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                              Climate Week of 2023 gets underway in 
                              Malaysia</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Asia-Pacific Climate 
                              Week (APCW) 2023 is upon us, hosted by the Johor 
                              state government in collaboration with the 
                              Government of Malaysia.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"></SPAN> </P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">The final Regional 
                              Climate Week for 2023 will provide a vital 
                              platform for policymakers, practitioners, 
                              businesses and civil society to exchange knowledge 
                              on climate solutions, barriers to overcome and 
                              opportunities waiting to be realized in the Asia 
                              Pacific region.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"></SPAN> </P>
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                              align=justify><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                              href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cIDJiS4WXFBS-uxUATISmHk5M34_aNd3cy5_5IOWv6_3lN6TQnJV2sQjo9OZfYKA3-FnzZEeeiZjtXRgHAxdkQiHRNqrjWWhAxxuJh3hLnoW1X2_HRMGWb2Ru0g_TR4LHcQ0eJnzyc4WqrdqblTizXOjutazRxME34s2yCv1TrL5L3HtIgirag==&c=sek918bGC2bC2QVeDMAyqPsE6IUzsmua6v7sjaI591wkJoRCoZ-VDg==&ch=aHa_6152FcWcCsZC3Jwg5U0rPS5jJI-eZ4hLJsBg8CC9SBt6k6SZGA==" 
                              target=_blank>In Asia Pacific, temperatures are 
                              rising twice as fast than the global 
                              average</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">, 
                              which is increasing the frequency and severity of 
                              weather-related natural disasters that are 
                              affecting around 60 percent of the world’s 
                              population. Last year, there were more than 80 
                              disasters on the Asian continent, mainly floods 
                              and storms, which led to the death of more than 
                              5,000 people and affected 50 million more. 
                              Overall, these events are estimated to cost around 
                              USD 36 billion. The very existence of Pacific 
                              Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as 
                              </SPAN><A 
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                              href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cIDJiS4WXFBS-uxUATISmHk5M34_aNd3cy5_5IOWv6_3lN6TQnJV2iDJv565WtM7XLOnpbL1A66-TazQ2xJSphyixnyWZeTMIpOBxnjDmtk8MygRJT1qXc-Aa0Jzton1W60iG7QmJi0nVV3o4mpb0x9jXCt0uIkljduLuDuZuDge_4K8iEQzWHfN1lzDLLM6pvZgm3mQUQkjtjj2ajN5YJm1m-5uuZ21OFfVBi4oeKI=&c=sek918bGC2bC2QVeDMAyqPsE6IUzsmua6v7sjaI591wkJoRCoZ-VDg==&ch=aHa_6152FcWcCsZC3Jwg5U0rPS5jJI-eZ4hLJsBg8CC9SBt6k6SZGA==" 
                              target=_blank>Tuvalu </A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">and Kiribati is 
                              threatened by rising sea levels, with saltwater 
                              intrusion affecting agriculture and freshwater 
                              sources, displacing people and endangering their 
                              livelihoods.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">As well as suffering 
                              keenly from the effects of climate change, 
                              Asia-Pacific is also critical to combating the 
                              problem, as some of the most populous and rapidly 
                              industrializing nations are situated in this 
                              region. Aligning their growth with the mission to 
                              build a global net zero, resilient economy and 
                              providing them the support to do so is crucial - 
                              not only for mitigating emissions, but also for 
                              alleviating poverty and ensuring equitable 
                              development.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"><SPAN 
                              class=ql-cursor></SPAN> </SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Despite the 
                              challenges, there are encouraging signs of 
                              momentum. For example, </SPAN><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)">Asia had the greatest 
                              proportional growth in the actual number of 
                              science-based targets in 2022, with the addition 
                              of 317 new companies, representing a 127 per cent 
                              increase in comparison with 2021. </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Japan Climate Initiative</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)">, a Race to Zero 
                              Partner, for example, has also been a critical 
                              player in mobilising non-state sector action in 
                              the region.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)">Pacific states, such 
                              as Fiji, Kiribati, and Tonga, are collaborating on 
                              effective bottom-up approaches to decarbonization, 
                              even though their emissions footprints are 
                              comparatively very low. For example the 
                              Marshall Islands already operate a sailing cargo 
                              vessel and are investing in a new wind-assisted 
                              vessel, as well as building small sailing canoes. 
