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Piles of bags and jerrycans. Men pick some of them up.
Tackling loss and damage: who is most vulnerable to disaster displacement?
… At COP26, vulnerable developing countries highlighted the urgent need to address loss and damage caused … for the poorest people most vulnerable to climate change. In the least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) …
Insight, 17 November 2021
Around 80 per cent of schools in Haiti are privately run, and the good ones too expensive for children from poor areas like Cité Soleil (Photo: Breezy Baldwiin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ending endemic violence through education in Cité Soleil
… almost beyond comprehension. Haiti is one of the world's most unequal countries and the community here is among the poorest in Haiti – a … discuss how the SDGs present challenges and opportunities for the LDCs. … Least developed countries (LDC) challenges: how can SDG implementation focus …
Insight, 10 June 2016
A trader wades through knee-high flooded water in a marketplace
Community voices – the climate needs you in COP26 countdown
… treaty negotiations, finishing with climate COP26 in Glasgow when countries will be held accountable to the carbon emissions reduction and … spending and resources.  Many of these demands were reflected in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2050 Vision – a bold and innovative plan for …
Insight, 28 January 2020
Three people gather to discuss a document one of them is holding in his hand
Climate action: let’s be bold in Bonn
… In a recent issue paper , Gebru Jember Endalew (former chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group) and I took stock of the political and technical …
Insight, 14 June 2019
COP19 in Warsaw – a private finance climate conference?
… At the UN climate conference in Copenhagen 2009, developed countries committed to provide funds rising to US$100 billion per year … mechanisms to support climate responses in developing countries.  Least Developed Countries The world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) …
Insight, 31 October 2013
Angola aims to achieve its mitigation goals through the promotion of renewable energy, stabilisation of agricultural emissions, carbon sequestration from the forestry sector and other activities (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance is vital to secure a future worth having
… of the Parties (COP21) from my country, Angola, one of the 48 countries (plus South Sudan) that the United Nations refers to as a Least Developed Country (LDC). But being poorest in terms of GDP is not …
Insight, 09 December 2015
COP20 chair Manuel Pulgar Vidal, centre, was highly praised for his efforts to produce the Lima Call for Climate Action
The long and winding road to Paris
… action. In September, during the UN Climate Summit in New York, the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) set the tone for their continued negotiations. They led …
News, 19 December 2014
Fishing in Kenya's Lake Naivasha provides income for local people, but fish stocks have declined sharply due to over-fishing and the diversion of water for agriculture (Photo: Cheryl Q, Creative Commons via Flicker)
Green lessons for the blue economy
… of fish .   Governments show they mean business… The UK is among countries that are considering banning single-use plastics, while … it holds for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal least developed countries (LDCs), it’s not difficult to see why the gathering …
Insight, 11 December 2018
Who will replace the much respected executive secretary of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres (Photo: UNFCCC, Creative Commons via Flickr)
An opportunity for LDC leadership
… on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? Is it time for a representative from the Least Developed Countries Group – perhaps from Africa – to take the role? These …
Insight, 03 March 2016
People use the pavement on Boulevard Richard Lenoir, close to the Bataclan concert venue which was the focus of the Paris attacks on 13 November, 2015, to share messages of support, and hope (Photo: Gael_Lombart, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
French lead drive for global climate agreement
… poorest people and nations. Whatever the other challenges that countries face, dealing with the climate crisis must remain front and … structure and content of an agreement. IIED has been working with the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group in the UNFCCC context to support them …
Insight, 17 November 2015