Climate
UNEP Report: 18% Emission Cut by 2030 Needed to Return to 1.5°C
UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2026 outlines a pathway to limit peak warming to 1.7-1.8°C and return to 1.5°C by 2100, requiring steep emission cuts.
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Climate
UN Adaptation Forum: Planning Gives Way to Implementation Challenges
The 2026 Adaptation Forum in Baku focused on moving from national adaptation plans to implementation, financing, and monitoring results.
Cities
Ten Central Asian Cities Expand Urban Resilience Coalition
Ten Central Asian cities join forces to prepare for disasters, with new members and a seismological memorandum signed at a Tashkent dialogue.
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Climate
IUCN President Urges Faster Biodiversity Delivery Ahead of COP17
Ahead of COP17 in Yerevan, IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak said progress on the 2030 biodiversity targets is uneven and slow, and urged local action.
Cities
EU and UNDP Open Innovation Finance Challenge to Four Eastern Cities
Municipalities in Armenia, Moldova, North Macedonia and Ukraine can apply by 13 November for grants of up to US$20,000 to design local financing solutions.
Climate
EU Commission hosts forest-sector dialogue on post-2030 climate policy
Commissioner Hoekstra met forest owners and pulp and paper representatives to discuss carbon removals, certification and the post-2030 climate framework.
Health
Eastern Mediterranean Ministers Reaffirm Polio Pledge Amid Budget Cuts
WHO regional committee in Cairo reaffirms polio eradication commitment as wild virus persists in Afghanistan and Pakistan and funding falls.
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