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UNHCR Environment & Energy retweeted
On #WorldEnvironmentDay2020 we celebrate interventions to protect & restore the natural environment in Cox's Bazar.
To reduce deforestation, the entire #Rohingya refugee population & + 35,000 local Bangladeshi families received LPG cooking gas, reducing cutting of wood by 80%
UNHCR Environment & Energy retweeted
Refugees + locals in Sudan decided to stop deforestation. To get clean cooking energy.
UNHCR + 🇳🇴Norway helped set up this tree nursery: 1 MILLION new trees were planted. And counting.
Read about the innovative project: cutt.ly/SyMycp6
#ClimateAction #ForNature
UNHCR Environment & Energy retweeted
🇸🇪 #Sweden is pleased to join the #CleanEnergyChallenge at the #RefugeeForum.
#Challenge aligns with Sweden's engagement for #environmental & #climate mitigation in #conflict situations and #refugee response.
#EveryoneCounts
UNHCR Environment & Energy retweeted
♻️By 2030 all refugee settlements & host communities will have access to sustainable energy.
Thanks to countries signed up to the Clean Energy Challenge! 🇳🇴Norway 🇫🇷France 🇨🇦Canada 🇩🇰Denmark 🇩🇪Germany 🇳🇱the Netherlands 🇵🇹Portugal 🇷🇴Romania 🇸🇪Sweden 🇪🇸Spain 🇪🇺the EU.
UNHCR has just launched its Global Strategy on Sustainable Energy. You can find it here : unhcr.org/news/press/2019/10…
A nice video on how healthy ecosystems can prevent climate catastrophe. Thanks @NCS_catalyst
How nature can save us from climate breakdown 🎞️
#NaturalClimateSolutions #theforgottensolution
Have a look at our video on the final outcome of our project in Minawao for a #GreenRefugeeCamp. Thanks to @PostcodeLoterij @INBaltics & @LandLifeCompany. #Refugees #environnement #forest #energy
youtube.com/watch?v=ioL1_RGF…
UNHCR and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in #Bangladesh have joined to reduce incidents involving #elephants coming into conflict with #refugees. A great initiative to share in celebration of #WorldWildlifeDay ow.ly/mk6p30iIk9l
UNHCR and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in #Bangladesh have joined to reduce incidents involving #elephants coming into conflict with #refugees in the world’s #largestrefugeesettlement. A great initiative to share in celebration of #WorldWildlifeDay
UN, donors and CSOs call for global action towards universal clean energy access among displaced people and host communities, bit.ly/2DD6gqM #HumanitarianEnergy #MovingEnergy
The #minigridsystem in #Bangladesh has now produced over 30 Mega Watt hours of #energy from #solarpower - that's more than 5 million phone charges! Go #WASH team! #cleanenergy #renewableenergy
Installation of a #solarbased #minigridsystem in Cox’s Bazaar #Bangladesh has provided 43kW of #renewablepower to #light up streets and communal spaces such as #schools and #mosques. Over 1700 #lights and #fans enable #refugees to #study and #live with #dignity @IKEAFoundation
#UNHCR and @EURELECTRIC announce #partnership to offer #sustainable and #cleanenergy to #refugees as part of #globalefforts to tackle #climatechange!
#Solarlights in #Nepal for #refugees and locals to #live, #study, and pursue brighter #futures. ow.ly/Mjal30gpMIu
‘Solar energy is affordable & does not mess up the environment,’ Omar, class 7 student. Learning enabled by solar: ow.ly/X9zM30duI2s
We are looking for a Smart Metering and Cost Recovery Consultant for our office in Amman! ow.ly/4tmC30dlmjP
@UNHCRJordan #UNHCRjobs
