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New IIED toolkit supports least developed countries to report accurately on emissions, crucial for policy and planning
… A core requirement of the climate Paris Agreement is for countries to report on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the … to 2°C, and ideally keep it below 1.5°C. GHG inventories enable countries to understand their current and historic contribution to … and livestock farming.  With more accurate emission inventories, LDCs and developing countries can make more informed decisions around …
News, 16 November 2023
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Financing an inclusive, green recovery in Least Developed Countries: debt instruments for climate and nature
… The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Least Developed Countries (LDCs) hard. Even before the pandemic, LDCs were experiencing … Financing an inclusive, green recovery in Least Developed Countries: debt instruments for climate and nature …
Publication, 02 November 2021
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Follow the money: tracking Least Developed Countries’ adaptation finance to the local level
Publication, 12 July 2021
High-level delegates at the fourth Climate and Development Ministerial in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Climate and Development Ministerial: bridging trust and accelerating action for climate-vulnerable nations
… As countries approach COP29, with the aim of agreeing on a new climate … target, the stakes for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the least developed countries (LDCs) couldn’t be higher. For these countries, …
Insight, 07 November 2024
Woman wearing traditional dress walking through a field where food is growning in The Gambia.
A storm overhead and a leaky bucket: reflections from the Spring Meetings
… bucket while a storm rages overhead.  That’s the daily struggle for least developed countries (LDCs) like mine, The Gambia, as we confront the intensifying …
Insight, 07 May 2025
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Building resilience and greening the COVID-19 recovery in least developed countries
Project, 15 September 2021
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Scaling practical solutions for tackling loss and damage in LDCs and SIDS
Event, 30 June 2023
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National Adaptation Plans: LDCs need financing to turn words into reality
… To support countries in building resilience to the worsening impacts of climate … be a single overarching plan, or divided by priority sectors. For the least developed countries (LDCs), NAPs play a crucial role in enhancing … National Adaptation Plans: LDCs need financing to turn words into reality …
Insight, 24 April 2023
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Learning from adaptation financing that is working for LDCs and SIDS
Insight, 20 July 2023
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Only a fraction of international climate adaptation finance for least developed countries found to also support nature
… that less than 10% of verified climate adaptation funding from OECD countries between 2014 and 2018 also supported outcomes for nature in the 46 least developed countries (LDCs). Delivering on commitments to link finance … Only a fraction of international climate adaptation finance for least developed countries found to also support nature …
Insight, 10 March 2022