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UNDP Trains 20 Nigerian Innovators to Scale Plastic Pollution Solutions
UNDP launched a three-day training for 20 Nigerian innovators under the Global Plastics Innovation Programme to help them scale solutions to plastic pollution.
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African Ministers Adopt Maputo Communiqué on Disaster Resilience Financing
African ministers adopt a communiqué in Maputo on financing disaster prevention, as a report shows 719 disasters and $9.8bn in losses in 2023–2024.
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Lebanon launches $20m climate-smart agriculture grants facility
Lebanon's agriculture ministry, CDR and UNDP, with World Bank funding, launched a $20m grants facility for farmers and cooperatives, with applications due 3 November 2026.
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Kyrgyz Youth Conference Advances National Climate Priorities
LCOY Kyrgyzstan 2026 gathered youth, officials and UNDP ahead of COP31, with a Climate Youth Statement planned to feed into national climate talks.
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Iraq launches updated NDC targeting emissions cuts through 2035
Iraq formally launched its Updated NDC, setting unconditional emissions targets for 2030 and 2035 and a conditional cut tied to international finance.
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IFC Backs First Sustainable Community in Oman with $100 Million Green Facility
IFC signs OMR 38.5 million Islamic green facility with SDIC to support Plaza District in The Sustainable City – Yiti, Muscat, Oman's first such community.