                              If external finance can be accelerated these 
                              countries can deploy new innovation, such as wind 
                              assisted ships, enabling them to trade and travel 
                              within the ‘</SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>green corridors</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)">’ 
                              encouraging zero- and near-zero emission 
                              vessels and fuels and decarbonized ports. 
                              </SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)">From an adaptation 
                              perspective, cities, states and regions in the 
                              Asia-Pacific region are also increasingly coming 
                              forward with pragmatic and just solutions-oriented 
                              approaches to overcome their vulnerability. For 
                              example, in India, </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Race to Resilience member, the City 
                              of Delhi</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(29,28,29)"> 
                              has committed to a comprehensive programme to 
                              enhance climate resilience while fostering 
                              sustainable development, including increasing the 
                              city’s green spaces, with the aim to reach 25% 
                              green cover within the next five years. 
</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Asia’s reliance on 
                              coal can only be addressed through radical 
                              collaboration between countries, civil society and 
                              investors. The region’s coal plants are relatively 
                              young, mostly state-owned and - theoretically, 
                              able to operate well beyond the IEA’s 2040 
                              milestone for countries to stop using coal. 
                              Therefore provision of finance for a just 
                              transition is vital, this is a major thrust of 
                              the</SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank> Asia-Pacific chapter of 
                              GFANZ</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">, 
                              which is soon expected to publish guidance that 
                              sets out how financial institutions can invest in 
                              phasing out coal. In this vein, another key topic 
                              of discussion at APCW will be the world’s first 
                              </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>‘Coal to Clean’ credit 
                              programme</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"> - 
                              designed to support coal phase outs in Asia 
                              through issuing ‘transition credits’ incentivising 
                              coal plant owners to invest in renewables and 
                              retrain workers. The programe, which is being 
                              spearheaded by </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                              href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cIDJiS4WXFBS-uxUATISmHk5M34_aNd3cy5_5IOWv6_3lN6TQnJV2sCS12kOnKMk4C6EmfZ0Quhrc43h8IDlHCyiMIjILEKyEbNNQVKN53w_O0ob_FMWNR4DveiPrVrY4MiQESr047hBQ_qSOUm3wPEPWs_-t6O2&c=sek918bGC2bC2QVeDMAyqPsE6IUzsmua6v7sjaI591wkJoRCoZ-VDg==&ch=aHa_6152FcWcCsZC3Jwg5U0rPS5jJI-eZ4hLJsBg8CC9SBt6k6SZGA==" 
                              target=_blank>Rockefeller Foundation and Global 
                              Energy Alliance for People and Planet 
                              (GEAPP)</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"> is 
                              expected to be launched at COP 28 and holds major 
                              potential for Asia Pacific countries such as 
                              Vietnam.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">The high-level 
                              segment of APCW, which will include ministerials 
                              on the just energy transition, finance, adaptation 
                              and the Global Stocktake and all main track 
                              sessions and events with webcast links can be 
                              found off the main</SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>APCW website</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"> and</SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>interactive programme</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">. </SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(40,79,161); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mobilising 
                              finance for climate projects in the Arab 
                              world</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              align=justify>The UN Climate Change High-Level 
                              Champions for COP 27 and COP 28, Dr. Mahmoud 
                              Mohieldin and H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak called on 
                              participants at the Second Arab Regional Forum on 
                              Climate Finance to respond to the urgency of 
                              funding projects that both reduce emissions and 
                              build resilience for communities that are 
                              increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate 
                              change.</P>
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>Recently held in Dubai, the event 
                              co-hosted by the COP 27 and COP 28 Presidencies 
                              and the <A 
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                              target=_blank>United Nations Economic and Social 
                              Commission for West Asia</A> (ESCWA) convened 
                              governments, the private sector and international 
                              development organisations to accelerate the 
                              mobilisation of climate finance toward climate 
                              projects to be presented by Arab states. </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>The forum showcased a curated 
                              portfolio of investable projects aimed at 
                              advancing climate action in the areas of water, 
                              energy, transport, and biodiversity.</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>These included a water desalination 
                              plant in <A 
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                              target=_blank>Jordan</A> powered by renewable 
                              energy; an urban mobility project in <A 
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                              target=_blank>Tunisia</A>; a land restoration 
                              project in <A 
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                              target=_blank>Algeria</A>; as well as a water 
                              treatment pipeline in Oman where the current lack 
                              of available water is putting the country’s food 
                              security at risk; plus a green hydrogen project in 
                              Egypt which aims to produce 800,000 tonnes per 
                              year for export.</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>The event marked the last in a 
                              series of Regional Platforms for Climate Projects 
                              convened in 2023 by the UN Climate Change 
                              High-Level Champions in partnership with the COP 
                              27 and COP 28 Presidencies and the UN Regional 
                              Commissions. The findings from the Regional 
                              Platforms for Climate Projects will be published 
                              in a report by the High-Level Champions at COP 
                              28.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              align=justify>The UN Climate Change High-Level 
                              Champions for COP 27 and COP 28 both attended the 
                              critical Pre-COP meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE to 
                              shape the upcoming climate negotiations, ensuring 
                              that world leaders are positioned to agree on 
                              ambitious outcomes capable of keeping 1.5 C within 
                              reach and strengthening adaptation and resilience. 
