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Approximately 80 heads of state and government attended the UN climate change conference in Marrakech in November 2016 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How can the poorest increase the influence of their climate diplomacy? 
… becoming one of the most pressing political challenges. Increasingly, countries are integrating climate change into foreign policy, setting … and it's crucial for an effective international climate response. The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are among those actively engaged in climate …
Insight, 19 January 2017
This climate change project in a village in Senegal established a borehole and solar panels to improve water access during the dry season (Photo: Dansira Dembele/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Seeing clearly: transitioning to transparency at COP24
… the current Monitoring Review and Verification (MRV) system requires developed countries and ‘encourages’ developing nations to report climate action, … two years. This stronger ask is inclusive of poorer nations, notably least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States …
Insight, 01 December 2018
Video updates from Saleemul Huq
Watch now: daily video updates from COP22
… , Huq unveils a new university network from global North and South countries that intend to work together on capacity building issues. Huq also reveals a planned network of universities from Least Developed Countries. Capacity building (15 November): Huq's 10th update …
Article, 04 November 2016
People protesting
COP25 policy and activism: we deserved better
Insight, 13 January 2020
Bangkok skyline
An urbanising world
… and how its distribution has changed between regions and between countries.  The size of the world’s urban population  The world’s urban … for its urban population since 1960-65. This is also the case for least developed countries (LDCs), but remember that most nations in …
Insight, 09 April 2020
Farmers in Nepal. Nepal has introduced a range of strategies and policies to tackle climate change (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Author Q&A: Trends in climate change legislation
… Legislation' book, and in particular the leadership displayed by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the challenges they face in taking climate action. …
Article, 08 May 2018
LDCs can use the example of Brazil, which has achieved a drastic fall in emissions thanks to avoided deforestation, to see what is possible despite limited economic capacity. Pictured is deforestation for the use of clay in Rio de Janeiro (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)
Climate action: Diplomats' discussions yield four themes for 2014
… Diplomats from 11 countries met at the International Institute for Environment and … on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol   –  required only developed countries to commit to action. These agreements neither halted … in global greenhouse gas emissions nor addressed the challenges the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other vulnerable countries face in …
Insight, 04 June 2014
The Asian Development Bank is helping herders in Mongolia combat the consequences of climate change by training them to cultivate fodder or animal feed that is more resilient towards extreme weather changes, using plants that are adapted to the area (Photo: Asian Development Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Finance for inclusive investment in climate resilient development
… with the aim of securing a return on investment. As such, many of the least developed countries and poor and small-scale investors within these countries lack …
Insight, 03 August 2015
An expert on legal issues in international climate change negotiations, IIED's Achala Abeysinghe has been named one of the world's top 15 female climate champions (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
A champion for the most vulnerable
News, 23 November 2015
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Introduction to an inclusive blue economy
… protection, recreation and amenity opportunities. However, not all countries have the financial or technical means to share in the benefits … the Sustainable Development Goals (life below water). These will be developed through: Increased use of economic incentives for sustainable … At global level, we provide capacity support to negotiators from least developed countries (LDCs) to enhance their ability to influence …
Article, 27 November 2019