This activity report showcases how WFP implements concrete disaster risk reduction activities, as natural disasters are a leading cause of hunger. Disasters affect the economic and physical access to food, the availability and stability of supplies, and nutrition.
Este documento de orientación se enfoca en la Planificación Nacional de la Adaptación (PNA) en los sectores agrícolas. Constituye en una guía útil para los planificadores nacionales y los tomadores de decisiones que trabajan en aspectos de cambio climático en los países en desarrollo, y así mismo, para las autoridades y expertos de los sectores agrícolas que participan en los planes de adaptación al cambio climático, y en la formulación y aplicación de los PNA.
This infographic showcases an initiative in Africa, as well as in the Caribbean and Pacific, which supports large-scale restoration of degraded land, while stimulating growth by developing the economic potential of non-timber forest products. It highlights how restoration and sustainable land management prove to alleviate the impacts of climate change and desertification.
The analytical report is aligned with the theme of the 2017 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF): "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world". It focuses on the following six goals of the HLPF: Goal 1 (End Poverty); Goal 2 – (Zero Hunger); Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being); Goal 5 (Gender Equality); Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure); and Goal 14 (Life below water). It observes that Africa's infrastructure deficits undermine industrial development and underline the stagnation in value addition in manufacturing.
This guidance document introduces agriculture and how it contributes to climate change and is affected by it: meeting growing demand for food through sustainable productivity increases has become a key challenge for agriculture and rural areas. Agriculture and rural development are key to mitigate and adapt to climate change, thereby assuring the persistence of viable and attractive rural livelihoods. In this context, migration can play an important role in increasing the climate resilience of rural economies.
micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Este informe de actividad pretende ejemplificar casos de integración y complementariedad entre políticas públicas en materia de protección social y sostenibilidad ambiental. En el marco de la implementación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, es importante resaltar que los modelos y herramientas que pueden generar impactos positivos simultáneos en materia de reducción de pobreza, protección social y sostenibilidad ambiental, necesitan de una mayor visibilidad para que sean escaladas como opciones de política.
Este boletín informativo destaca las nuevas iniciativas y prioridades que se están desarrollando en Ecuador, en particular el trabajo interinstitucional ejecutado en materia de manejo sostenible de la tierra para combatir la desertificación y la degradación; mitigación y resiliencia ante el cambio climático, buenas prácticas para el fortalecimiento de capacidades y una nota particular sobre el empoderamiento de la mujer.
This analytical document assesses the capacity building efforts dedicated to the Least Developed Countries. Decisions made at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – such as those related to finance, adaptation, mitigation, technology, and capacity building – have major ramifications for LDCs. To ensure that the interests of LDCs are adequately and fairly reflected in the ongoing climate change negotiations, it is imperative that LDCs engage effectively in intergovernmental climate change negotiations, decision-making processes and eventual implementation of the decisions taken.
This analytical document aims at understanding the economic costs and benefits of climate change at the micro and sectoral levels in Mongolia. Detailed data capture show the potential vulnerabilities these households face but are also used to propose a more optimal adaptation strategy.
The report is structured as follows. The first three chapters provide a brief description of Mongolia, presenting the geography of the country and the agro-ecological zones with a focus on potential vulnerabilities and gains as a result of climate change. Chapter 'The role of agriculture and the situation analysis of the sector' provides summary statistics and information on the data that were collected specifically for the study on the vulnerability of livestock to climate change in Mongolia. In chapter 'Empirical Results', the econometric model used to evaluate the impact of climate change on agriculture is presented, including initial results that are likely to influence adaptation among livestock herders. Finally, the last chapter presents policy recommendations to policymakers and conclusions.
This guidance document provides a conceptual analysis and important practical lessons learned from implementing carbon taxes around the world. Recent years have seen renewed and growing interest in carbon taxes that put a price on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This resurgence in interest has come as over three-quarters of the world have developed Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement and are looking for cost-effective ways to achieve these emission reduction goals.
Cette Cartographie offre un diagnostic de la nature et du volume des flux financiers, déboursés en 2015 par l'Etat ivoirien et ses partenaires techniques et financiers qui contribuent déjà à la lutte contre la déforestation. Elle vise à la fois à mesurer les progrès dans la mobilisation de financements contribuant à la lutte contre la déforestation et à identifier les besoins et opportunités d'appui pour la mise en oeuvre de la Stratégie nationale REDD+.
This report focuses on investments for resilient transport systems as a way to reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts. It not only opens up ways to address our current situation facing climate change impacts but also directly contributes to the accomplishment of Tuvalu's key strategic goals.
This guidance document aims to help address this challenge by providing the missing identification and evaluation assistance that those looking for adaptation solutions initially face. More specifically, it focuses on adaptation technologies for building resilience to climate change induced hazards in the water sector. It provides a simple and comprehensive overview of specific water technologies and techniques that address challenges resulting from climate change and help to build adaptive capacity.
The guide focuses on the water climate change adaptation technology taxonomy, systematizing the most pressing climate change challenges in the water sector. It also shows that adaptation technologies are relevant to ensuring sustainable supplies of clean water and mitigation of water-related disasters.
This factsheet provides current information showcasing how disasters drive global food insecurity and hunger, particularly when they compound existing economic vulnerability. They destroy agricultural assets and infrastructure, causing serious damage to the livelihoods and food security of millions of vulnerable people.
This guidance document is expected to transform Zimbabwe's agriculture sector into a sustainable production system by maximising the climate opportunities and reducing climate change related risks on the agriculture sector. It was designed to provide adequate and effective training on climate change issues to agricultural extension workers, so that they acquire the expertise to impart climate-smart agriculture practices to rural farmers and build resilience to climate change.
This guidance document can be used as a tool for the preparation of background sections or policy documents, given their emphasis on climate change and health links. Other sections provide approaches and tools that can be directly extracted and built into projects and programs. More than 20 case studies appear throughout to illustrate the practical value in connecting climate change and health.
This technical document aims at raising the voices of the media for climate action, at the national and local levels, in order to address problems related to climate change and build more accountability on how available funds for mitigating and adapting on its impacts are directed. The publication provides 1) an introduction to media matters, 2) climate change issues, facts, and figures, 3) media toolkit, 4) directory of resources, and 5) glossary of terms.
This technical document provides cities with a methodology on how to collect data or information from key performance indicators (KPIs) for smart sustainable cities (SSC). This set of KPIs for SSC were developed to establish the criteria to evaluate ICT´s contributions in making cities smarter and more sustainable, and to provide cities with the means for self-assessments.
This guidance document aims to provide a neutral comparison of the similarities and diferences between the UNFCCC REDD+ decisions and the Forest Carbon Partnership Carbon Fund's Methodological Framework, as well as Germany's REM Programme. There were two main objectives in conducting this type of comparative analysis. The first is to support countries to address their needs to consider these similarities and diferences, as well as potential implications of these, in order to design efective and coordinated REDD+ Emission Reduction Programmes in their countries. A second objective of the document is to serve as a useful input to support the GCF work on REDD+ RBPs / RBF.
This technical document presents methodologies that cover a broad range of different mitigation action types in terms of scale, type of intervention and affected modes. In addition, focus was put on interventions with significant mitigation potential. It provides an overview of approaches on GHG quantification in the transportation sector, followed by a reader guide to the mitigation action sections.
This analytical document provides a compendium of the main findings and lessons learnt from food security climate analyses that have been undertaken by WFP and partners under the Climate Adaptation Management and Innovation Initiative (C-ADAPT). It is targeted at government policy makers, humanitarian partners, and technical analysts interested in accessing a snap shot of a range of food security climate analyses.
This guidance document provides an overview of how cities can use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also maps the case studies to the various international agreements as well as the SDGs.
This analytical document illustrates the disparities in the affordability of food and an attempt to disentangle the factors behind them. It highlights the steps that can be taken to mitigate these disparities in the aim to end hunger by 2030.
This guidance document publication is intended to help sub-national energy policy decision-makers of major Latin American cities as they look to develop and implement clean energy solutions. It aims is to help local actors to understand, plan and execute initiatives successfully which, over time, will: save money, while increasing energy security; increase standards of living and the supply of more efficient and sustainable energy solutions; and reduce the overall use of energy and greenhouse gas emissions.
This analytical document aims at understanding the economic costs and benefits of climate change at the micro and sectoral levels in Sri Lanka. Detailed data capture show the potential vulnerabilities smallholder farmers face. It also includes an adaptation strategy and recommendations for policymakers.
This guidance document is designed for education professionals on the use of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in learning for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and consequently to contribute to achieving the SDGs. The guide identifies indicative learning objectives and suggests topics and learning activities for each SDG. It also presents implementation methods at different levels, from course design to national strategies.
Esta infografía explica la naturaleza de los desafíos que enfrentan los sistemas agrícolas y alimentarios en el presente y durante todo el siglo XXI, incluyendo el cambio climático. Proporciona ideas sobre lo que está en juego y lo que hay que hacer. El estudio concluye que la forma habitual de gestionar la agricultura ya no es una opción, sino que hacen falta grandes transformaciones en los sistemas agrícolas, en las economías rurales y en cómo manejamos nuestros recursos naturales.
