Revue de PRESSE PLATFORMA

SEMAINE 1 DECEMBRE 2014

SYNTHESIS REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE POST-2015
AGENDA
United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, 4/12/2014
The United Nations is in the process of defining a post-2015 development agenda. This
agenda will be launched at a Summit in September 2015, which is the target date for
realizing the MDGs. On December 4th the UN Secretary General held a briefing on the
synthesis report, outlining the framework, the actors and the means of implementation of the
post-MDGs sustainable development framework... (Read full report)

EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: MORE FLEXIBILITY AND REGIONAL

INVOLVEMENT FOR PUTTING DOWN ROOTS IN THE GROUND
ENPI, 5/12/2014
Local and regional politicians across Europe adopted an opinion on the successful
implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) at the December plenary of
the Committee of the Regions. The opinion calls for more flexibility, regional funding and an
appropriate involvement of regional and local authorities....(Read article)

EUSAIR : DVELOPPER DES

RGIONALS ET LOCALES

OPPORTUNITS

POUR LES

AUTORITS

CRPM, 5/12/2014
La CRPM a particip la 1re confrence sur La Stratgie de lUE pour la rgion
Adriatique-ionienne Dvelopper des opportunits pour les autorits rgionales et locales
organise Rijeka le 5 dcembre 2014. Lobjectif de cette runion tait le lancement dune
discussion approfondie sur le dveloppement des opportunits offertes par la mise en uvre
de la Stratgie aux autorits rgionales et locales... (lire l'article)

GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? TRACKING ADAPTATION FINANCE AT THE

SUBNATIONAL LEVEL
ODI, December 2014
There has been a growing emphasis on the need for finance to support developing country
efforts to adapt and strengthen their resilience to the impacts of climate change. The links
between adaptation finance and local institutions and communities are of particular
relevance. First, local institutions are at the frontlines of the impacts of climate change and
efforts to adapt: they are often closest to the people whom climate change will most affect.
They are also often entrusted with the investment or regulatory functions that shape
resilience to climate change. The impacts of climate change are likely to be highly localised,
and vulnerabilities vary across countries: this require differentiated responses... (Read full
report)

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