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UNDP and the Brazilian Government have set up a series of online “Rio+20 Sustainable Development Dialogues.” There are open to everyone: UN and NGO staff, activists and other members of the public. The dialogues function in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.
All you need to do is to go to www.riodialogues.org & select “Join the Dialogues

Minister for environment maria mutagamba has advised govt to recall all land titles issued on the shores of lakes and banks of rivers in order to reduce rampant encroachment on the protection zones of these water bodies. Mutagamba said Lake Victoria had lost its filtering capacity due to encroachment and because of this Govt spends billions of shillings towards treatment of water before it is pumped back to kampalas 2 million people. (Radio1 Talk show)

An important breakfast briefing session on Gender and Climate Change prior to the COP 17 Climate Change meeting in Durban. It will be held from 08.00 – 11.00 on Tuesday 15 November 2011 at the Achwa Hall, International Conference Centre, Serena Hotel, Kampala. Please find attached, an invitation to the event and a draft programme for the morning.



The briefing will be hosted by the Ministry of Water and Environment and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, with… Continue

The Youth Constituency at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (YOUNGO) received funding from the Norwegian government to enable the participation of fifteen (15) youth from Global South at the 17th Conference Of Parties at the UNFCCC (COP17) in Durban from 28 November to 9 December 2011, including the 7th Conference Of Youth (COY7) that will held from 25-27 November 2011 in Durban as well. YOUNGO now has the pleasure to announce the call for applications and invite all… Continue

The Federal Government's controversial climate legislation has passed the Senate 36-32 and will now become law from mid-next year. From July 2012, polluting industries will pay $23 per tonne of carbon emissions and households will be compensated for extra costs through tax cuts and increased benefits. The vote was greeted with glee from the Government and Greens and dismay by Opposition members, who were first out of the Senate doors to voice their protests.

The Nationals' Ron Boswell…

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