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President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau depart following their press conference 3/10/16.

U.S. and Canada Announce Joint Climate Measures

March 14, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
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The New York Times (3/10) reported that the U.S. and Canada announced a package of joint climate measures at an official meeting between President...
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adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, development donors, emissions, governance, mitigation
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Fiji

Fiji First Country to Ratify Paris Agreement

February 18, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
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Climate Home (2/15) reported that Fiji became the first country in the world to ratify the Paris Agreement, when its lawmakers endorsed the agreement...
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adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, forest/forestry, governance, mitigation, sustainable landscapes
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#COP21

The Paris Climate Agreement: A Range of Early Analyses

January 7, 2016
Katherine Cunningham
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Nearly 200 nations made history last month, when they adopted a landmark global agreement to take shared action on climate change at U.N. climate...
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adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, climate finance, climate policy, governance, mitigation, sustainable landscapes
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Secretary Tom Vilsack, USDA, at COP21

Global Leaders Gather in Paris for UNFCCC COP21

December 3, 2015
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The UNFCCC COP21 climate change talks began Monday, November 30 with some 150 world leaders gathered in Paris to negotiate the terms of a global...
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adaptation, clean energy, climate change integration, climate finance, climate policy, development donors, governance, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement
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UN Sustainable Development Goals

World Leaders Adopt Sustainable Development Goals, Including Climate Change

September 30, 2015
Katherine Cunningham
News Summary
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New York City on Friday, September 25. A UN...
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adaptation, climate change integration, climate finance, climate policy, governance, mitigation, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global