This analytical report examines the cocoa supply chain, its associated deforestation, and the role and limitations of certification schemes to reduce deforestation. The deforestation-related commitments from cocoa companies are analyzed across the value chain by looking at commitment types, implementation, and the enabling environment.
This analytical document captures early observations in engaging the private sector, particularly multinational companies involved in global agricultural commodity supply chains, in the context of emission reductions programs to address land use change.
This analytical document provides a series of case studies on smart governance, smart people and smart economy, which will catapult successful smart city practices into the global spotlight.
These analytical documents bring together information to provide an overview of countries' environmental governance and performance, both in terms of achievements and shortcomings. It can be used as a tool to support policymakers and representatives of civil society in their efforts to imrpove environmental management and further promote sustainable development at the country level.
This technical document offers guidance and identifying options related to developing scaled-up crediting programs. It focuses on baseline development, in particular how to develop baselines consistent with rules that may arise for international crediting (or other forms of emissions trading or transfers) under the Paris Agreement. In principle, the baseline for a crediting program should represent the GHG emissions that would occur over a specified period of time in the program's absence, taking into account a range of factors — including domestic policies — that might influence those emissions.
This report showcases FAO's strategy includes an analysis of the current environmental performance of the Organization in the areas of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, energy efficiency, sustainable procurement, waste management and water usage. As part of the 2030 Agenda and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, FAO is committing to 1) Continue monitoring the environmental impact of its functional operations, 2) Improve its ecological performance and reduce its GHG emissions by 5.4%, 3) Embrace the circular economy principle when procuring goods and services and managing waste, and 4) Develop Environmental Management Systems for Offices.
This Strategy translates FAO's mandate into strategic choices and action priorities at global, regional, national and local levels with the central goal of supporting its Member Nations in achieving their commitments to face climate change. Climate change is a top-line corporate priority, thus FAO will focus its work on three fronts: First, to enhance institutional and technical capacities of Member States. Second, to improve integration of food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries within the international climate agenda. And third, to strengthen internal coordination and delivery of FAO's work.
This activity report presents the most recent and relevant knowledge, tools and methodologies FAO offers countries to report on their greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture, livestock and forestry sectors.
This policy document on forest tenure and the rights of indigenous peoples, to be implemented by the UN-REDD Programme in the period 2018–2020, aims at raising global knowledge to sustain country action in support of land and forest tenure governance and the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples in the context of REDD+ implementation. The Technical Description section offers further details on the work, intended deliverables, focuses and priorities.
This technical report summarises work conducted by UN-REDD+ during 2016 to guide the development of policy instruments for the Government of Nigeria in order to combat deforestation within the country. Since 2000 indeed, Nigeria faces a severe rate of deforestation, which results from a range of cumulative effects fundamentally driven by the immediate availability of woody biomass in the form of timber, fuelwood and construction timber; and the opportunity to acquire land for significantly higher agricultural returns.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the economic value of Nigeria's forest resources and demonstrate some policy instruments that would alleviate pressure on these natural forest systems.
This publication provides a status report on progress and achievements related to the MRV of REDD+ activities, as well as an update on activities related to countries' submissions of their Forest Reference (Emission) Levels (FRELs/FRLs). The report also summarizes experiences with the technical assessment process, as of early 2017, and offers an overview of initial REDD+ results reporting and technical analyses of those reports.
Ce rapport vise à mettre en exergue la dimension environnementale du problème des résidus d'antibiotiques dans l'environnement, d'agents pathogènes résistants et d'autres molécules possédant des propriétés antimicrobiennes qui favorisent le développement de gènes de résistance dans les communautés microbiennes. Il souligne la nécessité de tenir compte de l'exposition de l'environnement aux antimicrobiens dans la prise de mesures de lutte contre l'antibiorésistance.
This publication provides information on climate change and access to clean energy solutions, as they are increasingly important, judging from the impact the changing climate already has on the livelihoods of populations world-wide. This issue contains articles related to 1) The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report 2017, 2) Frankfurt School's new E-Learning Programme in Climate Adaptation Finance, 3) The Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme, 4) Adaptation and renewable energy trends, and 5) news, project updates and events.
This book of impact stories combined with games aims to help people understand some of the terminology and the simple changes we can make now in the way we use energy resources that could make a healthier world for children. Climate change mitigation is central to food security, poor health and income poverty. By supporting access to clean and affordable energy systems and services and promoting low-emission and climate-resilient urban and transport infrastructure, eradication of poverty and a significant reduction in inequalities is supported.
This analytical report presents key findings of a three-day workshop focusing on measurement-model fusion for global total atomospheric deposition (MMF-GTAD). It presents a review of the state-of the-science and explores the feasibility and methodology of producing, on a routine retrospective basis, global maps of atmospheric gas and aerosol concentrations as well as wet, dry and total deposition via measurement-model fusion techniques.
This case study chronicles Uganda's experiences developing a gender‑responsive National Adaptation Plan for the Agricultural Sector and related capacity development for gender-responsive policy. Uganda's experiences suggest the need to align with national gender plans and other related policies, such as finance, planning and climate change, and global climate and development goals and agreements (e.g. Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals).
This analytical document presents a vision for transforming the way in which we use and manage land. It underscores how land is key to human security and future wellbeing, the thread that holds together the fabric of society. It considers challenges we collectively face: from the pressures of population growth, climate change, urbanization, migration, and conflict to food, energy, and water insecurity. In all its dimensions, human security is increasingly fragile and in many parts of the world, land degradation and climate change are now recognized as contributing factors to a sense of growing instability.
This report illustrates how green industrial policy can be a driver for a green economy transformation and highlights the social, environmental and economic co-benefits of green industrial policy. Economic development in the age of industrialization has been achieved at the cost of severe overexploitation of natural resources. Humanity is approaching various ecological tipping points beyond which abrupt and irreversible environmental change at large geographical scale is likely to happen.
como herramienta de aprendizaje; mejorando su capacidad de evaluar, de manera crítica, los problemas y conflictos con que se enfrentan y entendiendo que cada uno de nosotros forma parte del cambio.
This guidance document is intended to highligh experts to assess the GHG inventory and inventory development process. It presents metologies and tools to achieve higher quality reporting and enhanced capacity of national experts involved in the process of the preparation and facilitation of the Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC).
This activity report provides the first global scientific assessment of climate change impacts on World Heritage coral reefs. Soaring ocean temperatures in the past three years have subjected 21 of 29 World Heritage reefs to severe and/or repeated heat stress, and caused some of the worst bleaching ever observed at iconic sites. The analysis predicts that all 29 coral-containing World Heritage sites would cease to exist as functioning coral reef ecosystems by the end of this century under a business-as-usual emissions scenario.
This guidance document provides a study of the advantages of using ICT technologies to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 11, by facilitating the missing linkages that exist between sustainability policies and urban-planning practices through digitally-enabled urban actions.
This guidance document analyses the situation of indigenous peoples in the context of climate change. It suggests that indigenous peoples are affected in distinctive ways by climate change, and also by the policies or actions that are aimed at addressing it. At the same time, it highlights that, as agents of change, indigenous people are essential to the success of policies and measures directed towards mitigating and adapting to climate change, especially their sustainable economic model and traditional knowledge.
This case study summarizes the context for the adoption of Kenya's National Adaptation Plan (2015-2030); details how agriculture sectors can be better integrated into NAPs; and describes how Kenya came to launch one of the first NAPs in Africa and among developing countries.
This case study builds on an advanced suite of climate change policies, strategies and plans, as Uruguay is implementing innovative dialogues to develop an Agriculture National Adaptation Plan (NAP) through a participatory process. This case study summarises how the sectoral NAP will develop capacities of producers and institutions to implement appropriate and well-monitored adaptation measures.
This analytical document focuses on developing countries, as targeted interventions in the agriculture sectors have the potential to deliver adaptation and mitigation benefits, as well as economic, environmental and social cobenefits – often simultaneously. As the international community shifts its attention to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, all climate action will be guided by countries' NDCs and relevant national policy frameworks. Countries will take the lead in taking transformative climate action in the agriculture sectors, but the international community must support developing countries in doing so.
This activity report presents how the Inter-American Development Bank's support translate into positive actions and impacts in the region, while highlighting some examples of how sustainability is the key transversal ingredient to help countries advance in achieving their development objectives. The analysis takes into account The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Climate Change Agreement as well as the specific location of Latin America and Caribbean region, which is susceptible to natural disasters, including hurricanes, landslides, droughts, and earthquakes.
Este documento presenta la Estrategia sobre el Cambio Climático, que se centrará en tres aspectos. En primer lugar, aumentar las capacidades institucionales y técnicas de los países miembros. En segundo, mejorar la integración de la seguridad alimentaria, la agricultura, la silvicultura y las pesquerías en la agenda de lucha contra el cambio climático internacional. Y, en tercero, mejorar la coordinación interna y el cumplimiento de las misiones de la FAO.
