News
World leaders commit to tackling global education crisis that is holding back millions of children and threatening progress and stability
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres; United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed; heads of state of France, Norway, Malawi and Senegal; and other global education leaders today committed to tackling the global ‘education crisis’ holding back millions of children and threatening progress, at a high-level event in New York City.
Who will pay for the effects of climate change on small islands?
Climate scientists have long made it clear that higher temperatures, higher sea levels will weave together to super-charge storms. Our heartfelt sympathies, solidarity and prayers go to the people of Texas and Florida who were pummelled first by Hurricane Harvey and second by Hurricane Irma, in this Atlantic hurricane season with multiple Category-5 storms in a single week.
UNDP opens new job vacancy
V
acancy: National Consultant to support terminal evaluation of UNDP/GEF Project "Building Energy Efficiency in the North-West of Russia".
Location : Home-based with one mission within Russia, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Application Deadline: 05-Sep-17 (Midnight New York, USA)
ISEDC took part in the plenary session “Creating Our Future” of Future Energy Forum of Astana EXPO-2017 and presented its biennial Activity Report on the results and activities for 2016-2017
On 4-5 September 2017, ISEDC Executive Director Yury Posysaev and ISEDC Head of Section of educational activities Aleksander Antonov visited Astana EXPO-2017 to take part in the 12th and final series of conferences of Future Energy Forum and present the Centre’s next biennial Activity Report.
ISEDC to participate in the final stage of the Future Energy Forum of Astana EXPO-2017
On 4-5 September 2017, ISEDC will take part at the 12th and final conference "Creating Our Future" of the Future Energy Forum that will take place during the final week of Astana EXPO-2017.
World leading experts will discuss new energy sources: the Global Energy Prize Summit`2017 will be held at the Euronews HQ
The Global Energy Prize Summit`2017 will take place at the Euronews HQ on September, 18 in Lyon (France). It will unite the Global Energy Prize laureates, members of International Award Committee and authoritative experts from 11 countries.
G20: Compromise on climate change, but at what cost?
G20 countries have managed to avoid a total bust-up with Donald Trump over climate change, leaving the door open for Washington to return to the Paris Agreement - but at the cost of risky concessions.
Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change
In a year already marked by heatwaves and new daily temperature records, the United Nations weather agency and television weather anchors have joined forces to create video forecasts that explore how climate change would make future summers even hotter in major cities of the world.
