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A borehole in Zambia, among the countries to have started thinking about NAPs, is developed for domestic water and irrigation as part of climate change adaptation measures (Photo: Pascal Manyakaidze via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Least developed countries take climate adaptation to next level
… or sea level over the next 50-100 years. Looking longer-term These countries are therefore beginning to develop National Adaptation Plans … and long term climate risks. They are getting some help from the Least Developed Countries Expert Group , which the UNFCCC set up in 2001 to … Least developed countries take climate adaptation to next level …
Insight, 11 March 2014
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Meeting the enhanced transparency framework: what next for the LDCs?
… transparency framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement requires all countries to report information demonstrating progress towards their … describes some of its key features and implementation challenges in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), exploring opportunities to reflect its … Meeting the enhanced transparency framework: what next for the LDCs? …
Publication, 01 October 2019
Fatima Denton, a member of IIED’s Independent Expert Group, speaking at the Development and Climate Days conference (Photo: Matt Wright)
Zero carbon – costs and opportunities for Least Developed Countries
Insight, 10 December 2015
A man walking through a flooded street in front of a destroyed building.
We need a new, layered approach to debt relief and climate financing
Insight, 19 June 2023
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A burden to share? Addressing unequal climate impacts in the Least Developed Countries
… Less than one-seventh of the US$5 billion needed to fund the Least~Developed Countries’ (LDCs’) most urgent climate change adaptation projects has … A burden to share? Addressing unequal climate impacts in the Least Developed Countries …
Publication, 01 November 2013
Two large, round water tanks. There is sea in the background, and palm trees around.
Applications sought for Saleemul Huq memorial scholarship and award for loss and damage research
… support 25 researchers, practitioners and local organisations from least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and developing …
News, 16 April 2024
A house on stilts, surrounded by flood water
Politics at play at the UN climate talks? The LDCs don’t have time for games
Insight, 04 December 2019
Children go to school on boat in flood-prone Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B Akash/Panos
Least developed countries lead on low-carbon resilience
… social development. This approach has been pioneered by nine of the least developed countries (LDCs) — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, The Gambia, … Least developed countries lead on low-carbon resilience …
Insight, 16 October 2013
Venn diagram of LDCs
Least Developed Countries
Article, 30 April 2009
Eight development experts, including Oxfam GB's Irene Guijt, were interviewed about reimagining development for the Least Developed Countries (Image: IIED)
How are the LDCs defining a new sustainable development agenda?
… In June 2016, the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group , IIED, and the ESRC's STEPS Centre … told IIED that the agenda of 'leave no one behind' is central for the LDCs. She said 'leave no one behind' had practical import:  without this … How are the LDCs defining a new sustainable development agenda? …
News, 08 July 2016