This guidance document shows that livestock products are key to food security. The report indicates that livestock products are also responsible for more greenhouse gases emissions than most other food sources, which are caused by feed production, enteric fermentation, animal waste and land-use change.
This visual resource sums up in a pedagogical way the benefits of ecosystem restoration. The poster showcases two countries : Mongolia and Paraguay.
This activity report presents 15 stories of community and indigenous initiatives working in coastal and marine ecosystems to deliver benefits across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These stories show that indigenous peoples and local communities are some of the most effective stewards of the planet's marine ecosystems. They also show that the actions taken by these local initiatives can have widespread impact, in many cases across their entire country and beyond.
This activity report focuses on the NAP–Ag Programme, supporting countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to identify and integrate climate change adaptation measures into relevant national planning and budgeting processes. NAP–Ag provides support to countries for accessing climate finance through international mechanisms, such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), bilateral and multilateral funding mechanisms, as well as national financing.
This guidance document gives an outline of the joint UNDP and UN Environment National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP). The NAP-GSP, together with partners, is assisting developing countries to identify technical, institutional and financial needs to integrate climate change adaptation into medium and long-term national planning and financing.
This workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of policy makers, transport planners and transport infrastructure managers in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to understand climate change impacts on coastal transport infrastructure and take appropriate adaptation response measures. Stakeholders discussed the draft case-study of Jamaica, as well as the draft methodology for assessing climate-related impacts and adaptation options that is being developed under the project.
This workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of policy makers, transport planners and transport infrastructure managers in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to understand climate change impacts on coastal transport infrastructure and take appropriate adaptation response measures. Stakeholders discussed the draft case-study of Saint Lucia, as well as the draft methodology for assessing climate-related impacts and adaptation options that is being developed under the project.
This guidance document focuses on the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA), as it triggers resilient low-carbon development in the dairy sector through the introduction of climate-smart agricultural practices and to bring the dairy production sector of Uganda onto a low carbon and more resilient path. The NAMA focuses on a set of interventions and measures related to policy development, technical assistance, and access to finance that will be integrated within sustainable commercial oriented investment activities that contribute to enhanced agriculture productivity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, improved food security, and increased incomes.
This report focuses on the impact on children's rights when children are forced to flee from home because of climate change. It reveals that, despite the enormous risks they face, children have been almost entirely overlooked in the emerging debate, research and policies on climate-driven migration and displacement. It sets out the vital steps that states must take to place children's rights at the heart of international and national climate, humanitarian, disaster risk reduction, development, and migration strategies.
This guidance document serves as an entry-point to understanding the 2030 Agenda. The primer explains what the agenda is about, provides a brief description of the historical process that led to its adoption, and explains the core principles underlying the agenda, its 5 dimensions, the sustainable development goals as well as their interlinkages.
This analytical document highlights the identification of priority needs for operationalization of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), based on the foundations and context of the 10-year GFCS Implementation Plan. The Plan identifies three phases implementation: I focused on establishing the Framework's infrastructure and initiating and facilitating demonstration projects in the initial priority areas; II is the development phase, focusing on the core regional and national mechanisms for climate services; and III, the expansion and continuation phase, during which maintenance and sustainability of institutional mechanisms will be emphasized.
Este Plan Regional, elaborado por los ocho Estados Miembros del Sistema de Integración Centroamericana (SICA), establece acciones ambiciosas para desarrollar la capacidad humana para adaptarse a los riesgos del cambio climático y aprovechar las oportunidades de inversión.
Ce rapport fournit un aperçu des efforts accomplis jusqu'à présent. Il met l'accent sur le fait qu'une direction politique de haut niveau et de nouveaux partenariats seront essentiels pour maintenir l'élan. Il souligne aussi le besoin de données fiables, actualisées, accessibles et ventilées pour mesurer les progrès, informer les décideurs et s'assurer que tout le monde est pris en compte.
Este informe presenta el proyecto de Evaluación de los impactos del cambio climático y mapeo de la vulnerabilidad a la inseguridad alimentaria bajo el cambio climático para reforzar la seguridad alimentaria familiar con enfoques de adaptación de los medios de subsistencia. Proporciona recomendaiones, una evaluación del impacto del cambio climático en 16 cuencas y 16 cultivos en el Perú y un análisis de los factores de vulnerabilidad de la seguridad alimentaria de los hogares rurales para el año 2050.
This guidance report analyses the direct drivers of deforestation and takes into account the environmental, economic and social aspirations in Côte d'Ivoire. The paper is declined into eight policy options that would enable to treat all drivers of deforestation and degradation of forests in Côte d'Ivoire, as part of the National Strategy -one of the four structuring elements that was agreed upon at the international level as a prerequisite for the implementation of REDD+-. Omong others, it investigates for example the impacts of a "Zero Deforestation Agriculture in public-private partnership" and a "Sustainable Domestic Energy Strategy with value-creation of the agricultural biomass".
This technical document provides information on safeguards requirements for REDD+, particularly in terms of safeguards information system (SIS) design in line with UNFCCC guidance. It highlights SIS design will be influenced by a country's safeguards approach, including how a country has defined the goals, scope and scale of safeguards application, also whether the environmental and social benefits and risks of REDD+ actions have been assessed .
This analytical report identifies the current commitments, gaps and opportunities for enhancing regional mitigation and adaptation ambitions in the agriculture sectors. The report aims to provide developing countries with the support required for implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and ensuring future commitments are transparent, quantifiable, comparable, verifiable and ambitious.
This analytical document evaluates the impact of Developping countries projects and initiatives through renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE). The analysis shows that low-carbon forms of development – particularly city-based public private partnerships – generate multiple co-benefits.
This activity report provides an overview of measures taken to contribute to climate change mitigation during the global NDC Conference 2017 in Berlin. It presents a broad range of key messages about integrated governance, finance and transparency.
This Commission to explores explicit carbon-pricing options and levels that would induce the change in behaviors— particularly in those driving the investments in infrastructure, technology, and equipment—needed to deliver on the temperature objective of the Paris Agreement, in a way that fosters economic growth and development, as expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals. It also covers other policies relevant and important to carbon-pricing design and delivery on the Paris agreement.
This activity report is comprised of 15 country case studies that provide examples of climate action, disaster risk reduction and recovery, and sustainable energy. Each case, efforts have been made to emphasize the integrated approach to these work streams and similarly, the linkages and benefits that each extends to the others.
This activity report aims to (i) assess the characteristics and overall volume of funding flowing through Results-Based Climate Financing/Finance (RBCF) programs, (ii) describe the various approaches to designing and implementing RBCF programs, and (iii) compare practical experiences in applying RBCF with the existing theory and literature describing this financing approach.
This technical document provides a scientifically-sound basis for understanding and implementing Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), and to inform the development of practical guidance for pursuing LDN and monitoring achievement of LDN target. The LDN conceptual framework focuses on the goal of LDN and the supporting processes required to deliver this goal, including biophysical and socio-economic aspects, and their interactions.
This activity report showcases a set of case studies that present the work of a wide range of financed and supported projects that make a case for further investment in marine protected areas to restore the health of oceanic and coastal ecosystems, strengthen resilience in the face of climate change, sustain fisheries and other economic activities, and improve the lives of the world's poorest communities.
This activity report highlights a way of assessing the skills and training needs for a country to design and implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The 2015 edition focuses on "How Countries Can Identify the Gap" and introduces the skills assessment framework for NAPs. The 2017 edition delves deeper into the skills assessment framework by explaining the individual skills identified and further introduces "A New and Interactive Methodology".
This interactive tool facilitates learning on the potential benefits and tradeoffs in linking social protection, resilience and climate change policies at local, national and global level. The tool allows national stakeholders and policymakers to experience first-hand the challenges that smallholder farmers face when dealing with scarce availability of productive assets and deteriorating climate conditions.
This report categorises and assesses a diverse array of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices and identifies their potential to create synergies between combating Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD), and achieving climate change mitigation and adaptation goals. It outlines potential solutions for combating desertification and land degradation. The design and benefits of SLM practices primarily depend on the highly variable local environmental, socioeconomic and cultural conditions.
This guidance document provides scientifically-sound guidance for decisionmakers to help develop Sustainable Land Management (SLM) strategies and related policies that promote synergies and address trade-offs between multiple objectives related to Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD), climate change mitigation and adaptation, and for creating an enabling environment to overcome possible barriers for selection and large-scale implementation of effective SLM practices considering local realities.
This analytical document provides a baseline of the first release of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) linked to urban issues in the world. The specific objective of this research is to conduct a comprehensive analysis, tacking into account the adoption of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2016.
This guidance document aims to facilitate parties to prepare and participate in the international consultation and analysis on climate change. It gives an overview of key processes, techniques and timelines.


