by gcftf | May 10, 2019 | Colombia
From April 30th to May 3rd, governors and civil servants from around the world joined with their partners from civil society, indigenous and local communities, national governments, and international donors for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate...
by gcftf | May 9, 2019 | Brazil, Colombia
During the GCF Task Force 2019 Annual Meeting last week in Caquetá, Colombia, the member states elected Amazonas, Brazil as the 2020 GCF Chair! The governor of Amazonas, Wilson Miranda Lima, will lead the Executive Committee and host the 2020 Annual Meeting in Manaus,...
by gcftf | May 8, 2019 | Nigeria
Dr. Alice Ekwu, a GCF TF delegate from the Cross River State, Nigeria, received the “Everyday Hero Award” at the GCF Task Force’s Eleventh Annual Meeting in Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia. Alice, who has a PhD in Hydrobiology and Environmental Toxicology,...
by gcftf | Apr 8, 2019 | Indonesia
On April 4th, over 50 participants gathered in Banda Aceh to launch the provincial government’s new efforts to develop an Integrated Low Emissions Development Strategy to tackle deforestation and promote sustainable development. The strategy is an effort by the...
by gcftf | Mar 19, 2019 | Mexico
Mexico City From March 12-13 the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force held its first regional meeting of 2019, hosted by Senator Eduardo Murat Hinojosa in his role as President of the Mexican Senate’s Commission on the Environment and Climate Change. Titled...