                              This year’s event saw record attendance, with 70 
                              ministers and over 100 delegations coming 
                              together, more than double the usual number of 
                              participants for a Pre-COP meeting<SPAN 
                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Roboto, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</SPAN></P>
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>The event focused on mobilising 
                              progress on key issues including adaptation, 
                              mitigation, nature and climate finance. The 
                              Champions listened to Parties and shared how the 
                              work of cities, regions, businesses and civil 
                              society (non-State actors) are driving effective 
                              climate action.</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>At the event, H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak 
                              commented on the first-ever Global Stocktake, 
                              which culminates at COP 28: </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>“The Global Stocktake shows that we 
                              must accelerate emissions reductions, adaptation 
                              and resilience, and nature regeneration by 2030 in 
                              order to meet the Paris goals.”</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>Dr. Mohieldin highlighted that the 
                              surge of science-based commitments made through 
                              various campaigns, initiatives and frameworks are 
                              already driving action, collaboration and 
                              ambition:</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>“The Marrakech Partnership Global <A 
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                              target=_blank>Climate Action Pathways</A>,<SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)"> </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
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                              target=_blank>2030 Breakthroughs</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">, 
                              </SPAN>Breakthrough Agenda, and<SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> 
                              </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
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                              target=_blank>Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation 
                              Agenda</A>, as well as the<SPAN 
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                              </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
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                              target=_blank>Race to Resilience</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> 
                              </SPAN>and<SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> 
                              </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
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                              target=_blank>Race to Zero</A> campaigns offer 
                              frameworks, targets and lessons learned that lay a 
                              crucial foundation from which non-State actors – 
                              in collaboration with governments – can respond to 
                              the Global Stocktake with speed and scale.”</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>At the event, Dr. Mohieldin also 
                              re-emphasised that the global climate finance 
                              system is “unfair, insufficient and inefficient”, 
                              pointing to the need for urgent interventions to 
                              unlock financing for climate transitions in 
                              developing countries - including debt relief and 
                              suspension, extending concessional finance and the 
                              use of innovative financial tools, such as carbon 
                              markets and debt swaps. Further information on the 
                              Pre-COP can be found <A 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(40,79,161); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Remembering 
                              Professor Saleemul Huq, by David 
                              Howlett</SPAN></H1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">From 
                              left to right: Professor Saleemul Huq, Mary 
                              Robinson, Sheela Patel and Nigel Topping at the 
                              launch of Roof Over Our Head, COP 
                          27.</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">“I’m not sure if words 
                              can express the loss of my dear friend and 
                              colleague Saleemul Huq, who sadly died on Saturday 
                              28th October. I have known Saleem for well over 
                              thirty years and his passing is a tragic loss 
                              first to his family, friends and work 
                              colleagues.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">He 
                              was instrumental in helping set up the UN Climate 
                              Change High-Level Champions’ Race to Resilience 
                              first by working with Jorge Gastelumendi and 
                              myself to convince the Champions and their team 
                              that we needed climate action on both mitigation 
                              and adaptation. UN Climate Change High Level 
                              Champion for COP 26, Nigel Topping, recognized 
                              this when he said “he was shocked and saddened to 
                              hear of Saleem’s passing. [He was a] friend and 
                              mentor who did more than anyone to encourage me to 
                              move beyond mitigation to work on 
                              resilience.”</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">More recently he has 
                              worked with the Champions on the need to ramp up 
                              action and finance to address the loss and damage 
                              that climate change is now causing. He quite 
                              rightly said in the Champions last ‘</SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Actions After Impacts</A><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">’ dialogue “we are in 
                              the era of loss and damage.”</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Saleem was always a 
                              champion of local action. I can still remember his 
                              personal challenge to me, that - while the RtR’s 
                              goal to make four billion people resilient to 
                              climate change was well and good, big global goals 
                              didn’t really matter unless it was actually backed 