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Mudavadi's Party Threatens To Leave One Kenya Alliance If This Does Not Happen By December 25
By PolyNewsKenya (self media writer) | 2 months ago
The One Kenya Alliance is a coalition made by several Kenyan leaders. The members are yet to announce the flag bearer of their party come 2022. Musalia Mudavadi's party has however said that it will leave the coalition if the flag bearer is not announced soon. Mudavadi and his allies said that they will leave if that is not done before Christmas day.
They further added that if that is not done soon they will move to another coalition before the 2022 polls. Senator Malala who made the annunciation said that the flag bearer must be from their leader if they are to stay in the coalition.
"We are telling our colleagues at the One Kenya Alliance (OKA) that we want to know the presidential candidate of the coalition by December 25. If we won't know the presidential candidate who we know is Musalia Mudavadi, then we, ANC, will decide to leave and form another alliance to deliver the presidency for Musalia Mudavadi in 2022," Tindi Mwale said.
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To build a tropical retreat from the northern winter months is the goal of many foreigners who put down stakes in Costa Rica. And while prospective builders here might not have to take into account things such as avalanches when planning their second (or permanent) homes, they should be aware of certain considerations when building here.
Building to withstand earthquakes is at the forefront of most people's minds in the wake of the Jan. 8 quake northwest of the capital, says Olman Vargas, director of the Association of Engineers and Architects (CFIA).
Costa Rica is situated over highly seismic territory, a mix of local and major fault lines, and about 60 earthquakes were felt by people in 2008, says engineer Rodrigo Guzmán, a manager with the firm Constructora Guzmán.
Seismologists usually classify zones as having low, moderate or high seismicity. All Costa Rican territory, Vargas says, is either moderate or high. The Caribbean, Central Valley and northwestern Guanacaste province sit above local, shallower fault lines that qualify as moderately seismic regions, while the NicoyaPeninsula and central to southern Pacific coast are considered highly seismic, as they sit just off the Middle Atlantic Trench, a major fault line.
The labels might be foreboding, but the risks are also well known, and smart design and planning have made buildings throughout the country capable of withstanding the occasional slight and strong shaking. Many taller buildings, including the 16-story Aurola Holiday Inn and the nine-story Centro Colón office building in San José, for example, suffered no structural damage in the Jan. 8 earthquake, thanks to some innovative architecture.
"Not even one window broke," said Centro Colón's building manager, Ignacio Hernández.
That building, home to the British Embassy and the Inter-American Development Bank offices, among others, is made up of three connected but structurally independent wings, and sits, as does the Holiday Inn, on a series of rollers, all of which gave the building a greater ability to absorb the ground shifts during last month's magnitude 6.2 temblor, centered some 30 kilometers away.
Both Vargas and Guzmán say it doesn't matter what building materials are used, so long as the construction is well done. Flat, rocky terrains are ideal and most stable for construction, say the engineers, although it is entirely possible to build on hillsides and other areas, so long as the proper consultations and ground studies are in place.
If there are rivers or streams on the property, home builders should take into account the possibility of flooding if these jump their banks in an earthquake. While hillsides are more susceptible to landslides, planting trees with sturdy root systems and retaining walls are among the techniques used to reinforce a slope.
For many, the point of building in Costa Rica is to live by the beach, in which case an acquaintance with the Maritime Zone Law is necessary.
The Maritime Zone, which starts at the mean high tide line, known as the pleamar ordinaria, consists of two sections. The first 50 meters is the public zone, where construction and land ownership is prohibited.
The next 150 meters is the restricted zone, where land can be built on only with a concession from the government.
The local municipality will grant one concession per Tico and foreigner with more than five years of residency in Costa Rica, allowing them to live in the restricted zone.
The concession will last from five to 20 years, depending on the agreement reached with the local authority, and is almost always easy to renew as long as the concessionaire has abided by the terms of the contract.
Foreigners with fewer than five years residency cannot own the majority stake in a concession, but there are usually three options: A Costa Rican can hold the majority share; a lawyer or law firm may hold it; or a law firm can create a trust company to hold the majority stake in the name of the client. Concessions already granted can also be traded or bought, so long as the proper authorities are notified. In general, most foreigners do not run into difficulty owning beachfront land, but the process does require good faith and a good lawyer (TT, Feb. 15, 2008).
A handful of coastal towns, including Jacó and Puntarenas on the Pacific and Limón and Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean, are excluded from the law, as their concessions were granted before it was passed in 1977.
While the law has been on the books for a while, enforcement has been historically lax, at best. However, government agencies in Guanacaste recently began to seize properties built within the Maritime Zone (TT, Aug. 29, 2008). A new measure further prohibits buildings over two stories within the restricted zone, and no buildings over four stories tall for another three kilometers inland. The Legislative Assembly is reviewing measures that would enforce these restrictions throughout the rest of the Pacific coast and on the Caribbean.
While enforcement of other regulations might be sporadic, Ticos keep a fierce vigil when it comes to environmental protection.
It is illegal to build inside of Costa Rica's national parks, biological reserves and wetlands.
In Las Baulas National Park on the northern Pacific coast, construction is further prohibited within a 500-meter buffer zone around the park's periphery, per a recent Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) ruling (TT, Jan. 16).
If a property is forested, the area can be cleared only if the State Forestry Administration has approved it and, even then, only if the land is to be used for residences and offices geared toward ecotourism. Building around water sources such as river springs and banks, streams and reservoirs is prohibited, Guzmán says.
Now for the fun part: paperwork and the inexorable bureaucratic limbo known as trámite, essentially, the application process.
This, Vargas says, is where it is most helpful to work with a local architect or engineer who can help navigate the myriad government agencies that will need to sign off on the project, or at least say whether or not the building plans will be viable.
For starters, a CFIA-member architect or engineer must sign off on the plans before the local municipality can award a building contract, although that person does not necessarily have to be the project leader.
Guzmán's firm, for example, conducts initial ground studies, assessments and consults with the municipality and other government offices. All projects need approval from the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry (MINAET), and most will need to consult with different national offices on water, road and other planned projects in the area. Vargas recommends the government Web site www.tramitesconstrucion.go.cr for more complete information.
The overseeing architect or engineer is required to check in on the property regularly during the construction period, Vargas says, a move that prevents squatters from staking any legal claim to the property. If squatters live on a piece of land that is continuously unoccupied, even if it is clearly deeded to someone else, for more than a year, they cannot be evicted (TT, Nov. 7, 2008). If hiring a foreign-based architect or engineer, be prepared to fly them in for regular inspections, or additionally contract someone locally who can make regular visits.
The process may seem arduous, and the regulations tempting to skirt, but remember: The Eternal City wasn't built in a day, and a house with any longevity in paradise won't be either.


