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People walk on a flooded road
Countries most vulnerable to climate change able to borrow less than 15% of money needed to adapt before hitting debt distress
… Thirty of the world’s poorest countries, among the most vulnerable to a warming planet, are unable to … Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings. Grants should be at least 70% of climate finance for least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) … Countries most vulnerable to climate change able to borrow less than 15% …
News, 17 October 2022
Women learning how to install and maintain solar home systems in the rural town of Bogra, northern Bangladesh (Photo: ILO, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era
… the world as well as those better off. At a debate last week on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the SDGs , organised by IIED, the ESRC's STEPS … Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era …
Insight, 28 June 2016
Delegates discuss the final draft text for COP21 in Bonn (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Least Developed Countries: Paris must not be the beginning of the end
… action. It is not enough to only ask a commitment to the process, countries must sign up to a legal agreement of implementation and … is the greatest area of concern, as the commitments required by developed and donor countries are not made clear, with a call for … rather than the finance itself.  There is also no mention of the Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF), the only fund dedicated to LDCs and …
News, 20 October 2015
An image of villagers in a remote village in northern Bangladesh proudly displaying their first solar panel, purchased with a micro loan. Bangladesh aspires to be one of the world's largest solar providers (Photo: ILO in Asia and the Pacific, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: A shift in mindset for the LDCs
… The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Independent Expert Group (IEG) , IIED and the ESRC's … host a dialogue on Monday, 13 June: ' Reimagining development in the LDCs: what role for the SDGs? '. Ahead of the event, IEG member Saleemul … Least developed countries (LDC) challenges: how can SDG implementation …
Article, 03 June 2016
Farmer in India showing the state of damaged wheat crops on his farm.
Scaling up social protection for food security in a climate-constrained world
… This disproportionately affects vulnerable populations in the least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), highlighting …
Insight, 16 October 2024
Gaspar Martins sits alongside representatives of the Marshall Islands, United States, Germany, Norway and others as part of the "High Ambition Coalition" (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Least Developed Countries create pressure for climate shift
… in Paris shift into the final end game, some of the world's poorest countries are battling to keep their issues high on the global agenda. The world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs) negotiate as a group within the UN Framework … Least Developed Countries create pressure for climate shift …
News, 09 December 2015
Desertic landscape
A new COP26 decision for long-term strategies: what’s in it for LDCs?
… The Paris Agreement invited countries, by 2020, to formulate ‘long-term, low greenhouse gas … technical and financial support to developing countries. For the least developed countries (LDCs), whose contributions to global emissions are … A new COP26 decision for long-term strategies: what’s in it for LDCs? …
Insight, 31 May 2021
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An Examination of the Least Developed Countries in the IPCC AR5 WGII
Publication, 01 November 2014
Men stand on lorries loading and unloading sacks at a busy market.
Trade and sustainable development
… promote the social and ecological transitions needed. Meanwhile, countries are enacting net zero commitments. In the absence of global … stage the environment and climate and the specific needs of the least developed countries (LDCs) and marginalised people in society. What is …
Project, 14 June 2022
A farmer bends down to inspect his crops on a field.
What does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?
… ambition, achieve net-zero emissions and improve climate resilience. Least developed countries (LDCs) are the most affected by climate change, yet contribute … What does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs? …
Event, 04 August 2020