GLOBE Guatemala President Congressman Luis Hernández Azmitia has tabled a bill seeking to align the national framework to the delivery of the 2015 Sendai Framework for DRR whilst building coherence with national environmental objectives from the natural capital perspective.

Following on from 'Bringing the 2015 Summits Home: A Guide for Legislators' (2016), the Guide is designed to support the daily work of national legislators and parliamentarians.

At the meeting, held at the Federal Chamber of Deputies of Argentina, specialists analyzed policy options to accelerate the transition from the current model of mobility, based on fossil fuels, towards sustainable mobility. [ESPAÑOL más abajo]

GLOBE Nigeria held final preparatory Stakeholders Workshop to refine information and agree on project delivery cooperation for the multi-country Legislative project on REDD+ and natural capital ”GLOBE Legislators Advancing REDD+ and Natural Capital Legislation towards achieving the 2030 Agenda” (GRNCLP)

The national kick-off meetings brought together national GLOBE leaders, government officials and civil society for a first dialogue on the shaping of the 3-year national work programs.

Bangladesh is universally acknowledged as one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change. It has been recently been ranked as 6th out of 182 countries most affected by extreme weather events over the last two decades, according to the NGO, Germanwatch.

The new GLOBE International and UNEP discussion paper, ‘Bringing the 2015 Summits Home: An action agenda for legislators’ is now available for download in English and Spanish.

Legislators from 20 countries adopted the CBD COP13 Legislators Forum Communiqué calling for the integration of biodiversity into public policy. Click here to download the Communiqué.