                              up by action that makes a difference to women and 
                              men living at the frontline of climate 
                              change.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">We 
                              have taken this challenge to heart and while 
                              tracking the progress of RtR we have focussed on 
                              peoples’ solutions and stories to help ensure we 
                              are making a difference to people most vulnerable 
                              to climate change. We will continue to do so - and 
                              give voice to communities at the front line of 
                              climate change – especially those living in the 
                              least developed countries and small island 
                              developing states.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Many of you may not 
                              know the full expanse of Saleem’s career as a 
                              climate scientist and a champion of action. This 
                              was why he was such an excellent choice as an 
                              Ambassador for the High-Level Champions. His final 
                              post was the founding Director of the </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>International Centre for Climate 
                              Change and</A><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> 
                              </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Development (ICCCAD)</A><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">. Prior to this he was 
                              the first Director of Climate Change at the 
                              </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>International Institute for 
                              Environment and Development (IIED)</A><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">. In this role, Saleem 
                              established the links between climate and 
                              sustainable development – until then, there was 
                              very little interaction between the climate 
                              world and the development world. And it was 
                              Saleem’s idea at COP 8 to start development and 
                              climate days at subsequent COPs to bring these two 
                              worlds together.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Saleem was awarded an 
                              OBE by Queen Elizabeth in the 2022 New Years 
                              Honours List for his services to combating 
                              international climate change. The honour 
                              was awarded in recognition of his work to build 
                              climate expertise in Bangladesh, the UK, and 
                              across the world.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Saleem was a constant 
                              voice for climate action and justice for the 
                              Global South. He was the lead author of chapters 
                              in the third, fourth and fifth assessment reports 
                              of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 
                              A professor at the Independent University, 
                              Bangladesh, and an advisor to the Least Developed 
                              Countries (LDC) Group of the UNFCCC. Saleem 
                              published hundreds of scientific as well as 
                              popular articles and he was named by Nature in 
                              2022 as one of its top 10 scientists.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Sadly, COP 27 was to be 
                              Saleem’s last COP. He is one of only a handful of 
                              people who attended every single one of the global 
                              climate summits. This knowledge meant much to many 
                              and led to his appointment to the COP 28 Advisory 
                              Committee. He will be sorely missed, but with all 
                              he has done and those he has influenced his legacy 
                              to increase climate action and deliver climate 
                              justice will be delivered.”</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify><BR></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>David was the former Head of Policy 
                              at the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) on 
                              secondment from UK’s Department for International 
                              Development (DFID) now the Foreign and 
                              Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). At GRP he 
                              was the co-focal point on resilience and 
                              adaptation for the Marrakech Partnership on Global 
                              Climate Action. He led with Jorge Gastelmundi on 
                              setting up the UN Climate Change High Level 
                              Champion Race to Resilience. For the last two 
                              years he has been directly working in their 
                              Climate Champions Team as a Senior Adviser and 
                              lead on loss and 
                    damage.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(40,79,161); FONT-SIZE: 24px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Latin 
                              America and Caribbean Climate Week calls for 
                              inclusive and nature-centric climate 
                              action</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Latin America and 
                              Caribbean (LAC) Climate Week brought forward an 
                              emphatic call for inclusive and adaptive climate 
                              action with nature at its core.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Protests denouncing a 
                              renewed contract for the Cobre Panama mine and 
                              Hurricane Otis provided a stark backdrop to the 
                              week. As tensions rose over the mine, which 
                              contributes almost 5 percent of Panama’s economic 
                              activity, and as Hurricane Otis wreaked havoc on 
                              Mexico’s Pacific coast, the urgency for climate 
                              resilience, inclusivity and a fair and just 
                              transition became ever more palpable.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">This emphasis on a 
                              just transition was echoed in discussions on the 
                              Just Energy Transition Collaboration (JET-Co). 
                              Ramiro Fernández, Campaigns Director at the 
                              Climate Champions Team, emphasised, “The energy 
                              projects need to be inclusive – they are installed 
                              in physical spaces that affect the communities.” 
