Tag: Climate change
Fighting climate change and poverty at the same time
04 Dec 14 NewsWorldwide, close to 1 billion people live in poverty on less than $1.25 per day and more than 800 million are undernourished. Many of them are on the front lines of climate change....
UN official sees upcoming Lima climate talks as ‘stepping stone’ for universal treaty
01 Dec 14 NewsAs Governments prepare to meet for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, starting on Monday, a top UN official has highlighted the session as an opportunity t...
UN biodiversity pact seeks to ensure fair, transparent use of world’s genetic resources
16 Oct 14 NewsAfter decades of negotiations, the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing entered into force on Sunday, enhancing opportunities for the equitable sharing of benefits of the ...
Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 19th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change
14 Oct 14 NewsFinal statement
Sun City, South Africa, 10 October 2014
The 19th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Sun City, South Africa, on 10 October 2014. H.E. Ms. ...
Climate Change, Development and Trade: A Long Walk to Mitigation
23 Apr 14 DiscussionGavin van der Nest, tralac Researcher, discusses recent global developments in the fight against climate change
The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli...
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2011
19 Apr 12 PublicationsA number of important trade-related developments took place in southern Africa in 2011. Developments on the rest of the African continent as well as in the global economy had impor...
tralac at the Durban Trade and Climate Change Symposium, 5 December 2011
09 Dec 11 EventOn 5 December 2011, tralac, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), participated in the Durban Trade and Climate Change Symposium organised by the ICTSD, World...