DC Rainmaker Cycling Kits (Finally) Now Available!
Woot – finally, they're here! Well, mostly here. You can order them, which makes them virtually here: The DC Rainmaker Cycling Kits!
You first saw them almost three months ago starting in posts and YouTube videos back at Eurobike (seriously, it's been three months?). Both myself as well as The Girl sporting them. But in reality, the process has been much longer, including nearly 6 months of testing out fabrics.
See, the kits are made by Australian company Pedal Mafia, which I met up with during my multi-month stay in Australia this past winter (their summer). At that point I started testing the fabrics of a non-DCR kit that would eventually serve as the same materials/fabrics/style for the DCR kit.
You have probably seen me wearing a mostly all-black kit several times on posts since then. While riding it all winter long we went back and forth on designs for much of the spring, resulting in the first test kits back in June.
Since then I've been pretty much exclusively riding in either of the two colors for most rides, and as a result, they've been getting even more time than normal in the washing machine. Like everything in my life – if it can't go through a clothes washer or a dishwasher, it's useless to me. Wait, you don't wash your GPS bike computers that way too? Huh.
In any event – there's two options available for the DCR kit: Red and Blue. Red is my favorite, while blue is The Girl's favorite.
As noted earlier, the kits are made by Pedal Mafia, which is a higher-end Australian cycling brand. The breathable and stretchable fabrics are all Italian sourced, and the ink is by a Swiss company (which are guaranteed not to fade or run). The four-layer chamois and materials are virtually identical to those found in popular Rapha kits. Without question it's my favorite kit I've worn from a comfort standpoint, though, I would say it's also the most form-fitting one as well (I promise: I've eaten less cookies in at least the last 2-3 days). Oh – and there are both men's and women's variants of both colors, in sizes of: XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL.
The kits include three main pockets on the back, plus one small zippered pocket lower down the on the right side (if facing the persons back). The zipper covers on the back of the jersey are actually made of a reflective safety material, as is the small tab on the back of the jersey.
And there's matching socks too – though, we didn't get the DCR variant in the sample run because of the logistics of getting a single pair of socks printed was tricky. But I do have the non-DCR branded Pedal Mafia socks and I'm happy with them. I even wear them from time to time.
The cows and horses in the fields near us were looking at us taking photos for an hour like 'You guys are the worst cyclists ever, you still haven't gone anywhere yet'.
The way the ordering period works is you've got two weeks from today, which goes until October 12th. Kinda like most team kits the orders are taken up-front and then delivered about a month after the closing date (mid-November). All shipping is done via DHL Express worldwide, and we managed to work out a ~$10 flat-rate shipping no matter if you're residing in Indiana, Israel, or Iceland (that global piece is the bit that took a wee bit of time to get sorted). I really wanted to ensure everyone, anywhere, can access these, and not just limited to America or Europe, however there are some countries that still aren't offered yet – we're working on it!
If you're in one of the countries that's not listed and want to order a kit – drop me a note via the 'Contact' button up in the corner. As you might imagine we're trying to add as many countries as possible, but with something like 120 countries that have regular visitors to the site daily, we had to start somewhere.
For those who are not cyclists – don't worry, we'll soon have some t-shirts, water-bottles, and hopefully a running singlet too. But we wanted to get this cookin' since so many of you have been asking for it. Anyway – hope you guys (and gals) like them. We're super excited about how they came out and look forward to seeing pics of them on everyone.
Again, here's the ordering link!
Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend ahead!
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Looking good! And reasonably priced.
The red edition for instance contains a lot of black which doesn't improve the visibility of the cyclist. The blue edition is still quite dark. Also, reflective strips should be integrated on the sides by default in pants and shirt.
If you ever create a lighter edition (in color that is) which includes reflective strips, I'm buying it immediately!
You run your gear through a drier ? Doesnt that cause shrinkage etc of tech kit ? I only ever air-dry my running gear. Anyone else want to chip in and tell me I'm wasting way to much time and can just cool tumble it ?
Oh yeah, everything always goes through. No shrinkage.
Yeah. I like hi viz color for the road. Also a good idea on the mtb during hunting season. Reflective bits help at night but do zero during the day. I generally buy only brightly colored cycling apparel.
@gingerneil, we have a sportswear setting on our LG dryer that uses steam and alternating low heat and air dry intervals. Dries cycling and running gear beautifully in about 30 mins.
I always suggest that people dry technical wear inside out to avoid catching zippers, drawstrings, etc on the fine outer finish of their tech wear.
And of course, I always recommend you invest in a proper tech wash, or tech detergent like SportSuds or Rank to ensure that tech wear doesn't get detergent residue all through the fabric fibers. Simple things, but you'll have your high end gear for longer this way.
+1 for high vis. Orange would've matched your helmet?
Orange & light greys would've also matched much of the theme of the website as well as being far more contrasting and visible… Also Blue, Black and Red don't contrast and just 'fade' into shadows!
Orange/Grey flip for iteration 2?
i am not so much a fan to cycle around with a name that large but tx for pointing me to Pedal Mafia 🙂 they have a great choice – different to the standard.
Damn, i just ordered a black red GCN kit! Buying 2 new kits will be a bit overkill, sorry Ray! Now, any way we can ride the kit in Zwift? It should be defintively be there as well :-)!
Yeah, Google Adsense at work. Unfortunately it'd be like playing whack a mole for other kit companies since I have to know the names to block (and honestly, I figure if someone likes a kit they see somewhere – go forth!).
Ray thanks! great looking kits !
but … terminal fashion faux pas !!
Adherence to the rules does not apply to triathletes only cyclists.
Great looking kit! I think I might have found my Christmas present.
It's been an expensive week for kits. Your kit, the TR kit, and a jacket I saw on Pedal Mafia's site.
For the future, maybe a fall/winter kit option, as well as a summer option.
Yeah, a fall/winter option is definitely in the cards. But honestly just need to see if there's interest based on the jersey/kit side of things.
Understood. I have more than enough warm weather kits. I do need 1 – 2 more fall/winter kits.
Great for tandem teams – Mens and Womens specific kit in the same colours/pattern. You've no idea how hard that is to achieve without getting custom kit made.
Handy that you posted the sizing link in the article. I did not see it in the store.
Ah, found it at the very bottom of the page.
Their sizing seems pretty small. I'm M for endura and dhb stuff but seems to be S for pedal mafia.
Hmm, I'd double-check your measurements. For me I ended up sizing up slightly on the bibs, but was the same for the jersey.
It was interesting that the prices that were quoted in USD didn't match the final bill that was charged in AUD. The good news is that it ended up being $35 cheaper for me once it hit my CC so I'm not complaining.
Fwiw, shipping is a real-time currency conversion. Which is why I list it at ~$10USD. It's a weird quirk in the way that component works in the store platform because everything is actually based on AUD.
Ah, strung by my own mankini… DCR mankini? Anyone?
Will you be adding the kits to Zwift?
Would love to ride on Zwift with your brand.
We're looking into it for sure!
Thumbs up to The Girl for wearing her glasses outside of the helmet straps AND taking the little plastic thingy off of the tire valves.
Ray – do you know what to the sock sizing is like? Their sizing page doesn't define the sizes for socks.
I'm finding out. Good question!
Hoping to have a table/sizing chart/something shortly.
Love the kits, and I'll probably end up ordering one, but … no love for triathletes? A nice onesie … err, I mean trisuit would be sweet and jump to the top of my must have list.
Yeah, that's definitely on the short-list!
please take my money…once i tell my wife about it.
They look great. Any plans for some winter kit, long legs and sleeves?
Definitely. We just had to get these out the door so to speak, and then judge demand for embarking on design for the other wintery-focused pieces. Depending on how demand looking over the next few days, we'll make the call to go and and see if we can move quickly on design for those parts.
That would be great. It seems to me that a lot of winter clothing design is very dark, that seems odd to me. If you could make the winter design as bright on the bottom half as the top that would be really good.
And which are the countries included?
I can't find the list.
Here ya go (the current list), if there's a country missing on the list that you're looking for – definitely let me know. We should be able to get most countries added, it's just a manual process to add them in to setup shipping rules for it.
Running singlet would be great too!
You could make some clothes with UV protection, at least 50+; something light and ventilated for when sun is shining. Of course with long legs, my doctor has forbidden shorts for me; sleeves down to the gloves (yes gloves when sun is shining) and for me riding only mountain bike padding could be optional.
You make that for us poor people with skin cancer you would have bike clothes in a niche without competition, and the way our silly politicians act (read: not act), that customer group would grow faster than any other customer group.
I used to spend 5 – 8 hours in the saddle in the sunshine 3 – 5 times a week and probably caught the nasty sun disease in the mountains here. Above the clouds sun is stronger and air is fresher.
Specialized used to make Demo Pro Pants with 50+ protection, and since they stopped no other brand seems to have interest in UV protection.
Decent looking kit, but why would anybody want to pay good money to become a rolling billboard for DC Rainmaker? To each his own I guess.
I feel like I am the only cyclist that doesn't like bib shorts and likes sleeveless jerseys. Guess I am just an oddball.
Lovely looking kit but from my households perspective pedal mafia are another manufacturer to suffer the issues with the smaller sizing.
The smaller female sizes are not really very good with 3 pockets! My GF has countless jerseys that are a pain in the backside to get anything substantial into the pockets as they are just too small. All except her Chapeau winter long sleeve that has 2 pockets that are basically the same size as my normal 3 pockets. perfect for things like the Rapha essentials case or a phone bigger than a iPhone 4.
Dangerous road to go. I think its okay to charge for services and sell books. Even merchandise like cups and waterbottles could be okay. You sort of sell your acumulated expertis. But when you start to sell items with your own branding in the same field that you have to critizise and review you start to edge in the "danger zone". Do you considered yourself a free journalist or a businessman? Can you be both? If so. Have you thought about how things like this can change your perspective? Would be awsome for a post about that.
For example when talking to a tech company and they say "Well you know… We have to make a profit… You know… Right?!" and you automatically say "Yeah… Well dont we all?" What I medan is what you do and how you see things will change the way you ask questions and write text.
My two cents: Just take care of yourself so you dont loose something others have liked about the service you deliver.
I don't review apparel, nor other cycling gear. Not water bottles or cups. Not t-shirts or nutrition. Not bikes either. I don't even write books. I have zero plans to do so. I review sports tech, mainly GPS devices, action cameras/drones, and other wearables.
I'm simply making something available that countless have asked for. If folks want to order a DCR kit – cool. If they want to order a CyclingTips kit, that's cool too (because they are cool kits). If folks want to do like I do and use random jerseys they have from the last 20 years, that's awesome too (cause again, that's what I have as well).
Im more interested in what you do and how you think than what people do.
Your comment implies that you either havent thought about it or that you dont want to think about it or dont want others to think about it. Maybe Im wrong? How so?
I asked: Can yo be both a businessman and a journalist? If so. Have you thought about how you do it and if that change the way you think or act? What do you see yourself as? Influencer? Businessman? Blogger? A mix of everything? Why I ask is not to be rude. But I as a reader cant tell. And that makes me confused and it raises questions. That is why I ask.
I don't think the announcement on Friday makes me think differently about how Ray would deliver content than Thursday.
He has a reputation in the industry that I believe won't be affected by this in any way. I read Ray's posts with interest and would like to support him. From my point of view this is a great way for me to do that.
I think about it 24×7.
Ultimately, any site has to think about business aspects. Any site that doesn't isn't sustainable as a long term option with as much depth as I hope to provide daily/weekly/whatever. For example, you can do what I do as a hobby for a long time, some do in fact. But eventually there's a time element that takes over: Do you spend time working on your day job that brings you money to support your family? Or do you keep doing it as a hobby. Obviously, I made that transition about three years ago to this as a full-time job.
The point of that is that like 99% of sites on the internet, this site is a business. A small business that's technically just myself and The Girl, but a business nonetheless. So is the New York Times, the Economist, and even Consumer Reports. They owe it to their employees, and those employees families to generate revenue. If not, then people won't produce content and readers get nothing.
However, it's important in any business to diversify revenue streams. I've made a very key point of not taking money from the companies I review. Unlike most magazine and all mainstream cycling/running/etc sites I'm aware of, I don't accept advertising revenue from the companies I review. So Garmin, Apple, Polar, Suunto, GoPro, etc… none can advertise with me. Physically blocked from doing so.
Additionally, I give advise to a handful of Wall Street companies using a 3rd party service that are looking at understanding this sector. Note that I'm simply consolidating what I already write on the site into something that can be digested in 10-15 minutes. The key thing you're not seeing there is ads from companies I review (or heck, I virtually never do any advertising deals as they're not worth the management overhead).
I'm honestly not sure I answered the question. Cheers.
You are right. Everything has a business slide. In New York post or any other site in that size category the usually seperste business from the journalist team. I dont want to say money corrupts. But it can change how things are done.
You dont have that luxuary and have to do both. Its nice to know that you think about it so you answered that question.
I would actually like a post with a more in depth dialouge. What is DC Rainmaker today? What has been your journey and growth and how do you think about content and buissnes today? Next time you could link that post in posts like this one as a disclamer or for people like me in posts.
Ray, this is a fantastic idea and great looking jersey!
It will be a nice conversation starter when I will meet other people wearing it in Paris, France.
Most of my friends in France know about your reviews and few buy any equipment without reading your review!
I really believe that 99% of your followers would love the idea!
I understand for exemple when people complain about a poor design for finisher shirt since you don't have the choice when you sign up for a race!
In your case, I would think that if someone doesnt like the design, they should keep it to themself and not buy it!
Btw, i love the way your wife is writing the weekly update, it complements very well your reviews!
Hmm, I don't know. Let me try and find out.
Kit is a great just before the holidays – certainly can break them in on the trainer.
Hi Ray, Which brand and model tri shoes are you wearing in the pictures? Thank you.
Hey folks – super quick update!
1) Sock sizing now shows up on the page, woot!
2) India is now in the list of shippable countries. Well, I mean, you can ship to India, you can't put India on a ship. Too big. You can only ship countries the size of Spain, obviously.
Will there be more ordering periods later, or will they be made only once? I would like to get a cycling kit at some point, but I don't think I would be able to use it before spring here in Norway (I had 0°C on my way to work this morning). But I might just get it now anyway!
It's not quite decided on future ordering periods – it honestly just depends on if there's enough interest to do it again down the road. Wish I had a better answer – but just something we probably won't determine near-term.
Ray, will the kits be shipped from Australia or Europe?
I am asking because the customs in Greece if the kit is shipped from Australia (but I suppose the same happens in other EU countries) will impose not only delay on delivery but also additional customs clearance + VAT cost.
This can be up to 40% of the actual price since we are plain citizens and not corporations if you understand what I mean…..
It won't be shipped from Europe, that I know. I don't know off-hand what the exact distribution is for all the countries. Some countries will ship straight from the factory in Asia, while others will ship from Australia. I can find out.
Just got a note from DHL regarding customs. They're asking a freaking 45,99€. I'm based in Germany.
Hmm, I don't know what the import rate is on Germany for clothing, but that seems high – even if you ordered the full kit (I don't have access to customer data for who ordered what – that's all handled by Pedal Mafia).
Same here, I live in Paris and Iam told that I need to pay 38 Euro taxes for a 65 Euro Jersey, this is very steep!
Ok, just found it. I ordered a medium bib, but a large jersey. I'm 6'2" tall. I remember trying on the medium jersey and while it did fit, I found it a bit snug for my ice cream lovin' stomach. Enjoy!
My kit arrived a couple of days ago and the weather cleared enough to go for a ride today.
Without a doubt the comfiest cycling kit I've worn, and my friends were jealous of the styling.
It's here!!!!! And it fits perfectly. Can't wait to represent in the warm weather….in a few months.
Are you going to open the store for a second round of orders?
Yes. We ordered a small pile of extra red ones (in a variety of sizes), and I think we're super close to having them listed on Clever Training to order. The kits are already there, so one we go live it'll be immediately availability. Albeit, also limited availability since we honestly didn't order a ton of each size.
I'll post here once that's up. I'm hoping within the next few days (but then again, I said the the same thing last month).