                              Ana Carolina Espinosa from the Natural Resource 
                              Governance Institute highlighted the moral and 
                              practical imperatives of a just transition, while 
                              climate leader from Honduras, Ricardo Pineda 
                              emphasised the need to protect environmental 
                              activists. </SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Dr. Mohieldin 
                              attended the event ‘Unlocking Finance for 
                              city-scale transformation through Multi-level 
                              Governance”, where he stressed the fundamental 
                              role of city leaders, local institutions and 
                              agencies in financing and implementing climate 
                              action in its various aspects at the local level. 
                              Mohieldin stated that working to bridge the 
                              climate finance gap depends mainly on the efforts 
                              of cities to mobilize finance from domestic 
                              resources, explaining that climate action in 
                              developing countries requires mobilizing about USD 
                              2.5 trillion annually until 2030, of which $1.5 
                              trillion must be mobilized from domestic 
                              resources. </SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Nature was also a key 
                              theme throughout the week, from commitments to 
                              double down on action to protect oceans – 
                              encouraged by newly launched initiatives such as 
                              the </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Coral Reef </A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">and </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Ocean Breakthroughs</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)"> – to the 
                              acknowledgement of Nature-based Solutions as 
                              catalysts for the Race to Zero and Race to 
                              Resilience campaigns. Daniela Lerario, LAC 
                              Director at the Climate Champions Team, underlined 
                              that Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are at the core 
                              of the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda – which 
                              sets measurable targets for enhancing resilience 
                              by 2030. </SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">The conference also 
                              celebrated the dynamism of youth and the intrinsic 
                              wisdom of Indigenous communities, recognizing 
                              their roles in climate discourse and the need to 
                              re-distribute finance towards higher participation 
                              of those less involved – and also to solve the 
                              climate crisis in a just way. Johann Delgado from 
                              Cornell Coastal Solutions stated: “We often wait 
                              for magic formulas, but young people can create 
                              their own solutions.” José Antonio Mendez, 
                              representing OPIAC, added: “Who are the Indigenous 
                              peoples? Usually, they are seen as a minority. But 
                              we have our own government, we have direct 
                              relations with mother nature. This is what keeps 
                              the balance between all beings.” </SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Commenting on the 
                              week, H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak said, </SPAN></P>
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">“Latin America and 
                              Caribbean Climate Week brought to the fore the 
                              power and urgency for collective action in driving 
                              the transformations our planet demands. Each 
                              story, each perspective shared, reminds us that 
                              our environmental actions must resonate with the 
                              heartbeat of our diverse communities, from the 
                              innovative spirit of the youth to the wisdom of 
                              Indigenous Peoples. Above all else, we must 
                              remember that in protecting and respecting nature, 
                              we nurture a legacy of resilience and 
                              sustainability for all 
                          generations.”</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(40,79,161); FONT-SIZE: 24px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Snapshot 
                              of Corporate Climate Action 
                          Launches</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              align=justify>The We Mean Business Coalition, 
                              supported by the Climate Champions Team and Bain 
                              & Company, recently launched <A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,120,215); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
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                              target=_blank>The Corporate Climate Stocktake 
                              (CCST)</A>, providing a snapshot of corporate 
                              climate action.</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>The CCST represents the most 
                              ambitious, forward-looking review to date of 
                              private sector progress, obstacles and 
                              opportunities for achieving net zero. Looking in 
                              detail at eight sectors – power, road transport, 
                              concrete & cement, steel, shipping, hydrogen, 
                              aviation and agriculture – the research presents 
                              progress against international or national 
                              targets, and identifies the barriers faced by 
                              businesses that are rapidly decarbonizing to meet 
                              their climate targets. </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></SPAN> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>Maria Mendiluce, CEO of the We Mean 
                              Business Coalition, said:</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>“It was eight years ago, as part of 
                              the landmark Paris Agreement, when world leaders 
                              agreed that in 2023 they would take stock of their 
