| July 2010 |
27 July 2010
PEI Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh hold Inception Workshop for new PEI Bangladesh programme
The PEI country programme for Bangladesh was officially signed in January 2010. The Government of Bangladesh, UNDP Bangladesh and the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative organized an offical Inception Workshop for the new PEI programme. The workshop took place in Dhaka.
New PEI programme launched in Burkina Faso
The Government of Burkina Faso and the PEI have signed the new PEI programme document end of July 2010. The PEI programme is scheduled to run for two years. Key national partners include the Ministry for Environment as well the Ministry for Commerce and Finance. Main objectives of the PEI programme include the creation and dissemination of specific knowledge on the linkages between Poverty and Environment; sucessfully mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into the national development strategy ("Stratégie de Croissance Accélérée et de Développement Durable"), sectoral policies, planning processes at the local level and budgetary mechanisms; and the strengthening of national capacities for P/E mainstreaming for an effective implementation. More....
16 July 2010
PEI Thailand and Thai Government hold Inception Workshop for new PEI Thailand programme
The PEI country programme in Thailand was officially signed in March 2010. PEI Thailand in close cooperation with the Thai government held an official inception workshop on 16th July 2010. More...
PEI releases its Annual Progress Report 2009 entitled "Scaling up the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative"
The Annual Progress report provides a comprehensive overview of PEI's activities and achievements to date at the country level and the progress in 2009 of the PEI Scale-up. The report highlights continuous lesson learning at country level, delivering on transformative targets, supporting the evolution of the PEI approach, living with climate change adaptation and measuring the longer-term impact of PEI. [Report]
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| June 2010 |
23 – 24 June 2010
Annual meeting for Regional PEI community of practitioners for Asia-Pacific in Vientiane/Lao PDR
The regional PEI community of practitioners for Asia-Pacific held its annual meeting in Vientiane/Lao PDR . This year's meeting had a two-tier agenda. Government representatives involved in PEI and PEI regional and national staff discussed the opportunities and challenges of public and private investment strategies and policies for pro-poor environment benefits. Moreover, they reviewed the progress of on-going PEI programmes and discuss related lessons learnt. More...
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Economics Primer available in Spanish
The PEI Primer on "Making the economic case: A primer on the economic arguments for mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into national development planning" (2009) has been released in Spanish, entitled: "Argumentos Económicos: Manual para presentar los argumentos económicos a favor de la integración de los vínculos entre pobreza y medio ambiente en los procesos de planificación de desarrollo". The primer provides guidance on presenting evidence about the economic, development and poverty reduction benefits of the environment to public sector decision-makers. [Primer]
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| May 2010 |
New PEI country programme launched in Tajikistan
The PEI country programme in Tajikistan was officially launched in May 2010. The first phase of the poverty-environment mainstreaming programme will run from May 2010 to December 2012. The Ministry for Economic Development and Trade will be coordinating the PE activieities for the Tajik Government. The programme's focus lies on strengthening the institutional framework and planning processes with special emphasis on district and sub-national levels and capacity-building activities for sub-national authorities to improve implementation capacities. More...
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| April 2010 |
27-30 April, 2010
PEI presents lessons learnt at Cairo Conference on Exploring win-win Strategies for Sustainable Local Development: A MENA Initiative on Poverty–Environment Mainstreaming
The German Hanns-Seidel Foundation has launched a new intiative entitled " Win-Win Initiative - A MENA Initiative on Poverty–Environment Mainstreaming". A regional conference celebrating the launch of the Initiative and bringing together governments, research and relevant stakeholders from the MENA region was held in Cairo/Egypt. PEI contributed to the conceptual review of the poverty-environment mainstreaming agenda and presented lessons learnt from its programme work.
[Win-Win Initiative] [Agenda] [PEI Presentation]
PEI releases videoclip featuring poverty-environment mainstreaming achievements in Rwanda
 PEI,in cooperation with the Nairobi-based Cultural Video Foundation, produced a short documentary videoclip (8 min). showcasing the work of the PEI team on the ground in Rwanda. The videoclip features some of the major problems and challenges of poverty-environment related issues in Rwanda and highlights major achievements of the programme over the years. It introduces the people behind the day-today work of the Poverty-Environment Initiative in Rwanda and shows how they advocate for successful poverty-environment mainstreaming within the government system and beyond, April 2010. More...
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| March 2010 |
31 March 2010
New PEI country programme launched in Thailand
The PEI country programme in Thailand was officially launched in March 2010. The programme will focus on strengthening the institutional framework and planning processes for public participation in environmental management with special emphasis on provincial and local levels; in facilitating benefit-sharing arrangements from ecosystem services; and in raising awareness and engaging the private sector to support pro-poor sustainable development. More...
