Global Framework Agreement

EQS-News: African Union Commission (AUC):  Africa Urges Customized Climate Services for Building Climate Resilient Continent

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Saturday, September 16, 2023
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Delegates will develop solutions to challenges facing climate service providers and users in Africa as they address climate change.

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  • Delegates will develop solutions to challenges facing climate service providers and users in Africa as they address climate change.
  • Organized within the framework of the ClimSA Programme, this multi-stakeholder platform aims to strengthen effective collaboration between producers and users of climate services through stakeholder engagement.
  • At the African Union Commission, the Programme supports the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in Africa.
  • On the African continent, climate service providers, such as Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), deliver climate information services to this diverse user base.

Minister Guilbeault rallies pan-Canadian effort to support ambitious nature protection goals brokered at COP15

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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Conserving nature is foundational to all efforts to combat the triple crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution.

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  • Conserving nature is foundational to all efforts to combat the triple crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution.
  • The goal is to put nature on a path to recovery by 2050, including the development of Canada's 2030 Biodiversity Strategy.
  • It will be the first face-to-face ministers' meeting since December's breakthrough COP15, where the world agreed to the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework.
  • Canada is also advancing the domestic ban on harmful single-use plastics to help keep plastics out of our natural environment.

Government of Canada announces up to $45.3 million to enhance African swine fever prevention and preparedness

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Friday, August 26, 2022
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To help ensure high levels of vigilance in the face of the threat of African swine fever, the Government of Canada is investing up to $23.4 million to support the pork industry's prevention and mitigation efforts.

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  • To help ensure high levels of vigilance in the face of the threat of African swine fever, the Government of Canada is investing up to $23.4 million to support the pork industry's prevention and mitigation efforts.
  • In addition, up to $19.8 million will be invested in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) prevention and preparedness efforts.
  • Although Canada has never had a case of ASF, the disease continues to spread in several regions around the world.
  • "We must continue to work as a team - federal, provincial and territorial governments together with industry, to prevent African swine fever from entering the country.