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Let's hope for the best and expect the unexpected .
Even though Cat has got it all , we don't know how the dice will roll.
Ang badups tlg ng BPCI ever. Hindi kinaya ng beauty ni Cat ang baduy na styling.
Reminiscent of our queens from the dark ages.
Buti na lang independent team ang mag-style kay Cat sa MU2018. As of the moment, kasado na lahat ng damit na isusuot na Cat. Ensayado na rin ang bawa't galaw at pasabog.
Tayong mga fans dapat ready na din sa pagsupport kay Miss Philippines.
She looks amazing and modern beauty…………..good luck.
Maraming dyosa this year. It will be a tough battle and I hope Cat is well prepared. I don't think her sash will save her just like when Rachel failed to reach the top 5 despite her beautiful gown.
I can't wait to see what Harley and friends have in terms of ammo when she departs for the Land of the Smiles….It will be interesting for sure since we have not had an "independent" rep in a while.
4m , Rachel has a more introverted personality . She does not have a lot of confidence . We got 'fooled' because of her good English . If I knew Katarina could get in shape , I would have chosen her over Rachel. Even Clenci would have been a better alternative .
Cat is confident but not cocky . She has a beautiful speaking voice and she is much more articulate than Rachel.
So her winning or losing will depend on the org's preference and the judges.
I agree in some of your comments but you know how I love Rachel. Rachel was perfect during the finals. She had it all; banging body, pretty face, beautiful gown etc it's just that lady luck was not on her side but making it to the top 10 out of 89 equally gorgeous ladies is a big achievement.
As for the speaking voice, I find Rachel's to be natural whereas Catriona's too sweet to be true to the point of sounding "put on".
Sorry Fabie but that's my opinion only.
Jeremi, I love Rachel too .
But I did not know she was introverted until I saw her at MU . She looked timid and afraid . Miss U is about confidence . That's why Colombia and Jamaica went as far as they did last yr.
Cat is not even a good singer. But that's beside the point . Cat has proven to that she can talk and walk . Win or lose , I'm fine . I know everyone will be treated to a great show next month …. whether u like it or not .
In the last 6 years, we've had two MU winners from South America (Colombia in 2014 and Venezuela in 2013), and one each from North America (USA in 2012), Europe (France in 2016), Africa (South Africa in 2017), and of course, Asia (Philippines in 2015). If MU/IMG decides to share the wealth, then Oceania will probably be next — but they've clumped Oceania with Asia and Africa last year. So since pretty much every continent has had a winner lately (except Antarctica), it really is anyone's ball game.
Kung para sa kanya, para sa kanya.
I love it! Winner na winner!
I so agree with you. I have always wanted our reps to win, most especially in MU. Parati kong pinagdarasal yan. Catriona is Catriona already. She's made already. But I don't see it. I don't see what most people see in in her.
Something is missing, lacking. Hindi ko makita kung ano ung nakita ko kay Mutya, Megan, Pia. Even Venus. Look at how these ladies project. Tingnan niyo ung mga mata nila when they project. Mata pa lng lala kunin ko na ng buong buo.
Hindi pa naman huli ang lahat. But I'm lowering my expectations. Gusto-gusto ko manalo ang bet natin. I'm not writing this to pull her down. Sana maadjust pa.
I just can't explain it. But when I see that look if ever she'd be able to change it, then that's the time I can say that she already have it.
Let me provide you with a possible explanation. Venus, Mutya, Megan, and Pia competed at the time when we were almost but not quite there yet (talking about winning the MU again). Most of us super asang asa talaga sa bawat kandidata natin, and we really see the fire in them. Pero now that we have already established our status (winning all Big 4, even Big 5 pageants in a span of 3 years, winning 8 in a span of 5 years), i feel we became more confident and complacent na "ay kayang kaya naman nating ipanalo yan" mentality na tayo. Kumbaga nawala na yung lens ng gigil of a win sa mga mata natin, that's why feel natin our current reps are not as gigil as the previous ones. Idk if i explained my point very well.
@unorthodox, thanks for your reply. The look I see is not a gigil look. It is a winning aura that you see in them when they project. While a hunger look is different. Megan, Mutya, Pia and even Venus did not look gigil during their stint. The same look I've seen with Demi, Zuleyka, Gabriela and other winners.
Well it's not late at all. But so far I haven't seen that with Catriona. I love her and I want her to win. I hope she won't repeat the same aura back in MW.
Well on the contrary, all I can see in Catriona's eyes are pure "gigil". Yes, she does not have that "magic" in her eyes that Androgenous is looking for.
Ayaw mo sa kanya. Period. Huwag na ipilit. Its okay not to like Catriona. Stop looking for reasons and compare her with the past queens. Ang dali nalang magsabi at magcompare at mag CLAIM kasi nanalo na. If para sa kanya, sa kanya. Daming kuda about aura, hunger, eyes, may missing, may lacking. Tangina.
oh ano ka ngayon @Jeremi hahahaha sagot!
@Androgenous ohh i see what you mean now. Thanks for clarifying. Pero it's in her somewhere. Like you said, there's still time. If you're not seeing it now, im sure you will see it once she's already in Bangkok.
Hindi kagandahan ang hubog ng katwan nya. Alam naman ng lahat yun at tanggap naman dahil dinadala nya sa performance.
Pero, pero, unanimous ang mga pageant experts sa buong lupalop ng mundo na "stunning" daw ang fez.
MI and MU, probable. MW, malabo.
black ang suot para di halata ang bilbil.
And I want her to wear something monochromatic that is super crisp, sleek and modern that would make her standout… trend-setting high-fashion avant-garde. I also can't wait for her national costume. She trully is the total package!
Oh, wooooow! That's Miss Universe!!!
Walang masama sa pagiging labandera. Let us not degrade the labanderas. Wag ikompara kay Gloria. Honorable ang former, despicable ang latter.
Sana hindi ganito ang styling! She will drown in a sea of people who look like each other (i.e. latinas!) because they are all styled similarly.
Agreed ath. Hope they make her look more Filipina, it's what's going to make her stand out especially that the Latinas are very strong and competitive this year! Kung itutuloy nila ang continental format (which I hope they do to give more chances sa ibang countries) ang daming masasayang na Latinas.