10-12 March 2010
PEI Bhutan and the Bhutanese Government hold Lessons Learning Workshop to review poverty-environment mainstreaming achievements in Bhutan, Paro
The PEI Bhutan team in close cooperation with the government of Bhutan conducted a successful lessons learnt workshop mid-March. The purpose of the workshop was to review the overall experiences of the first poverty-environment mainstreaming phase in Bhutan and to discuss in particular the lessons learnt of PEI Phase I. A special focus of the discussions was the review of sector-related achievements of pe mainstreaming. A short video showcasing the workshop topics has been released as well by PEI Bhutan. More...
1-5 March 2010
PEI participates in and contributes to 15th Poverty-Environment Partnership Meeting
The 15th Poverty-Environment Partnership Meeting took place in Lilongwe, Malawi. The meeting was co-organised by the United Nations, DFID, OECD and the World Bank. Participants discussed Climate and Environment Mainstreaming experiences as well as the latest developments of the Green Economy Initiative. PEI shared lessons learnt from its newest country developments in Africa and Asia. More...
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| February 2010 |
10-11 February 2010
High-level PEI workshop in Mauritania to review recent achievements and define the way forward
The PEI in Mauritania in close cooperation with the Government of Mauritania held a two-day high-level workshop with ministerial participation to review lessons learnt of previous poverty-environment activities and to discuss the way forward. More...
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| January 2010 |
New PEI country programme launched in Botswana
The joint Government of Botswana/PEI programme (2010-2011) will largely focus on programme activities that contribute to economic diversification and poverty reduction as well as environment and climate change activities ensuring that rural poor, especially women, will enjoy greater benefits from the environment and natural ecosystems under the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Botswana (UNDAF). The main partner institutions involved include the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism as well as Ministries of Agriculture, Tourism, Health and Water. More...
New PEI country programme launched in Nepal
The National Planning Commission and the Ministry of Local Development of Nepal as major partners have signed a new PEI country programme. Major focus of the PEI programme will be support for poverty reduction efforts and inclusive development by integrating pro-poor climate and environment concerns into national development planning and economic decision-making. More...
New PEI country programme launched in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh, represented through its National Planning Commission as major partner and PEI have launched a new PEI country programme. Major focus of the new programme in Bangladesh will be support for mainstreaming poverty-environment-climate issues into MDG, national development planning and budgeting processes and climate-resilient poverty reduction. More...
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| December 2009 |
23 December 2009
First PEI Latin America country programme launched in Uruguay
The first PEI country programme in the Latin America region has been signed and launched by the Government of Uruguay and the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative. The immediate focus of the PEI programme is to promote greater impact of public social spending by mainstreaming the poverty-environmental dimension into planning processes and harmonizing sector and national development and poverty reduction policies. More...
New guidelines released: Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption and Production and Resource Efficiency into Development Planning
UNEP’s Division for Technology, Industry and Economics in cooperation with the Poverty-Environment Initiative has released guidelines – available in English, French and Spanish – on how to mainstream sustainable consumption and production and resource efficiency into development planning. The guidelines are accompanied by a short issue brief to be used for quick briefings. More...
7 - 9 December 2009
New advocacy and communication strategy for a national poverty-environment programme in Botswana
PEI Botswana in cooperation with the Government of Botswana conducted an inclusive 3-day stakeholder workshop with the objective to define advocacy needs, stakeholder groups and the right messages to improve outreach on environment-poverty concerns. More...
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| November 2009 |
16-20 November 2009
PEI and UNEP-WCMC conducting a joint training on ecosystem assessment methods
PEI and UNEP-WCMC are conducting a joint training introducing the forthcoming Millennium Assessment Methods Manual on assessing ecosystems. The training workshop targets national practitioners in francophone PEI countries who may carry out ecosystem assessments in their home countries. More...
PEI publishes updated Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Poverty-Environment Linkages into National Development Planning /Note d’orientation sur l’intégration des liens entre pauvreté et environnement dans la planification du développement national in English and French
PEI updated and released its Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Poverty-Environment Linkages into National Development Planning in English and French. The Guidance Note provides a succint summary of PEI's mainstreaming approach and work methods. [Guidance Note] [Note d'orientation]
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17-18 November 2009
PEI participates at first UNEP review meeting of Green Economy report
The PEI attends the first review meeting of the Green Economy report, the main outcome of UNEP's flagship project the Green Economy Initiative (GEI). The Green Economy Report seeks to make a macroeconomic case for green investment using research and analytical tools, reviews, projections, and policy recommendations. PEI is one of many partners partnering with the GEI to help generating expertise and practical experiences. More...
