<font size=2 face="sans-serif">Dear CCWG colleagues,</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">Starting today, organizations,
cities, industries, governments and other key players that are taking the
lead on tackling climate change can nominate their game-changing projects
for a United Nations award.</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">The United Nations Climate
Change secretariat opened the call for applications for the 2016 Momentum
for Change Awards today to showcase action and ambition as national governments
work toward implementing last December’s historic Paris Agreement. Selected
initiatives, called ‘Lighthouse Activities,’ shine a light on innovative,
scalable and replicable examples of what people are doing to address climate
change, in the hope of inspiring others to act.</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">“Now that countries have agreed
to an unprecedented global agreement to combat climate change, it is time
to dramatically drive action and investment forward towards a low-emission,
resilient and sustainable future,” said Nick Nuttall, UNFCCC Spokesperson.
“The solutions awarded by Momentum for Change show that concrete, results-driven
action on climate change is already underway around the world. They also
serve as a beacon to inspire governments and other key actors to take similar
action.”</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">The 2016 Momentum for Change
Lighthouse Activities will recognize climate action that is already achieving
real results in three key areas: action that fosters women’s leadership,
action that unlocks climate finance and action that uses ICT-enabled solutions.
The winning activities will be recognized and celebrated during a series
of special events in November at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech,
Morocco.</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">The Momentum for Change Advisory
Panel, made up of senior experts from various fields and countries, will
select the 2016 Lighthouse Activities. The panel is part of the secretariat’s
Momentum for Change initiative, which operates in partnership with Masdar’s
Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) initiative,
the World Economic Forum Global Project on Climate Change and the Global
e-Sustainability Initiative.</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">Applications for the 2016 Momentum
for Change Awards are being accepted from 19 February until 25 April 2016
at: </font><a href=http://momentum.unfccc.int/ target=_blank><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial">http://momentum.unfccc.int/</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial"><b>For more information, please
contact:</b><br>
Nick Nuttall, UNFCCC Spokesperson</font><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial"><br>
</font><a href=mailto:nnuttall@unfccc.int target=_blank><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial">nnuttall@unfccc.int</font></a><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial"> |
+ 49 228 815 1400, mobile +49 152 0168 4831</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial">Sarah Marchildon, UNFCCC Communications
Officer</font><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial"><br>
</font><a href=mailto:smarchildon@unfccc.int target=_blank><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial">smarchildon@unfccc.int</font></a><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial"> |
+49 228 815 1065</font>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial"><b>Digital assets:</b><br>
High-resolution images, fact sheets and infographics of previous Lighthouse
Activities are available for download at: </font><a href=http://bit.do/Momentum4Change target=_blank><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial">http://bit.do/Momentum4Change</font></a>
<br><font size=2 color=#5f5f5f face="Arial"><b>Press release in other languages: </b></font><a href="http://newsroom.unfccc.int/unfccc-newsroom/apply-for-the-2016-momentum-for-change-awards/" target=_blank><font size=2 color=#0082bf face="Arial">http://newsroom.unfccc.int/unfccc-newsroom/apply-for-the-2016-momentum-for-change-awards/</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Link for detailed information:</font>
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<br><a href="http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/02/applications-for-2016-momentum-for-change-awards-open-now/"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif">http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/02/applications-for-2016-momentum-for-change-awards-open-now/</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">My best regards,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Minh</font>
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NGUYEN ANH MINH | Building Resilience Programme<br>
Climate Change Working Group Coordinator<br>
Oxfam | 22 Le Dai Hanh | Hanoi, Vietnam <br>
+84 4 3945 4448 ext 206 | Mobile +84 982 774 186 | skype: minh.nguyen.anh
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