Newsletter: March 2019 Subscribe Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Breadcrumb Home Newsletter Newsletter: March 2019 Content Until next time... Message from the Secretariat Countries and other stakeholders met at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in March to define ways forward towards sustainable consumption and production. In New York and Copenhagen, member states have met this month to discuss synergies between implementing the sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement. In the meantime, young people and students continue to take to the streets to demand concrete actions to limit catastrophic climate change. Fast action with quick results and multiple benefits is in demand! The partners of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition met in Nairobi to discuss our role in addressing the 1.5˚C challenge and a vision towards 2030. Air pollution, climate mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development are closely linked. We offer an integrated approach, using a “multiple benefits pathway framework”, to identify strategies that maximize synergies and avoid negative trade-offs. Using this approach help decision-makers compare the impacts and benefits of policies and measures, reduce the costs of achieving climate and sustainable development goals, and increase the social, institutional, and economic feasibility of additional necessary actions. We will work together to help countries raise their ambition in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by integrating analysis and policies that apply this approach. This means specific actions on short-lived climate pollutants, including methane, black carbon and HFCs and in the agriculture, industry and transport sectors, as well as including more energy efficient cooling. News highlights CCAC Working Group meets in Nairobi, Kenya At the 25th Working Group Meeting, partners set about developing a new strategic vision for the Coalition and its initiatives. Read → Ghana leads high-level round-table on climate and clean air actions during Africa Climate Week African countries call for more regional cooperation to tackle climate change and air pollution. Read → UN Environment: Arctic set for dangerous temperature rise. Can SLCP mitigation help? New UN Environment report says Arctic temperatures will rise by 3.5°C by 2050. Reducing short-lived climate pollutants can slow the rate of warming by two-thirds. Read → Beijing’s air quality improvements are a model for other cities Decades of hard work and trial and error have seen significant improvements in the city’s air quality. A new report outlines these efforts. Read → Countries have a legal obligation to ensure clean air, says UN human rights representative UN human rights body's Special Rapporteur identified seven key steps that each State must take to ensure clean air and fulfil the right to a healthy environment. Read → Close to half of all deaths by transport air pollution caused by diesel on-road vehicles, says new study A new report delves into an unprecedented level of detail and scope with respect to the nature and contribution of the global transport sector to air pollution worldwide. Read → Welcome to our newest partners State partners Niger Thailand Non-state partner Global LPG Partnership Resources Science resources Guidelines & Tools 2019 Integrating short-lived climate pollutants into Asian NDCs: a survey with recommendations Download Download 2019_SLCPs-in-Asian-NDCs.pdf en Added on: 04 March, 2019 Event Documents 2019 Presentations from the UNEA4 side event: Innovative and Locally-appropriate Waste Management Solutions for a Pollution-free Planet Download Download 0_agenda_slide.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 1_mazo-nix_mswi_ccac_1.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 3_penang_state_political_will_towards_global_commitments_local_action_0.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 4_side_event_maria_valeria_felix_v2.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 5_osaka_city_innovative_and_locally_appropriate_waste_management.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 6_dar_es_salaam_unea_11_march_2019_nairobi.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 7_crawford_unea4_11032019_final.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 8_side_event_panel_slides.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 Funds, grants & awards Africa Netpreneur Prize: 10 finalists from across the continent will compete for USD1-million in total prize money. In addition, all 10 finalists will receive grant funding from the Jack Ma Foundation, as well as access to the Netpreneur community. Deadline to apply: 30 June Africa Netpreneur Prize: 10 finalists from across the continent will compete for USD1-million in total prize money. In addition, all 10 finalists will receive grant funding from the Jack Ma Foundation, as well as access to the Netpreneur community. Deadline to apply: 30 June UN Climate Change call for applications: The search for the United Nation's Global Climate Action Award is on! Spearheaded by UN Climate Change's Momentum for Change initiative, the UN Global Climate Action Award shines a light on the most innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people around the world are doing to tackle climate change. Deadline to apply: 20 April Global Distributors’ Collective's first Innovation Challenge: This first challenge is only open to GDC members who have a presence in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda or Tanzania, and who sell off-grid energy products. Up to £30,000 in funding to pilot the innovation. Deadline to apply: 22 AprilDetails → Upcoming events Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2019: 27-29 March – Bangkok, Thailand Webinar series: Air pollution mitigation using passive techniques in the built environment: 28 March - 16:00 GMT Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on SDG 13: 1-3 April - Copenhagen, Denmark Webinar: Microsol Estudios en Coccion Rural en Latinoamérica: April 10th at 18:00 -19:30 CET Pathways to Clean Cooking 2050: Leaving No-one Behind: 30 - 31 May - Wexford, Ireland News from the web Sharp rise in Arctic temperatures now inevitable – UN The Guardian Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30 billion annually, says study CNBC BreatheLife welcomes first major Indian city, Bengaluru BreatheLife2030.org Global Health Benefits Of Reaching Climate, Environment Targets Could Be US$ 54.1 Trillion – Says UN Report Health Policy Watch Mongolia: A toxic warning to the world BBC Subscribe To ensure you receive the newsletter in your inbox, you may need to add the address "no-reply [at] ccacoalition.org" to your safe senders list. 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Guidelines & Tools 2019 Integrating short-lived climate pollutants into Asian NDCs: a survey with recommendations Download Download 2019_SLCPs-in-Asian-NDCs.pdf en Added on: 04 March, 2019
Event Documents 2019 Presentations from the UNEA4 side event: Innovative and Locally-appropriate Waste Management Solutions for a Pollution-free Planet Download Download 0_agenda_slide.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 1_mazo-nix_mswi_ccac_1.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 3_penang_state_political_will_towards_global_commitments_local_action_0.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 4_side_event_maria_valeria_felix_v2.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 5_osaka_city_innovative_and_locally_appropriate_waste_management.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 6_dar_es_salaam_unea_11_march_2019_nairobi.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 7_crawford_unea4_11032019_final.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019 8_side_event_panel_slides.pdf en Added on: 20 March, 2019