The explosion of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut revealed a blatant failure in dealing with hazardous materials, and an urgent need for governments to rethink regulations governing their movement and storage.
"Climate finance has also emerged as one of the greatest opportunities on the road to 2030, as expressed in the recent UN Secretary General’s Strategy for Financing the 2030 Agenda. A key focus is on putting in place new mechanisms at global, regional and country levels to increase innovative finance," says Kishan Khoday, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Team Leader for Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resilience in the Arab Region.