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Gambia has appointed Pa Ousman Jarju as Special Climate Envoy. His appointment shows Gambia's commitment to effective climate diplomacy (Photo: Global Environment Facility)
Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC
Insight, 06 August 2014
Climate protestors in Doha. Photo: adopt a negotiator
COP18 Q&A: outcomes of the Doha climate talks
… have signed on. The bad news is the level ambition and the number of countries who have signed on has gone down quite a lot [ the US, Japan, … international mechanism on loss and damage in Doha, which is what the least development countries wanted, we have an agreement to look at the … an international mechanism in future. This was vehemently opposed by developed countries, particularly the United States of America, who …
Article, 12 December 2012
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… for IIED, rather it was created as part of the support we give to the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group of the UNFCCC. Launched at the 2019 Climate Action …
Insight, 06 January 2020
Pope Francis is providing global leadership in the battle to take action on climate change (Photo: Raffaele Esposito, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
A papal message reaching out to everyone
Insight, 18 June 2015
Staying south – trade, aid, and the recession
… the increasing importance of south-south ties between middle-income countries and least developed countries (LDCs). The article suggests middle income …
Insight, 30 March 2010
Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?
… and that those worst affected will be the poorest people, in poor countries. The impacts of climate change therefore pose a massive threat … of unsustainable development pathways, those countries that are least developed (and most vulnerable) to climate change, are also the least …
Article, 14 November 2008
An early sunrise at COP14 in Poznan (Photo: Friends of the Earth, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP14 UN Climate Change Conference
… Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi) , we enabled negotiators from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to come together and discuss their needs and strategies …
Event, 20 December 2008
Heads of delegations at the 2015 UN climate talks (Photo: Office of the President of Mexico, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Steps to enforcing the Paris Agreement
… yet 'entered into force' and is therefore not yet legally binding.  Countries must take a number of steps to join the Paris Agreement and … it will enter into force and be implemented 30 days after at least 55 parties accounting for at least 55 per cent of total greenhouse … Advice (SBSTA).   However, any rule relating to the Paris Agreement developed under the APA must be adopted by the CMA. If countries are not …
Article, 21 September 2016
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
Event, 01 December 2014
Squamish river, Canada. Under Stephen Harper, Canada has lagged behind the rest of the world in combating climate change; will new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make a difference? (Photo: James Wheeler, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Will new leadership boost Canadian contribution to global climate negotiations?
… finance and sustainable energy investment in lower-income developing countries, and COP21 in December, expected to yield a global climate … pre-industrial levels (the more cautious target advocated by the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group ) Promoting huge investment in renewable …
Insight, 21 October 2015