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South Africa and WRI Collaborate for Green, Equitable Urban Recovery

On October 30, 2020, the South Africa National Department for Cooperative Governance, World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and the Coalition for Urban Transitions announced a new partnership. It will support a green, resilient, and equitable COVID-19 recovery for cities in South Africa while focusing on implementing the country’s Integrated Urban Development...Read more »

WFP and Kenyan Government Launch Food Support Program for Families

On October 30, 2020, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it would collaborate with the Kenyan government to offer aid to over 24,000 families affected by the pandemic in Mombasa and Nairobi counties. This aid program receives contributions from US AID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. Before the lockdowns caused by COVID-19, Mombasa...Read more »

Scotland to Scale Up Offshore Wind Capacity

On October 28, 2020, the Scottish government released its Offshore Wind Policy Statement. The statement indicates that, in a green recovery effort, Scotland plans to scale up its wind energy generation capacity. The government intends to install hundreds of wind turbines off its coast, which will generate clean energy for more than 8 million homes....Read more »

Nordic Countries Back Institutional Investments in Green Recovery

On October 28, Nordic Prime Ministers announced their intention to encourage institutional investors to scale up green finance and investments. In a joint declaration, the Prime Ministers underlined that Nordic countries could and should take the lead on green recovery, pointed to the urgency of mobilizing private green investments, and stressed the interdependency of the...Read more »

South Korea Commits to Reaching Net-Zero by 2050

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has announced the country will commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. During a speech to parliament on October 28, he reaffirmed plans for a Green New Deal and pledged to replace coal power generation with renewable energy. As part of the USD 37 billion Green New Deal, South Korea...Read more »

C40 Mayors Call for Green and Just Recovery

New research commissioned by the C40 Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force illustrates the benefits of green and just recovery for employment, emissions, and health across the world’s 100 leading cities. The new technical report, published in October 2020, compares how urban greenhouse gas emissions, health, and jobs could develop under a green recovery compared...Read more »

EU allots P3.76 Billion for green recovery in the Philippines

As of October 26, 2020, the European Union (EU) has allotted PHP 3.76 billion in grant funding to the Philippines under the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme. This grant will support sustainable recovery efforts in the Philippines, particularly within the energy sector. During a webinar held on October 22, 2020, the head of the EU...Read more »

OECD Calls for ‘Science-Based’ Planning for Sustainable Recovery

On Monday October 27, 2020 experts met at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meeting. Expert consensus was that the estimated EUR 312 billion to be invested by OECD countries in green technologies for COVID recovery is not enough. Moreover, experts asserted that there has not been enough information on how countries plan...Read more »

UN ECLAC Push for Sustainability and Equality to be at the Forefront of COVID-19 Recovery

From October 26th to October 28th, the thirty eighth session of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is being held. The session hopes to discuss how to recover from the COVID pandemic sustainably. The session also hopes to promote a shift toward cultural equality in the region. On the first...Read more »

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD 1 billion to Green Recovery in Developing Countries

On October 26, 2020, The Rockefeller Foundation announced its commitment of USD 1 billion over the next 3 years to strengthen health systems and improve access to clean energy in developing countries. This commitment to green recovery in developing countries intends to rebuild economies and secure a safer future. Beyond the economic benefits that this...Read more »