November 2009
IIED, with technical support from PEI, publishes new review on 'the challenges of environmental mainstreaming'
The Challenges of Environmental Mainstreaming’ is an initial synthesis of IIED’s work with partners in 13 developing countries. It reviews the rapidly changing context and challenges to environmental mainstreaming, discusses what it takes to achieve effective mainstreaming, and provides a roadmap for selecting operational methods and tools. It explores the current emphasis on getting environmental issues reflected in key government processes – notably development plans, poverty reduction strategies and national budgets. It assesses the outcomes as well as the risks of limiting efforts to these core processes alone. More...
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| October 2009 |
5-6 October 2009, Bangkok/Thailand
PEI in cooperation with UNCDF organizes thematic regional workshop on local government's role in environment, natural resources management and climate change
The workshop brought together local governments in the region, UN staff and other development agencies to learn lessons from ongoing experience and to improve programmatic support. Discussions focused around three main themes: the role of local government in terms of local public expenditure, local government revenues and local government planning/regulatory/management functions. More...
PEI releases the French version of its Handbook for Practitioners: Mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into development planning
PEI has released the French version of its principal publication for policymakers: 'L’Intégration des liens entre pauvreté et environnement dans la panification du developpement: Manuel de bonnes pratiques' [Report]
Bhutan – Moving on from PEI Phase One to PEI Phase Two
The PEI Phase One country programme in Bhutan will come to an end in December 2009. A PEI Phase 2 has been agreed and will be implemented in cooperation with the DANIDA-funded ‘Support for Environmental Sector Programme” programme. Among the main outputs of the PEI I programme are new poverty-environment mainstreaming guidelines and raised awareness for the importance of public environmental expenditure assessments. More...
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| September 2009 |
UNEP publishes 6th edition of the Poverty and Environment Times
The theme of the 6th issue of Environment and Poverty Times is resource efficiency as a catalyst for a greening of the world economy and its contribution to poverty alleviation. It presents practical examples of resource efficiency that contribute to a greening of the economy, highlighting such themes as sustainable energy, waste management, construction and sustainable tourism. Prepared by UNEP/GRID-Arendal and UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics. More...
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| August 2009 |
Independent evaluation of the PEI Africa Regional Programme – Pilot Phase 2004-2008
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the main supporters of the PEI, released the final report of an independent evaluation of the PEI Pilot Phase, the initial country programmes in seven African countries (2004-2008). The evaluation was conducted by the UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development and assessed the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of PEI implementation, as well as suggesting lessons about the PEI design and implementation approach. Overall, the evaluation depicts the PEI Africa as highly relevant, its effectiveness as good, equity as satisfactory, and sustainability as satisfactory – and its efficiency as highly variable, depending upon country. More...
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| July 2009 |
PEI releases its Annual Progress Report 2008 entitled "Scaling up the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative"
The Annual Progress report provides a comprehensive overview of PEI's activities and achievements to date at the country level and the progress in 2008 of the PEI Scale-up. More...
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| June 2009 |
| 12-15 June 2009
PEI Regional programme Asia-Pacific hosts regional planning meeting for Government officials
The PEI Regional programme Asia-Pacific held a PEI regional planning meeting in Bangkok/Thailand, discussing the latest lessons learnt of poverty-environment mainstreaming in the region and fostering regional information and knowledge sharing. More.....
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| April 2009 |
PEI conducts training for Poverty-Environment Champions in Francophone PEI countries
PEI in collaboration with LEAD International and LEAD Africa conducted a Poverty and Environment Champions training for 13 representatives of Francophone PEI countries (Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso). The training focused on developing leadership and communication skills to influence policy processes and engage with stakeholders. More... |
UNDP and UNEP publish Handbook for practitioners and decision-makers on Mainstreaming Poverty-Environment Linkages
The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative has published a new Handbook, which is designed to serve as a guide for champions and practitioners engaged in the painstaking task of mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages. More... |
| March 2009 |
9-12 March 2010
PEI Francophone countries study exchange visit to Benin
Government representatives of the PEI Francophone countries Mali & Mauritania visited Benin as part of a study tour. The objective of the exchange was to learn from and discuss with the Government of Benin the application of strategic envionmental assessment (SEA) as part of an overall greening process of a national poverty reduction strategy. More....
