Why is UNFCCC COP 25 Important for International Aviation? - SDG Update - 3 December 2019

Guest Articles Why is UNFCCC COP 25 Important for International Aviation? Clear rules on international collaboration open doors for cost-effective approaches for climate action. Read Promoting SDG Implementation through Data: The Arab Region SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2019 According to this Report, five countries emerge as regional leaders: Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan. Read Policy Brief Monthly Forecast December 2019: A Time for Action Most of the December calendar time is taken up by the biggest climate event of the year – the UN Climate Change Conference. Read Cooperation for Healthy Mediterranean Marine and Coastal Ecosystems The COP21 of the Barcelona Convention will examine challenges to the sustainable management of the Mediterranean Sea and Coast. Read News OECD Report Calls for Aligning Development Finance with Climate Goals The report finds that, since the Paris Agreement, countries have approximately doubled development finance to renewable energy. Read REN21 Report Highlights Cities' Role in Sustainable Energy Transition The report emphasizes that cities are adopting some of the world's most ambitious and innovative commitments for renewables globally.  Read FAO Symposium Discusses the Future of Fisheries and Global Food Security Participants discussed pathways to strengthen the science-policy interface in fisheries production, management and trade based on sustainability principles. Read UNECE Launches Regional Resources on SDG Statistics The resource provides producers of national official statistics and other statistical experts with a set of guidelines and tools. Read UNCTAD Tool Helps Measure Private Sector Contributions to SDGs The tool aims to harmonize sustainability reporting and incorporate the private sector's contribution to SDG implementation into voluntary national reviews. Read Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Submits NAP Read OECD Economic Outlook Cites Structural Threats to Global Living Standards Read UN Begins 2020 Peacebuilding Review with Calls for Funding, Coordination Read   GLF Luxembourg 2019 Explores how to Unlock Finance for Sustainable Land Use Read FAO, Partners Call for Strengthening Sustainable Wood Value Chains to Achieve SDGs, Paris Agreement Read CLPA 2019 Discusses Corruption and Land Policy in Africa Read   Forward to a colleague     Current and Upcoming Events November 2019 Events Calendar Click the calendar to view the full lineup of global SDG events and processes, or see highlights below.   UN Climate Finance and Sustainable Investing Conference 2019 (view) 17 October - 18 December 2019 | Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region), China   Near East Forestry and Range Commission (view) 1-5 December 2019 | Sudan   55th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-55) and Sessions of the Associated Committees (view) 2-7 December 2019 | Lome, Togo   Barcelona Convention COP21(view) 2-5 December 2019 | Napoli, Campania, Italy   UNFCCC COP 25 (view) 2-13 December 2019 | Madrid, Spain   Joint SBSTA-IPCC Special Event: Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) (view) 4 December 2019 | Madrid, Spain Funding for the IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub has been provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Development Research Centre.   Received this SDG Update as a forward? Subscribe