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April 2020

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The external dimension of the Green Deal

With the ‘European Green Deal’, the EU commits to lead by example, advance climate action and set standards for sustainable growth.

 
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Carla Montesi, Director DEVCO.C at DEVCO Climate and Environment Week, February 2020
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The European Green Deal goes global

Over 100 colleagues from 83 EU Delegations and EU Headquarters in Brussels attended DEVCO Environment and Climate Change Week to discuss the new European Commission policy priorities and how to strengthen environment and climate change dimensions in EU external cooperation, in particular in light of the next programming phase.

 
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DEVCO Deputy Director-General Marjeta Jager
EU paves the way for a stronger partnership with Africa

New strategy proposes a roadmap for future cooperation between the European Union and Africa

 
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Climate action: COP25, and towards COP26

COP25 was the ideal platform to present the European Green Deal and the EU’s commitment to climate neutrality

 
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European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans at COP25 in Madrid, December 2019
‘Nature’s invoices are coming’

DEVCO Environment and Climate Week highlighted how 2020 will be a crucial year for global biodiversity as well as how EU external cooperation can support the Green Deal priority.

 
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Giraffes in Zakouma national park, Chad
New facilities offer support on water issues and the green economy

The beginning of 2020 saw the launch of the second phase of the SWITCH to Green Facility as well as a new facility to support cooperation in the Water sector, both with a 3-year mandate.

 
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Fighting climate change with sustainable energy

Clean cooking and energy efficiency were in the spotlight at DEVCO Environment & Climate Week

 
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Halima Kolo Mohammed of the Rural Women for Energy Security (RUWES) network performs a clean cookstove demonstration in Mararraban Burum Village, Abuja, Nigeria
Unlocking sustainable finance for achieving the green transition

Addressing global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss requires substantial public and private investments. The Sustainable Finance Session at DEVCO Environment and Climate Week focused on identifying EU and partner actions to mobilise funds for green investments to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.

 
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Sustainable finance session at DEVCO Environment and Climate Week 2020
The EU water operators’ partnerships programme

EU convenes water and sanitation stakeholders to present and discuss the new EU water operators’ partnerships programme

 
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Focus on wildlife and conservation in Latin America

EU-backed conference on illegal wildlife trade results in Lima Declaration

 
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Juvenile brown woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha), Peru
Water, energy and food: EU delegations trained to apply ‘nexus thinking’

Working across sectors is key to successful delivery of Sustainable Development Goals

 
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Provision of a water point in the highlands of Northern Ethiopia (Reset II project) enables families to access clean water for improved food preparation, hygiene and sanitation
In brief: more DEVCO environment and climate change news

Further news items on climate, energy and forest-related issues. It's been a busy few months!

 
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In focus
The poison dart frog is increasingly targeted by wildlife traffickers in Latin America for the collector market
A delegation’s view: implementing the European Green Deal

Robert Steinlechner, Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Peru, shared his reflections on how his delegation can contribute to implementing the Commission’s new priority policy.

 
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Project stories
Project to involve local stakeholders in governance leads to promising results in Haiti biodiversity hotspot

Co-management, training and awareness-raising have effected a shift towards sustainable activities in Oyster Lagoon national natural park

 
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The number of flamingos has tripled in the last three years in Oyster Lagoon park, Belle-Anse, Haiti
Old wood becomes a source of legal timber in Thailand

Reclaimed timber is contributing to Thailand’s local economy and becoming an important source of income.

 
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Global Climate Change Alliance African projects meet in Rwanda: awards for Comoros and Tanzania

Representatives of Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA+) projects in the African region met for a conference in Kigali, Rwanda in October. The community of practice showcased their projects, shared experiences and learning, and expanded their networks.

 
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