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Newsletter #50 - 29 April 2020

This month’s highlights

Our summary of regional actions and leadership in the international agendas

Resources to address the COVID-19 crisis

As the pandemic continues to expand globally, regional governments are at the forefront of the fight. In this sense, it is crucial to have available the latest information and resources that can help governments lead the way out. Regions4 Secretariat has compiled some of these resources available to date to help regions assess their responses.

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Lombardy's commitment to a sustainable way out of COVID-19

As part of the Regions4 interviews series, we spoke with Mr Raffaele Cattaneo, Minister of Environment and Climate of Lombardy, about the region's actions and the leading role of subnational governments to address the COVID-19 emergency.

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Edinburgh Process: Registration open

The Edinburgh Process for Subnational and Local Governments on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will be delivered as an online consultation on 30 April - 29 May to exchange ideas and jointly influence the development of the new framework.  Registration is now open.

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Guest Article: Adapting to a Changing Climate

Karl Arpon, CDP's Senior Engagement Officer for States and Regions highlights the pivotal role regional governments play to address the climate emergency and how disclosing their adaptation actions can help build climate-resilient territories. 

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The Importance of Mainstreaming Biodiversity

The COVID-19 crisis highlights the importance of mainstreaming biodiversity within and across sectors as its loss is hurting our ability to combat pandemics. Read our latest report "Mainstreaming biodiversity: The Subnational Government Experience" showcasing regions actions to integrate conservation policies in harmony with other sectors.

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Call for submissions: UN SDG Action Awards

The UN SDG Action Awards are organised by the UN SDG Action Campaign, a special inter-agency initiative mandated to scale up, broaden and sustain the global movement of action for the SDGs. This edition calls for creative, scalable and transformative initiatives that mobilize, inspire and connect individuals or organisations to achieve the SDGs. Deadline for submissions is 25 May.

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CDP Report on climate action at the subnational level in Africa

Regions4 Partner CDP has recently launched the Africa Report: Benchmarking Progress Towards Climate Safe Cities, States and Regions. The report provides a summary of the data provided by 48 African regions and cities in 2019 and aims to serve as a snapshot of climate action at the subnational level in the continent.

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          Check out the list of the events postponed
          due to COVID-19


 

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