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Dec 13, 2020 05:07:30 PM The new Climate Change Bill which is out for consultation will enable Fijians to capitalize on carbon trading, says Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Climate Change Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Speaking at a High-Level Panel Discussion “Paris+5 – Sprint to Glasgow”, Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted the need to explore carbon markets so that resource owners are incentivised to engage in conserving the environment. While reiterating Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s call for a collective effort to combat climate change, he stated that Fiji has adopted two or three important aspects of Paris Agreement in terms of combating climate change. “Article 6 of the Paris Agreement of course talks about or refers to the issue of carbon trading. And this essentially in a nutshell from a philosophical perspective means that those people who aren’t emitting as much carbon have the ability to be able to capitalise on that from those who are actually emi
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Digital technologies have immense potential to transform economic and social interactions and are opening up new possibilities for increased transparency, accountability and citizen participation in policy-making and service delivery. According to the recently released Network Readiness Index report, Africa continues to trail behind other regions, especially when it comes to access, affordability and usage of ICTs. Once the “ripple effect” of COVID starts to hit international trade and investment flows, such divergences between “network-ready economies” and “laggards” may be amplified, the report adds.
Portulans Institute, in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), will host a virtual panel on the Africa region’s progress in network readiness and digital transformation. In this panel, Portulans co-founders will present the 2020 Network Readiness Index results, highlighting regional data. This session targets all stakeholders involved i