                              collective efforts to meet the goals of the 
                              agreement. </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify> </P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>“That moment is now here. And while 
                              good progress has been made since 2015 in the 
                              greening and electrification of energy uses, much 
                              more is needed to tackle sectoral and systemic 
                              interventions, especially in hard-to-abate 
                              sectors. Business is integral to achieving those 
                              goals.”</P>
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                              align=justify>The CCST report is designed to help 
                              policymakers better understand the barriers that 
                              businesses face and what our most ambitious 
                              companies need from governments to go faster. The 
                              study presents the pace of change in each sector, 
                              and identifies the barriers faced by businesses 
                              that are rapidly decarbonizing to meet their 
                              climate targets. The report has been released 
                              ahead of - and to complement, the first Global 
                              Stocktake, which culminates at COP 28 in 
Dubai.</P>
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                              the duration of COP 28. Each morning, we will 
                              provide a concise summary of the key headlines 
                              expected over the coming day, as well as key 
                              happenings and videos from on-the-ground in 
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(40,79,161); FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Race 
                              to Zero latest 
                          developments:</SPAN></H2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Unleashing People Power: 
                              ‘Employee Race to Zero’ launches</SPAN></P>
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                              align=justify>Race to Zero has teamed up with 
                              carbon-cutting employee platform <A 
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                              target=_blank>Giki </A>to host the first ever 
                              ‘Employee Race to Zero’ - an initiative to scale 
                              climate action within companies. Participants will 
                              benefit from Giki’s award-winnng programme for 
                              businesses and employees – which offers over 160 
                              ways to reduce carbon footprints. They can also 
                              access a comprehensive science-based carbon 
                              calculator, leaderboards, and impact data to 
                              incentivise the Race.</P>
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                              align=justify>Race to Zero’s Director, Ramiro 
                              Fernandez said the initiative was, “an amazing 
                              opportunity to help employees learn what they can 
                              do for the planet and join a global competition 
                              for a fun, focused month of climate action”. </P>
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                              align=justify>To find out more and to sign up, 
                              follow this <A 
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                              target=_blank>link</A>. To read the Race to Zero’s 
                              latest bulletin, find more <A 
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                              target=_blank>here</A>.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              28 to build response to Health and Climate 
                              crises</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              align=justify>The climate crisis is a health 
                              crisis, with the potential to dwarf COVID-19 in 
                              terms of its impact on communities. WHO estimates 
                              that more than 12.5 million people die each year 
                              from diseases associated with environmental 
                              hazards, including those related to climate 
                              change. To address this, the upcoming COP 28 will 
                              host the first official ‘<A 
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                              target=_blank>Health Day</A>’ on the 3rd December, 
                              within the Presidency program, and a Ministerial 
                              Meeting has been convened to adopt a<SPAN 
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                              target=_blank>Declaration on Climate and 
                              Health</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)">.</SPAN></P>
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>Over the past few years, the global 
                              movement for climate and health justice has 
                              achieved significant wins, which the upcoming COP 
                              can build on. COP 26 was the first to identify 
                              health as a priority of the Presidency, leading to 
                              the adoption of the<SPAN 
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                              target=_blank>COP 26 Health Programme</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77)">,</SPAN> launched 
                              jointly by the UK government, WHO and<SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77)"> </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>Race to Zero</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)"> </SPAN>partner, <A 
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                              target=_blank>Health Care Without Harm</A>. Under 
                              this initiative, more than 75 countries have 
                              committed to developing climate-resilient, 
                              low-emissions and sustainable health systems, and 
                              WHO is supporting their implementation efforts 
                              through the <A 
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                              target=_blank>Alliance for Transformative Action 
                              on Climate and Health (ATACH)</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77)">, </SPAN>established 
                              in June 2022. These, and many other achievements, 
