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UNDP
Accidents & Disasters
Award of Complementary climate funding to the Government of Belize
The UNDP programme, “Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean” (EnGenDER) has been working with implementing partners, stakeholders and donors over the last year to strengthen disaster risk management systems for 9 Caribbean countries and build resilience to the effects of
climate change. This work is happening at a variety of levels, from improving central government’s ability build strategies for inclusive approaches to policy making to build resilience; to strengthening regional systems for planning and recovery from natural disasters; to community level interventions to ensure the vulnerable have what they need to so that that adaptation and mitigation actions in key livelihood sectors, such as agriculture, consider vulnerable persons.
Business & Economy
Ministry of Agriculture Hosts Closing Ceremony for Train-the-Trainers Workshop on Climate-Smart Agriculture
Climate Smart Agriculture is a variation of agricultural best practices that has been transformed and reoriented to support development and ensure food security in the face of climate change.
Politics and Government
Implementation of UNCAC: Attorney General’s Ministry Reports on Status
Since February 2017, the Government of Belize has made several successful steps towards the implementation of the UNCAC, a large portion of it being foundational.
Community and Society
The San Pedro Town Council holds Child Friendly Workshop
The San Pedro Town Council (SPTC) held a Child Friendly Initiative Workshop on Friday, October 9th. The program is an initiative of the United...
Business & Economy
Communal Livestock Holding Facility Handed Over to Cattle Producers
At a cost of approximately BZE$71, 500, a Communal Livestock Holding Facility in Willows Bank was officially handed over to cattle producers in the Belize River Valley area.
Community and Society
UNDP hosts Workshop on Social Audit for Young Belizean Leaders
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with The University of Belize (UB) hosted a two day workshop on October 25th and 26th with...
Environment
“Enhancing Belize’s Resilience to Adapt to the Effects of Climate Change”
The Project “Enhancing Belize’s Resilience to Adapt to the Effects of Climate Change” aims to enhance adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change in national policies and demonstrate action in support of effective governance of climate change and climate change related impacts in the water sector in Belize.
Environment
EU signs Financing Agreement with GOB on Climate Change
Belize will benefit from a Climate Change Project entitled 'Enhance adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change in national policies' which aims to develop a resilient water sector and enhance climate change governance through the establishment of a Climate Change Office
