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One year after the confirmation of Slovenia’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Representation of the European Commission in Slovenia, the Slovenian Recovery and Resilience Office, and the Ministry of Infrastructure together with the Slovenian Infrastructure Agency, held the plan’s first annual event, entitled On the Road to a Green Transition. In the morning, the conference participants discussed sustainable mobility and effective energy use, while in the afternoon they had a look at the fi...

The New York State Climate Action Council has been holding public hearings on a plan intended to set guidelines for the state’s climate goals. The only meeting scheduled in the Adirondacks was held at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake Tuesday evening.

COLLEGE MEETING: Digital sovereignty: Commission proposes Chips Act to confront semiconductor shortages and strengthen Europes technological leadership …

ESMO, the leading professional organization for medical oncology, is joining the global community on the occasion of this year's World Cancer Day (WCD) to reiterate its strong commitment to supporting the "Close the care gap" campaign and securing greater access to care for all cancer patients, regardless of where they live, their financial situation or their lifestyle choices.

An analysis of 12 recovery plans submitted by European Union member states seen by EURACTIV ahead of publication indicates that the investment proposed will see the bloc falling radically short of the digital targets it has set itself for the end of the decade. The analysis, conducted by consulting giant Deloitte and set to be published on 21 June, focuses on the recovery plans of 12 member states submitted to the European Commission in order to unlock funds from the bloc’s historic post-pand...

We Europeans take water for granted. Barring the occasional ban on using hosepipes during heatwaves, we use as much water as we like, when we like. It won’t be like that for much longer. Climate change has already forced many cities in Europe to drill even deeper for groundwater. Within the next decade, Europeans are likely to face the twin dilemmas of either too much or not enough water, as both droughts and floods become more frequent and extreme. As with other precious commodities, the que...

Providing mental health counseling either in-person or remotely by phone or video; Providing referrals to external mental health professionals; Providing pre- and post-project debriefings to staff; Offering trauma-informed mental health support following security or other incidents; and Ensuring confidentiality and maintaining clinical records. Organizational Support Developing tools to help staff manage stress on the individual and team level; Working with the Human Resources team to develop/p...

Hugh Williamson A Human Rights Watch expert recently spent days on WhatsApp contacting relatives of two Kurdish men in a remote village in southeast Turkey, who were abducted and later lynched by soldiers. “At first, when I reached them, the relatives didn’t trust me. It took many hours building an understanding with them,” the colleague told me.  One reason why this work was so hard: Covid-19.  2020 was a tough year worldwide for businesses and nongovernmental organizations, as they st...