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Join us for our Climate Series III— “Taking Stock: Climate Fairness, Capacities and Finance” Friday, 9 July from 9:30am (GMT+6) onwards. The series, happening during the Asia Pacific Climate Week, will feature three sessions. Session one will set context, while session two will delve into Green Finance. The third session, Transformation Actions and Opportunities, will feature climate action stories from local climate champions, enthusiasts, and advocates from various walks of life. Tune in live: https://bit.ly/3AElQ2O

Initiative positions Bhutan as a leader in the global fight against climate change THIMPHU, BHUTAN: The Royal Government of Bhutan, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), donors and partners from around the world today announced their commitment to create a USD $43 million fund—the first of its kind in Asia—to permanently protect Bhutan’s network of protected areas. This funding will be combined with USD $75 million from the Bhutan government, which will be contributed over a 14-year period, to support a new program called

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) concluded its last Board meeting of 2017 by approving 11 new projects and programmes valued at USD 392.86 million to assist developing countries respond to climate change. One of the projects was Bhutan for Life Project as follows:FP050 – USD 26.56 million for the Bhutan for Life project in Bhutan with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).The 18th meeting of the Board (B.18) approved funding for 11 climate finance initiatives during a three-day meeting in the