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Q: How do I get wi-fi to work on my iMac G5? I have an iMac G5 model 8,7 with AirForce One 54g Broadcom BCM4318 wi-fi but it doesn't work, the wireless menu tells me that the firmware is missing.
I am running Ubuntu 12.04.1 for powerpc64.
Please help, I really need it to work!!!

A: I found how to fix this on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
In my case, because jockey-gtk always crashes, I had to also install the firmware-b43-installer because I couldn't activate the driver from System Settings.
Depending on what wireless card you have you choose from that list.
In my case the commands were:
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
and
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
Reboot and works perfectly ever since!!!

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Founded over thirty years ago as Bruce Gregga Interiors, the Chicago-based interior design firm continues today under the direction of its Co-Presidents, Alex Jordan and Dan Smieszny.
The firm has been recognized for its long history of creating approachable, luxurious interior spaces that are clearly and cleanly defined. The end product — timeless settings that reflect the homeowner's personality, the character of the site and space, and the objects within them.
The firm has many projects in progress at any given time, including homes, offices, clubs, yachts, retail spaces.
From drawings and vendor/contractor management to the highest-quality finishes and furnishings, Gregga Jordan Smieszny approaches all projects with the utmost professionalism and confidentiality. The firm conducts the design process with energy, honesty, precision and foresight.
While their exciting interiors continue to grace the pages of the major design publications, the true testament to the function, comfort and quality of the firm's work is the lasting and multi-generational client relationships valued by the firm.
©2007 Gregga Jordan Smieszny. All rights reserved.


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Am 29. Januar startet die 17.Ausgabe des CTM-Festivals unter dem Titel "New Geographies". Wir verlosen Tickets.
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Rooks spent the past two years working as an assistant on Brett Brown's staff in Philadelphia.
Rooks played 12 seasons after being selected in the second round of the NBA draft by Dallas in 1992.
The team released a statement from Deborah Brown, the mother of Rooks, on Tuesday night: "It is with deep sadness and overwhelming grief that we mourn the sudden loss of my son, Sean. Our family asks that our privacy be respected as we grieve during this incredibly difficult time."
"I learned of this tragic news in the early morning hours last night. Sean Rooks was a wonderful person with a kind soul who deserved to live longer than he did. Sean was with me for two years and helped our young players and coaching staff by sharing his experiences in such an endearing way," he said. "It was exciting for me to sit with him recently and see the enthusiasm he had while preparing to interview for the Head Coach position with an NBA D-League team. We would role-play, ask each other different questions, and when he left I felt like he had a real chance to make a significant advancement in his own coaching career. When he was offered the position just a few days later, we spoke of the challenges, growth and responsibility that would help him personally move his career forward as a head coach. He was genuinely excited by this offer, as well as other job opportunities that were coming his way.
"He meant so much to so many people. We are all deeply saddened by his loss and extend our condolences to his family during this time. He will be missed."
Rooks played 12 seasons after being selected in the second round of the NBA draft by Dallas in 1992. He averaged 6.2 points in 749 games with seven teams. Rooks spent the past two years working as an assistant on Brett Brown's staff in Philadelphia.
Rooks spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the team released a statement from co-owner Jeannie Buss. "During his time with the Lakers he was a true professional and was a favorite among teammates, coaches and staff. Sean was a friendly guy that everyone loved having around. On behalf of the entire Lakers organization, I'd like to send our condolences as well as thoughts and prayers to his family."


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This years Grammy's was one to remember, from Drake and Dua Lipa being cut off by producers during their speech, to some outfit drama, yep we have a lot to talk about! So stay tuned as we share all of the details. Lets kick things off by talking above some of the outfits. Poor Kylie Jenner had a lot of criticism over this sculptured pink suit. But that's not all! Cardi B making history, Travis Scott performing, and all things Lady Gaga! Miley and Shawn performed together and we were IN LOVE! And, Ariana Grande let us know what she was thinking! Let us know who was your favorite from last and what you think about all of this in the comments below!
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Arka lounge chair
By Stolab
In 1955 Yngve Ekström (known for such designs as the Lamino armchair) designed a low stick-back chair for Stolab that was given the name Arka. We have brought the chair back to life and are proud to present it fully intact in its stately and unique form. Just as beautiful and more right than ever.
W: 72 cm H: 67 cm D: 54 cm
Oiled oak, birch or colour stained oak
Yngve Ekström
Yngve Ekström (1913-1988) was born in Hagafors in Småland, Sweden, which happened to be where the country's oldest furniture industry was placed. He studied drawing, sculpture, painting, music and art history. With furniture virtually from his mother's milk, he started Swedese in 1945 and was leading the company right up until his death. His career coincided in time with the best part of the postwar modern movement and together with names including Alvar Aalto, Bruno Mathsson, Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm he was at the core of a generation of designers who made the concept Scandinavian Modern famous all over the world.
The most well-known design of Yngve Ekström's extensive portfolio is the Lamino armchair from 1956, which is still manufactured and sold all over the world. In 1999 the Lamino was voted the Twentieth Century's Best Swedish Furniture Design by the Swedish interior magazine Sköna Hem.
Ekström's furniture have been exhibited in Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Munich and Belgrade, to name a few places, and are represented in many modern permanent collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.


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Islandia fue uno de los 110 países que compitieron en los Juegos Mundiales de 2022.

La delegación de Islandia estuvo compuesta de 4 deportistas que participaron en 2 disciplinas.

Islandia no logró ganar ninguna medalla en el evento.

Delegación

Baile

Levantamiento de potencia

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Islandia en 2022

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Richmond is an amazing place to cycle and walk. We're already a healthy borough with some of the best cycling numbers in London and we're one of the boroughs where residents are most likely to have cycled in the last week.
This year, every major party in the borough committed to a high quality 'Liveable Neighbourhoods' bid. This is an opportunity to get millions of pounds of TfL money to invigorate part of your ward and we'd love everyone to take part.
Cycling and walking ('active travel') is also one of the cheapest but most effective things you can do to make your ward a better place. Since 2000, a variety of different measures have appeared in the borough, focusing on making our streets nicer, safer, less congested, and less polluted. These have come from both Conservative and Liberal Democrat councils and councillors, and we'd like this to continue.
But we need your help and so do your constituents. There are a lot of things that can be done in the borough and we wanted to share just some of the options that are available to you.
Everything you see below is part of the Mayor's Transport Strategy – you can read a huge volume of important evidence here. By helping to deliver for your borough, you'll be making it a healthier, cleaner, quieter, safer place for everyone, however they travel.
All the parties seem to agree that it's finally time for 20mph in Richmond and it's our understanding that planning for a consultation has already been largely done. We, and many other community groups, are very keen to see this go ahead. Slower speeds on our roads have all the benefits that you might expect – improved air quality, safer streets, calmer streets, easier crossings, safer cycling.
We know there'll be a consultation after the summer, and we urge you to support 20mph across our borough.
Every school in our borough could benefit from less traffic at dropping off and picking up time. Persuading as many people as possible not to drive at these times will have a beneficial effect on the congestion the borough experiences.
'Filtering' is the act of blocking a street so that it filters out one type of traffic – usually motor vehicles: filters allow streets to be used by people walking and cycling but prevent motor vehicles using them as a through road. They can be permanent and they can be temporary. In the borough, we have lots of streets – like this one – which have been closed to through traffic.
A recent problem is the growth of apps like Waze – which basically enables people to use all the quiet back roads and calm streets in your area as rat runs. Filtering is one way to make sure residential streets stay residential and also make them places where people are more likely to walk and cycle.
This little group of roads (image below), with the South Circular at one end, shows the benefits of filtering: because you can't use them to get to the South Circular, the only reason to drive here is to get to your home, meaning they are quiet and calm virtually 24/7.
If we want more people on bikes, we need to be sure we're making it possible to store them somewhere safe and convenient. This applies both to places like stations and town centres, and homes.
In other boroughs, there are dozens of locked, overnight shelters available so that people don't need to drag their bikes through their house or flat, and so that they can store it out of the weather. Under the previous administration, these 'cycle hangars' have slowly started arriving. You can see how many some boroughs have by looking at this map – each shelter holds six bikes, and perhaps the best way to think of them is this: every bike which is easily accessible is a journey someone is less likely to do in a car.
The council has a list of people who've already asked for something like this, and we need your support to make sure they go in!
We think people walking is a good thing and we're sure that you do too. So one of the things we'd like to see is the use of continuous footways. Here's one in Waltham Forest: it doesn't stop people driving into the road, or exiting it, but the priority is for pedestrians.
Transport for London has been doing a lot of work looking at how people travel and how they might travel. They've identified a series of routes in London which they think have the opportunity to carry significant volumes of cycling traffic. These are a number of these routes in our borough: they not only support commuting by cycle but also people getting around the borough.
We'd like these routes to be prioritised for walking and cycling as a matter of urgency and we need your support for this.
We know some councillors have already received enquiries about these. London Cycling Campaign supports almost anything that encourages more people to use bikes to get around and dockless bikes (like Ofo, who have a trial contract with the borough) definitely fall into that category. We'd urge everyone to sign up for this – even if you don't use the bikes, the app is a great way to report bikes which have been left in the wrong place.
You can also suggest good locations for the bikes to be parked, by using this link: all the bike providers operate a 'reward' system which encourages people to leave bikes tidily and in the right place.
Major funding from TfL is currently focussed on councils who make a 'Liveable Neighbourhoods' bid. As part of the election, all the parties in Richmond committed to making a 'high quality' bid. This is a great opportunity for every ward in the borough because a successful bid can be for a town centre, a residential area, or a specific route.
We know that getting the public on board for walking and cycling schemes is absolutely crucial. There's a lot of best practice now available from other boroughs and from TfL, as well as committed funding specifically for public engagement in Liveable Neighbourhoods. 'Bikelash' is a real thing and we're keen to make sure it doesn't hold us back, so we would urge you to reach out to us, to officials, and to supportive groups like LCC, Living Streets, 20s Plenty, Sustrans, Cycling UK, and all the others who can help with this.


