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Landscape in Punakha, Bhutan
Supporting LDCs to strengthen national legislative and policy responses in line with international climate commitments
… the Paris Agreement is dependent on national action. We support the least developed countries (LDCs) to strengthen institutional, policy and legislative … Supporting LDCs to strengthen national legislative and policy responses in line …
Project, 18 September 2018
UNFCCC negotiations session, Bonn, May 2017 (Photo Janna Tenzing/IIED)
Facilitating better representation of LDCs in the UNFCCC process
… climate diplomacy .  Participation and meaningful engagement from all countries on an equal footing are fundamental to ensure that the global … better gender balance across delegates . The 46 members of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group believe that the UNFCCC is the best … Facilitating better representation of LDCs in the UNFCCC process …
Project, 28 March 2018
A mother struggles to feed her children in the face of flooding (Image: IIED Independent Expert Group)
What does the Paris Agreement mean for LDCs?
News, 04 January 2016
A woman picks out grass from a garden with baby sleeping on her back.
Generating ambition for locally led adaptation
… at the 15th UN climate change conference in 2009, the world’s rich countries agreed to provide developing countries US$100 billion in … ground, and most finance is received by a relatively small number of least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). …
Project, 30 August 2024
Nazhat Shameem Khan, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and chief COP23 negotiator, addresses the LDC Group and chair Gebru Jember Endalew. IIED principal researcher Achala Abeysinghe, who provides legal support to the LDC Group chair, is pictured right (Photo: Collin Beck)
LDCs approach Fiji COP with high expectations
… negotiations on the Paris Agreement "rulebook" around the corner, the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have been very busy this year. In advance of the … LDCs approach Fiji COP with high expectations …
Insight, 01 November 2017
Two women look out over the rising sea water
COP25 must ensure help for the countries most affected by the climate crisis
News, 02 December 2019
Picture of the Punakha Dzong, an administrative centre in Bhutan. A river runs past it in the foreground and wooded hills rise behind it.
Low carbon resilience in the least developed countries: a panacea to address climate change?
… talking about climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation, developed and developing national governments – including Laos, … build up resilience to the impacts of climate change. Eight of the least developed countries (LDCs) have developed some kind of plan to bring together low … Low carbon resilience in the least developed countries: a panacea to address climate change? …
Insight, 22 January 2013
Junior negotiators and advisors under the ecbi programme gather during the workshop in Katowice (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Workshop helps negotiators from developing countries prepare for COP24
… (ecbi) , included new negotiators and officials from almost 20 countries. They were briefed by leading climate negotiators and … Achala Abeysinghe, also the legal and strategic advisor to the  Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group  at the UNFCCC negotiations, and its … Workshop helps negotiators from developing countries prepare for COP24 …
News, 06 December 2018
Cover for 10164IIED.pdf
Provisions for support to LDCs: facilitating the implementation of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement
… Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, Least Developed Country (LDC) Parties have obligations to deliver (albeit with … communicate forward-looking plans to address climate change in their countries, among other tasks. Taking into account their specific needs … Provisions for support to LDCs: facilitating the implementation of the UNFCCC and the Paris …
Publication, 01 October 2017
Aerial view of trees with a town and the sea in the backround.
Reform the global financial system to support transformational adaptation
Insight, 03 July 2023