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| January 2009 |
New PEI report looks at the economic arguments for mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages
The PEI has released a new report called "Making the economic case: A primer on the economic arguments for mainstreaming poverty-environment linkages into national development planning". More...
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| December 2008 |
9 - 10 December 2008
UNDP-UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative hosted the inception meeting for the launching of the UNDP-UNEP – PEI regional programme for Europe and and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
The joint UNDP-UNEP PEI Programme for Europe and CIS hosted an inception workshop with representatives from countries in the region that have expressed interest in the PEI. The workshop took place 9 -10 December 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia. More...
2 December 2008
UNDP-UNEP PEF holds workshop on the rapid evaluation of three pilot Ecosystems Assessments
UNDP-UNEP PEF holds workshop on the rapid evaluation of three pilot Ecosystems Assessments to discuss the interim results of a rapid evaluation of ecosystem assessments which undertaken as part of the PEI programme in three East African countries. More...
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| November 2008 |
Regional PEI Programme for LAC hosts Workshop
11 November 2008
The joint UNDP-UNEP PEI Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean held a meeting with representatives from countries in the region that have expressed interest in the PEI. The meeting took place from 10 to 11 November 2008 in Panama City, Panama. More...
NEMA and Uganda PEI programme produces brochure on budgeting for environment
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the PEI programme in Uganda have produced a brochure entitled, "Planning for Prosperity: Have you counted the resources you are counting on?". More...
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| October 2008 |
UNEP Stands-up Against Poverty
Millions of people worldwide will today participate in the annual STAND UP and TAKE ACTION against Poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) event to demand that world leaders keep their promises to end poverty and inequality. More...
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| September 2008 |
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23 September 2008
PEI Shares Success Stories from the Country Level at High Level MDG Event
The Poverty-Environment Partnership (PEP) hosted a policy dialogue on Environment, Climate Change and the MDGs. More...
Tuesday, 23 September 2008, New York.
Environment, Climate Change and the MDGs: Reshaping the Development Agenda, A Policy Dialogue in Support of the UN High-level Event on the MDGs
UN Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly will jointly convened the High-level Event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at UN Headquarters in New York. More...
17 - 19 September,
Bangkok, Thailand
PEI Asia workshop on Economic Development, Poverty Reduction and Environment and Climate Change: Environmental Economics for Policy Makers
Poverty and Environmental Initiative organized an Asia regional workshop on “Economic Development, Poverty Reduction and Environment and Climate Change
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Evaluation of pilot Millennium Ecosystem Assessments.
The ultimate value of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) approach will be in its influence on policy and action to restore critical ecosystem services and contribute to poverty reduction and human well-being. More...
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| August 2008 |
19 August 2008.
Poverty-Environment Partnership Releases Publication on Poverty, Health & Environment
The Poverty-Environment Partnership (PEP) has released a joint-agency publication Poverty, Health & Environment. The publication was supported by UNDP and UNEP, in addition to a number of development partners, bilateral and multilateral organisations. More...
New Report Looks at Africa's Ecological Footprint
Africa has tremendous natural wealth and consumes fewer resources than other regions. However, a new report from the Global Footprint Network asserts that population growth in Africa is pushing the region towards its ecological limits. More...
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| July 2008 |
UNEP-UNDP PEF Releases Final Report of Fourth Annual PEI Meeting
The final report of the Fourth Annual PEI Meeting, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 13-15 May, has been released and can be found here.
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| June 2008 |
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20 June 2008, Manilla, Philippines.
Poverty-Environment Partnership meeting: Minutes and Presentations now available.
The 13th meeting of the Poverty-Environment Partnership was hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 9-11 June 2008 in Manila, Philippines. More...
9 - 11 June, Manilla, Philippines.
13th Annual Poverty-Environment Partnership Meeting.
The 13th Annual Poverty-Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting will be held in Manila, Philippines from 9-11 June, 2008. The meeting is being hosted by the Asian Development Bank. More...
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| May 2008 |
16 May 2008
SEED Awards 2008 is open for submissions.
SEED Award finalists are announced and SEED’s Associate Partners Network is launched. May 16, 2008.More...
13 - 14 May 2008
4th PEI Annual Meeting and Leadership and Skills Training for PEI Champions.
The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) is proud to host the 4th Poverty & Environment Initiative (PEI) Annual Meeting and the UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative and LEAD International "Leadership and Skills Training for PEI Champions" in May 2008. More...
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| April 2008 |
9 - 11 April 2008, Thimphu, Bhutan
Poverty-Environment Initiative Regional Mainstreaming Workshop in Bhutan.
