP and UN Women from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. The tracker, which includes over 2,500 …
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has been asked to prepare a Visakhapatnam Climate Risk Management Plan (VCRMP) in order to handle natural calamities like heavy rains, floods, cyclones and even earthquakes. United National Development Programme (UNDP) in association with the Union ministry of home affairs has selected eight cities …
The government is formulating a climate fiscal framework to coordinate spending in the climate change-related activities, official sources said. The move is taken to ensure appropriate and effective use of funds in offsetting the impacts of climate change on Bangladesh, one of the countries most vulnerable to global warming. Officials …
The National Planning Commission (NPC) is preparing an action plan to promote sustainable energy in the country to meet the United Nations’ goal on providing access to energy to everyone by 2030. The action plan will basically focus on increasing people’s reach to electricity and modern cooking solutions by mobilising …
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has launched the second phase of the Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) to reform governance restructures, improve service delivery and implement government projects at the local level. The ministry on Monday said the programme will be implemented in collaboration with …
In order to reduce human casualties and economic losses to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and catastrophic flashfloods in the high-altitude and Tarai districts, respectively, the government on Wednesday launched the Community-based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project (CFGORRP). This is the first project funded by the Least …
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday received an award for Bangladesh for its stellar performance in fighting against poverty as well as significant reduction in poverty during the present government. The International Organisation for South-South Cooperation handed over the award to the Bangladesh premier at a function at the …
A new climate change mitigation project to promote sustainable biomass energy production and modern bio-energy technologies in Sri Lanka commenced with an inception workshop on September 17, 2013. The project is aimed at supporting Sri Lankan industries to meet energy needs from locally sourced fuel wood derived through sustainable practices, …
The Centre for Integrated Urban Development (CIUD) has established a Rainwater Resource Centre on the premises of Nepal-Japan Children’s Library in Lainchaur. The centre, which has received funds from the UNDP and Nepal Coca Cola Company, wants to present rainwater harvesting and recharge as a viable technology to tackle water …
Coca-Cola Sri Lanka in partnership with the United Nations Development Program dedicated clean toilets and wells in the Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts of Sri Lanka. Under the Every Drop Matters Project, the two partners constructed and renovated a total of 67 toilets and 46 wells in the two districts. The …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Nepal today inked an agreement to implement the Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project (CBFGLOF) to minimise threats from climate change to nearly 100‚000 people. Director General of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM‚ Rishi Ram Sharma and UNDP’s …
Hill regions (high ranges) in three Kerala districts have been identified for implementation of a unique eco-governance programme in the country. Crucially, it won't alienate the local population. On the contrary it will include them in the process by encouraging them to continue with their traditional occupation but in a …
Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha inaugurated a programme to put forests at the heart of Sri Lanka's strategy to tackle climate change. Environment and Renewable Energy Minister Susil Premajayantha, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka Subinay Nandy and others at the launch of the …
Though the CAG has pointed to poor performance of MGNREGA, a joint study by the UNDP and Sambodhi, a Delhi-based research organisation, has found the scheme has made a “significant impact” in generating income for small and marginal farmers especially in case of work on land of individual beneficiaries. The …
A five-day pilot survey of Bengal Tigers, which is the first phase of the Bengal Tiger Census and Monitoring project, will begin in the Sundarbans today. More than a thousand field workers will use camera traps to count the total tiger population in the Bangladesh part of the world’s largest …
Bangladesh had successfully stopped the trend of deforestation rather country’s forest coverage increased by around five percent during the regime of the government, said Environment and Forest Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday. He was addressing a workshop of United Nations climate financing mechanism in forestry sector REDD at Cirdap auditorium …
Jaipur: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Norway on Tuesday signed an agreement for the second phase of the Norway India Partnership Agreement Initiative (NIPI). According to the agreement signed on Tuesday, the project will be implemented in NIPI focus districts in Odisha and Rajasthan. A …
Government-backed campaign aims to double Caribbean country's forest cover by 2016 Haiti aims to plant 50m trees a year in a pioneering reforestation campaign to address one of the primary causes of the country's poverty and ecological vulnerability. President Michel Martelly will launch the drive to double forest cover by …
Nepal has made the “fastest progress” in reducing multidimensional poverty, according to a study by Oxford University. The study conducted by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) showed the percentage of the poor in Nepal dropped by 4.1 percentage points per year between 2006 and 2011. Of the 22 …
SILCHAR: India’s National AIDS Control Programme has achieved a 50 per cent reduction in new infections over the last 10 years. Still, there are an estimated 2.1 million people living with HIV in India. 90 per cent of infections in India are sexually transmitted. PEPFAR (The US President’s Emergency Plan …
RANCHI: The Khunti district in the past has been feared for Red terror but there is a success story there too in which the conservation of biodiversity was done by roping the village community. This not only provided various sources of livelihood but also stopped migration which was a major …