 Cristiano Ronaldo: "In the beginning, I used to play only to have fun"
02.08.2015 » Cristiano Ronaldo: "In the beginning, I used to play only to have fun"
In a somewhat nostalgic chat with Herbalife that was published a couple days ago, Cristiano Ronaldo brought back to the surface some of his childhood memories and talked about how everything started clicking for him when he was just a skinny boy playing football in the streets of Madeira. The former Manchester United star and now Real Madrid player, spoke about the influence his father has had on him in his journey to become a professional footballer and how he only used to care about having fun when he started playing football.
Cristiano Ronaldo: "All my family always liked football. I remember when I was little and when I only played in the streets of Madeira, until one day my father decided to ask me to go with him to the local football club, since it was one of the places where he worked bakc then. I immediately said yes and from that moment on, I started training and enjoying it a lot", commented the Portuguese legend, who joined his first club Clube de Futebol Andorinha around his 10th birthday.
His journey to success was definitely long and arduous, but if there's anything Cristiano Ronaldo never missed along the way, that was his will to triumph and his work ethics.
Ronaldo: "I began having routines, going to practice every day and I really liked that feeling that I was part of a team. I didn't miss a single training session and fortunately, I've always had my dad near me to help out whenever I needed him", said the former Sporting CP winger, whose father passed away in 2005, when Ronaldo was 20-year old and was already playing for Manchester United.
Ronaldo: "In the beginning, I felt I was a bit different from the other kids around me. However and during those first years, I never imagined I would become a professional footballer and that I would get to play for clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid, or even Sporting. I was simply playing to have fun and back then, it never crossed my mind that I had enough talent to become a pro", revealed the 30-year old superstar.
Cristiano Ronaldo: "After 3 or 4 years, I really started thinking I could go far in this sport and I started dreaming about bigger things. I remember watching the World Cups back then and realizing that that was my dream", concluded the Portuguese forward.
Cristiano Ronaldo next game will be for Real Madrid, on the 4th of August of 2015 against Tottenham. You can watch Juventus live stream, Real Madrid vs Tottenham, Barcelona vs AS Roma, Manchester United vs Tottenham, Chelsea vs Fiorentina, and Bayern Munich vs AC Milan, all matches provided from our live soccer streaming section.


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It's officially 32 days until my qualifying exam, and this has been a week of completely eating my feelings. It's not that I'm feeling particularly sweet, rather salty. The fact is that when I'm stressed, I crave carbs and especially sugary baked goods. I wouldn't call myself an emotional eater, but I don't believe in denying myself. If anything, my craving for sugar was confirmation of what I knew to be true about how I've been feeling internally. Studying is lonely, stressful, boring at times and somehow sugary food is like a companion. I can usually get by with Ghirardelli's salted chocolate, but this week, that just wouldn't do.
My week of sweets After church, I decided to go to the library and stayed for about four hours. In order to make this work session somewhat bearable, I went to a bakeshop near my house that I'd never been to. They don't post the prices, so that should have given me pause, but it didn't. I was pretty determined to get whatever I wanted so that included: a lemon square, eggnog cheesecake and a salted chocolate cookie. Luckily it was under $10, so I didn't have to feel like I unintentionally balled out of control just to satiate a craving. I didn't finish eating all of them while I was adding the finishing touches to my topic bibliography, but it was nice to have company while contemplating the previous shortcomings and the future of ethnography in the Caribbean. The nice thing about Sunday evenings at school is that the library is deserted so I felt slightly less guilty about how loud I was when I was opening the packing on all the food I'd brought. In the past I've been known to bring whole bats of veggie straws to the library so I didn't' feel to bad.
On Wednesday, I had a routine cleaning with my dentist and the prognostic could have been better. I dedicated myself to keeping up an already pretty tight oral hygiene regimen but there were still empanadas to be eaten so…..
Later in the week, I essentially turned my kitchen into a mini-empanada factory. My roommate also has an air fryer, and something inspired me to try my hand at making guava and cheese empanadas. The pastry dough comes ten rounds in a pack, so I had enough time for trial and error (read: procrastination from reading about social reproduction—Bowles and Gintis aren't going anywhere). I had two empanada sessions on two different days. I finally figured out what I was doing on the sixth one and burned the last two, but I naturally ate every last one of them.
A week later, I can say that I'm finally over the sugar rush although there's still some left over guava paste that I don't want to see go to waste. I'm actually going to try my hand at a modified version of carb cycling. I'm cutting out carbs for breakfast, eggs and sautéed spinach instead of my usual oatmeal; maybe I'll be able to do a full day without carbs, but that's for another time.
The moral of the story is that sometimes, I feel like eating sugar and sometimes I want spinach. I'm okay with that. Onwards and upwards.
Any one else out there stress eating? How do you cope? Do you give in or do you have more discipline than me?


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Save BIG on Museums, Summer Workshops, Attractions, and MORE!
If you're looking for a fun day out, you can save BIG with discount vouchers and savings - the links in this post will take you to discount deals for each place listed.
Save 60% when you sign your child up for this 5 day Surfing Camp in Tel Aviv! Choose between a morning camp option, or an afternoon camp option. This is really a great deal for less than 500nis, and may still be available for August (check before you buy)!
Save 50% when you sign your child up for this 5 day horseback riding camp in Tzur Hadassah! You can still sign up for a week in August (Aug. 13-17)!
Take your kids to the Children's Theater this summer! There are a number of shows and dates to choose from.
Beat the heat with indoor activities! 2jump in Netanya (trampoline park!) for ages 3+! just 39nis for 1 person, 77nis for 2, or 153nis for 4!
each session last 2 hrs. No need to reserve in advance, from what I understand!
Discount admission to the Gymboree Igloo in the Eilat Ice Mall. Good thru the end of the year!
Quest House Escape Rooms in Tel Aviv, your choice of 5 different Rooms! 269nis for a group of 4 with the Groupon! Valid thru Sept 1, for slots between 10am and 11:55pm. You must reserve your slot after you purchase the Groupon!
If you had a different Escape Room in mind, there are lots more deals - find a whole long list of Escape Room Deals HERE!
Laser Tag Planet in Haifa - for 25% off or more! you must make reservations.
Have fun at Ein Yael in Jerusalem, on one of their "Open to the Public" Days (not every day). Starts at 17.5nis for one person!
Have a great time at Top Rope in Kfar Bloom - this Ropes Course and more will challenge everyone! This deal gets you in for 33% off, and is good thru October 30.
Looking for some more extreme activities this summer? Check out this deal for an ATV-ing adventure!
Hot Air Balloon Ride in Tel Aviv - a really unique activity!
Extreme Paintball in Haifa for more than half off! Age 5+. Groupon valid thru Sept. 16. You must reserve your time slot after you buy the Groupon!
Cool off at Yamit water park in Holon! Groupon valid only on the following dates: July 14 and July 21 - Aug 1. 64nis for one person, or 249nis for 4 people.
Kayaking on Nachal Chatzbani - 66nis per person!
Vacation a little differently! Rent an RV that sleeps 6-7 people for 819nis for TWO nights (weeknights) or 919nis for 2 weekend nights! Wow, what an amazing deal for a getaway!