                              provide evidence of a<SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77)"> </SPAN><A 
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                              target=_blank>growing momentum for healthcare 
                              climate action</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)">.</SPAN></P>
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                              align=justify>The health sector currently 
                              represents <A 
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                              target=_blank>almost 5 percent of global net GHG 
                              emissions</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77)">, 
                              to a</SPAN>ddress this Race to Zero has been 
                              helping to strengthen climate resilience and 
                              curtail emissions. For example:</P>
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>●<SPAN 
                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">     </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                              href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cIDJiS4WXFBS-uxUATISmHk5M34_aNd3cy5_5IOWv6_3lN6TQnJV2sQjo9OZfYKAiFO2k8k23XoKeHA3LbSvMGK4tphD6-HfunbYy7BZTD2cT7HY6edmUB8wDKqcrheo1becaevb5yKhfy8k710sIQN1AGU5gqL_8sogCRYo0wDRWPOG5A2F6ItRx-W_IF69aqg46iASf9Zz3AEyJ506ew==&c=sek918bGC2bC2QVeDMAyqPsE6IUzsmua6v7sjaI591wkJoRCoZ-VDg==&ch=aHa_6152FcWcCsZC3Jwg5U0rPS5jJI-eZ4hLJsBg8CC9SBt6k6SZGA==" 
                              target=_blank>In the run up to COP 26</A>, 
                              hospitals and health centres from all over the 
                              world joined the Race to Zero through HCWH’s 
                              Health Care Climate Challenge, committing to reach 
                              net zero emissions by 2050 in alignment with the 
                              Paris Agreement.</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              align=justify>●<SPAN 
                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">     </SPAN>So 
                              far,<SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(17,46,77)"> </SPAN><A 
                              style="FONT-STYLE: normal; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
                              href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cIDJiS4WXFBS-uxUATISmHk5M34_aNd3cy5_5IOWv6_3lN6TQnJV2hFAufRNfUKQZ-Krca3yy1IpQkirDlozeMIJvF9u-lSXwzPPrxxyY47Lh7Vsv5bh0ZeiaEFiYA4DCQN_3OR0pXVKJy6B88pTg4G3gkTuU9uzlSjNdNZbtgw=&c=sek918bGC2bC2QVeDMAyqPsE6IUzsmua6v7sjaI591wkJoRCoZ-VDg==&ch=aHa_6152FcWcCsZC3Jwg5U0rPS5jJI-eZ4hLJsBg8CC9SBt6k6SZGA==" 
                              target=_blank>more than 70 healthcare 
                              institutions</A><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(17,85,204)"> </SPAN>representing 
                              the interests of over 14,000 hospitals and health 
                              centers in 26 countries have joined the Race to 
                              Zero.</P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
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                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>For more information on the 
                              healthcare and climate change nexus, Andrea 
                              Hurtado Epstein, Climate Program Manager for Latin 
                              America, recently wrote <A 
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                              href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cIDJiS4WXFBS-uxUATISmHk5M34_aNd3cy5_5IOWv6_3lN6TQnJV2sQjo9OZfYKAVuez8beTd9AW6mEo0CFQ2NeekI9e2d_g72tYcX6OwwWCgl_57_8qpR0DHbmjzoStXVl80X089XWG_0QKtFZmkpFKSRSrU2-MTDL4XIwsgbmxFXd6QFSKD2PZU8EAtiND9BI29Uy6UmdpOXwpH52GpBWmul6Ls0BklNLD44LFBSgg-gkQMV1TdOAmmLOgL5RNVX0IM6BhM6v1qm6craPi_kPzxGPh1CZa&c=sek918bGC2bC2QVeDMAyqPsE6IUzsmua6v7sjaI591wkJoRCoZ-VDg==&ch=aHa_6152FcWcCsZC3Jwg5U0rPS5jJI-eZ4hLJsBg8CC9SBt6k6SZGA==" 
                              target=_blank>this article on how Latin America is 
                              meeting the 
                        challenge. </A></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(40,79,161); FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Race 
                              to Resilience latest 
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                              style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The 
                              Nature Conservancy’s Water Funds becomes Race To 
                              Resilience partner</SPAN></H1>
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                              style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">At 
                              Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week, it was 
                              announced that The Nature Conservancy’s Water 
                              Funds has become a partner to Race to Resilience. 
                              The water fund is a governance and finance 
                              mechanism that improves water security through 
                              collective action, allowing downstream water users 
                              to invest collectively in upstream water and land 
                              conservation.</SPAN></H1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-SIZE: 22px">Keeping up with the 
                              Champions</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Mohieldin calls for 
                              “climate finance as development finance” at IRENA 
                              High Level Forum, </SPAN><SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-WEIGHT: bold">attended 
                              by Tan See Leng, Minister of the Republic of 
                              Singapore.</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px">At the <SPAN 
                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">International 
                              Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) High Level Forum, 
                              in Singapore, Mohieldin stated that “climate 
                              finance is development finance”, as financing 
                              energy transitions to reduce emissions is 
                              financing for the 7th SDG, relating to the 
                              transition to clean energy and providing energy to 
                              all people. </SPAN></P>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">H.E. Ms Al Mubarak calls 
                              for financial institutions to place nature at the 
                              center of climate action </SPAN></P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Writing in the <A 
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                              target=_blank>Spanish newspaper El Pais</A>, H.E. 
