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A project of the International Climate Initiative promotes the design and implementation of ambitious NAMAs by identifying procedures and effective funding mechanisms as well as methods for MRV.

The International Climate Initiative was represented at the climate conference in Qatar and its activities included the organisation of networking meetings with ICI projects. A full range of background materials on the ICI and the German fast start commitment were available at the German information booth.

On 31 October, Gudrun Kopp, Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, inaugurated a pilot power plant using Trigeneration technology in New Delhi. An International Climate Initiative project is promoting this technology in India.

On 16 October, 15 environmental and development cooperation organisations launched the Green Growth Best Practice Initiative (GGBP). The Initiative helps governments strengthen the quality of green growth planning and implementation. The International Climate Initiative is a partner within the GGBP.

On 28 September 2012, the 3rd Regional Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry endorsed the Pacific Islands Regional Policy Framework for REDD+. An ICI project supported the previous consultation process.

The International Climate Initiative-funded programme Proklima organised the Third Interna-tional GIZ Proklima Expert Day to take place 10 October during the Chillventa Trade Fair. The theme of the event is 'future trends in sustainable cooling'.

As part of its International Climate Initiative, the German Federal Environment Ministry has provided an additional 3 million euros in support of the Philippines' climate policies, bringing the current total to over 30 million euros.

The International Climate Initiative (ICI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has been supporting climate projects that also help preserve biological diversity since 2008.

Lions have been documented in rainforests for the first time thanks to a project conducted by the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) with financing from the Interna-tional Climate Initiative (ICI).

The International Climate Initiative (ICI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) will continue its support for the African Carbon Asset Development (ACAD) Facility as part of a second project phase.