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Aerial view of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Demanding urgent responses to the loss and damage caused by climate change
… Climate change is causing devastation across the world, with the least developed countries (LDCs) suffering the worst of its impacts, despite having made …
Article, 01 March 2021
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Sustainable and equitable solutions to the climate crisis
Publication, 01 March 2018
A vehicle driving down a flooded street in an urban area.
On the road to COP27 and a new climate finance goal – next stop: Manila
… only a fraction of the climate finance needed by developing countries to address climate action.& Unlike the $100bn, the post-2025 … for countries with the most limited resources, such as the least developed countries (LDCs). A better understanding of needs across the …
Insight, 30 August 2022
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SBI Conclusions related to LDCs
… Convention on Climate Change from 2001 to 2012 which relate to Least Developed Countries. … SBI Conclusions related to LDCs …
Publication, 01 September 2013
Headshots of four people over a sunrise over a lush forest
Getting climate resilience right – the case for backing smallholder organisations: Make Change Happen podcast episode 13
… by Shakya explored this issue. ‘ Follow the money: tracking least developed countries’ (LDCs) adaptation finance to the local level ’ found that the …
Article, 13 September 2021
A women carries supplies through a flooded street in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, after thousands were displaced following floods in 2014. Studies have shown that, when they are socially or economically disadvantaged, more women die in hurricanes and floods (Photo: United Nations Photo, Creative Comms via Flickr)
Will climate change render the SDGs impossible?
Insight, 19 June 2015
The 2015 Development & Climate Days at COP21 will focus on "tough talk on poverty and climate"
2015 Development & Climate Days: tough talk on crucial transitions
Event, 23 November 2015
Rosebell Kagumire was among the delegates at the conference discussing the post-2015 development framework: priorities for the least developed countries, in late January (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Media missing from UN drive to engage millions on post-2015 development agenda
… Development Goals expire. My country, Uganda, is among the 50 countries chosen by the UN to take part in consultations on what this … time is now If the post-2015 discussions are to take account of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) they must involve more people from the LDCs— …
Insight, 04 February 2014
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of Bangladesh won the Earth Care Award 2012 for spearheading the Least Developed Countries Fund project 'Community-based adaptation to climate change through coastal afforestation in Bangladesh' (Photo: UNDP Adaptation Learning Mechanism)
Making the climate fund fit for purpose
… The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), established more than a decade ago to support the … smaller climate funds, including the LDCF, which provides support for LDCs and other vulnerable countries. What is distinct about the LDCF? …
Insight, 27 August 2015
The UK government has warned that flooding is likely to become more frequent as the country’s climate changes (Photo: Dachlan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Celebrating 10 years of the UK Climate Change Act: an influential law beyond its borders
… 10 years as the first country to adopt a law on climate change. As countries seek to fulfil their responsibilities under the Paris … strengthened and updated, in line with all recent developments, not least of which is the Paris Agreement. Like all signatories, the UK … they work together. Climate change laws are no longer uncommon in the developed world – Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, …
Insight, 26 November 2018