                              Ms. Al Mubarak highlighted the GFANZ Latam launch, 
                              in the context of the disproportionate 
                              consequences of climate change in Latin America 
                              and the Caribbean.</P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px">●<SPAN 
                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">     </SPAN><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak 
                              highlights the importance of the (GFANZ) Latin 
                              America and Caribbean Network to 
                              Chileans</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The Climate Champion for 
                              COP 28 spoke with Chilean newspaper of record, 
                              <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">El 
                              Mercurio</SPAN>, for a <A 
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                              target=_blank>feature on the Glasgow Finance 
                              Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Latin America and 
                              Caribbean Network</A>. </P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN 
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Mohieldin discusses 
                              fossil fuel sector’s role at COP 28, at the 
                              Financial Times Energy Transition 
Summit</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Mohieldin joined a panel 
                              including COP 26 President, Sir Alok Sharma, to 
                              discuss the role of the fossil fuel industry at 
                              the upcoming COP 28 climate summit. Mohieldin 
                              highlighted that a successful COP requires 
                              collaboration with oil & gas producers, as 
                              well as with major 
                        consumers.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              Financial Times.</SPAN></P>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. 
                              Mohieldin</SPAN><SPAN 
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                              answers ‘What to Expect from COP28?’ at London 
                              Stock Exchange Group event</SPAN></P>
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                              style="COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">Mohieldin 
                              participated in a webinar looking ahead to the 
                              COP, highlighting the need for climate finance to 
                              accelerate just energy transitions to achieve 
                              emissions reduction targets. </SPAN></P>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></SPAN> </P>
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">     </SPAN><SPAN 
                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak 
                              addressed the World Ports Conference, Abu 
                              Dhabi</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>The COP 28 Champion called on 
                              industry representatives to join the Ocean 
                              Breakthroughs, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
                              by up to 35% by 
                    2050.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Mohieldin 
                              participates in Competent Boards Meeting On 
                              Climate Change and Boards' 
                              Accountability</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>Mohieldin stressed that controversy 
                              over green washing can be overcome by agreeing on 
                              clear and credible standards for the environmental 
                              practices of private sector companies.</P>
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34)">  
                              </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. 
                              Mohieldin speaks on unlocking the potential of 
                              women entrepreneurs to tackle the global waste 
                              crisis and accelerate the Race to Zero</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>The event, held at MIT, focused on 
                              overcoming gender inequality, which poses a unique 
                              threat to the livelihoods, health, and safety of 
                              women and girls - who are often frontline 
                              responders to climate disasters and leaders of 
                              solutions. </P>
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                              style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Mohieldin attends 
                              ‘Championing Transition Finance For The Planet’s 
                              Future’</SPAN></P>
                              <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0px" 
                              align=justify>Mohieldin joined representatives 
                              from the UAE and the Federal Republic of Germany, 
                              as well as the UN Economic Commission for 
                              Europe.</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">     </SPAN>On 
                              12-14 October, a mandated inter-sessional workshop 
                              for Parties to develop elements for the political 
                              component of the Global Stocktake and explore 
                              areas of convergence and divergence, took place in 
                              Abu Dhabi, UAE. Non-Party stakeholders were able 
                              to intervene during the thematic sessions related 
                              to mitigation, adaptation, means of implementation 
                              and finance flows, loss and damage, response 
                              measures and enhancing international cooperation. 
                              Many Parties acknowledged the important role of 
                              non-Party stakeholders where the work of the 
                              High-Level Champions was also referred to. 
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                              target=_blank>day 3</A>) as well as an<A 
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                              target=_blank>informal summary</A> by the Chairs 
                              of the Subsidiary Bodies are available.</P>
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                              align=justify>●<SPAN 
                              style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">     </SPAN>The 
                              Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) published the <A 
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                              target=_blank>Global Landscape of Climate Finance 
                              2023 report</A> on 2 November providing a 
                              comprehensive overview of global climate-related 
                              primary investment.</P>
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                              target=_blank>Adaptation Gap Report 2023</A><A 
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                              target=_blank> (2 November) which looks at 
                              progress in planning, financing and implementing 
                              adaptation actions as well as its </A><A 
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                              target=_blank>Production Gap Report 2023</A><A 
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                              target=_blank> (8 November) tracking the 
                              discrepancy between governments’ planned fossil 
                              fuel production and global production levels 
                              consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 
                              2°C.</A></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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                              target=_blank>Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW 
                              2023)</A>: Johor (Malaysia), 13-17 November</P>
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                              target=_blank>COP 28</A>: Dubai (UAE), 30 November 
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