In order to develop knowledge and share ideas on how to implement PEI programs and how best to support countries in putting into practice innovative strategies for poverty-environment mainstreaming, practitioners attended the PEI Regional Mainstreaming Workshop from 9th to 11th April, 2008 in Thimphu, Bhutan. More...
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| March 2008 |
10 March 2008
The UNDP-UNEP PEF strengthens partnerships with IIED and LEAD International.
The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility is strengthening partnerships with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and with LEAD International (LEAD).
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| February 2008 |
27 - 28 February 2008
PEF attends meeting of OECD Task Team on Governance and Capacity Building for Natural Resource and Environmental Management.
Bilateral donors as well as the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and Environmental Policy Committee (EPC) participated in the meeting of the OECD Task Team on Governance and Capacity Development held in Paris from 27-28 February 2008. More...
12 February 2008
Initial Steps towards a PEI Country Programme in Liberia.
After completing a successful scoping mission to Liberia, UNDP-UNEP PEI Africa is looking forward to implementing another country programme in West Africa. More...
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| January 2008 |
28 - 29 January 2008
Ugandan delegation learns from the mainstreaming experience in Rwanda.
The PEI Uganda delegation attended a mission to Rwanda on 28-29 January 2008 to learn from Rwanda’s experience of mainstreaming environment into national development policy and planning processes. More...
12 January 2008
UNDP Drylands Development Centre Enters Phase 2
of Mainstreaming E-Forum.
The Drylands Network, established by the UNDP Drylands Development Center, is entering the second phase of its E-forum on mainstreaming. More...
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| December 2007 |
10 - 13 December 2007
SANDEE, UNDP, and UNEP Host Workshop on Environmental Economics for Policy Makers.
The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), UNDP and UNEP held a workshop from 10-13 December 2007 entitled "Economic Development, Poverty Reduction, and Environmental Change: Environmental Economics for Policy Makers."
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12 December 2007
UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility Partners with the IIED to create User Guide to Effective Tools for Environmental Mainstreaming.
Effectively mainstreaming environment into development planning and policies presents a great challenge. In an effort to assist practitioners in mainstreaming environment, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) launched the “User Guide Project” to evaluate the effectiveness of tools and tactics for mainstreaming environment into development planning. The Poverty-Environment Facility is working with IIED to develop case studies for the User Guide Project. More...
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| November 2007 |
23 November 2007
UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility Produces Guidance Note on Environmental Mainstreaming.
The UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility (PEF) has developed a booklet offering guidance for country officials and development practitioners for mainstreaming environment. More...
5 - 8 November 2007
UNDP-UNEP Partnership on Chemical Management.
The UNDP-UNEP Partnership Initiative for the implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) held its first two inception workshops in Kampala, Uganda on 5-8 November 2007 and in Lusaka, Zambia in the week thereafter.
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| October 2007 |
31 October 2007
Kenya Embarks on an Environment Policy, 31 October 2007.
The Kenyan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) hosted the First Environment Policy Stakeholders Workshop on 31 October 2007, embarking on a consultative environment policy formulation process. More...
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| August 2007 |
1 August 2007
Statement Delivered By Honorable Patricia Hajabakiga, Minister Of State In Charge Of
Lands And Environment:
Signing Ceremony Towards Implementation Of Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) Project
Phase II, Kigali, Rwanda, 1 August 2007. More...
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| June 2007 |
15 June 2007
Update on the PEI Scale-up to the 11th Poverty-Environment Partnership (PEP)
UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility presents an update on the PEI Scale-up to the 11th Poverty-Environment Partnership (PEP) meeting in Copenhagen in June 2007. More...
12 June 2007
3rd Annual Africa PEI meeting in Nairobi in June 2007
Lessons emerging from Country Self-Evaluations, facilitated by Steve Bass, Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), More...
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| February 2007 |
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20 February 2007
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director and Kemal Dervis, UNDP Administrator launch the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility at the UNEP Governing Council meeting in Nairobi in February 2007. Briefing Document...
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| September 2005 |
12 – 16 September 2005
PEI practitioners participate in training course on "Ecosystems and Human well-being: Conducting and Using Integrated Assessments"
In September 2005, PEI practitioners from Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda participated in a ‘Train the Trainer’ course for PEI practitioners which was held at Rhodes University, South Africa in Sptember 2005. The training mterials developed for the course wasbased on the work of the Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SAfMA) and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) and was designed for use in training courses to enhance capacity to conduct and use integrated ecosystem assessments in African countries. More... |
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