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New ways to channel climate money crucial to meeting Paris Agreement targets
… the frontier’ , by IIED, sets out how a fundamental reform of the way climate finance is distributed can make sure it reaches the local level … where and how funds are channelled. Less than 10% of international climate finance is being committed to the local level. Funds’ … New ways to channel climate money crucial to meeting Paris Agreement targets …
News, 14 March 2019
Reverse action – UN climate talks scrap critical areas of progress and make too few new commitments
… balance. Instead of putting the world firmly on track to tackle the climate emergency, agreement on two vital pillars – how to measure and … past year’s work to agree standard measures for tracking progress on climate action has been thrown out. China, Saudi Arabia and other … allowed to block agreement on a universal way to measure countries’ climate action. "Efforts to agree offsetting for hard-to-reduce …
News, 13 December 2019
A poster at COP25
COP25: the morning after
Insight, 13 January 2020
At CBA12 participants talked about the different ways their cultures create inclusive spaces to reach consensus-based decisions (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
The power of storytelling: can traditions from the past find answers to the climate problem?
… story sharing – at the heart of international efforts to accelerate climate action. Countries are being encouraged to embrace the ‘Talanoa … their pledges to reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.  The first round of the Talanoa Dialogue took place earlier this year at the UN climate talks in Bonn  and will conclude in December. Meanwhile, local, …
Insight, 17 August 2018
Solar panels on a floating school, Bangladesh
Understanding the political economy of the Climate Investment Funds
Project, 17 December 2012
Climate talks must speed pace of change to protect poorest as world gets hotter
… “This is the most important climate meeting since the Paris Agreement was adopted. Governments … the poorest and most vulnerable – to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s findings, the urgent need to accelerate the pace of … report and review the crucial measures and support needed to tackle climate change and keep temperature rise below 1.5°C above …
News, 30 November 2018
A house on the island of Padma Pakur is submerged by the rising waters (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Building climate change resilience in South Asia
… Delivering economic growth that eradicates poverty, is resilient to the impacts of climate change and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions is a key policy … are being made to facilitate economic growth, poverty reduction and climate resilience in the region. However, uncertainty persists on how … Climate change …
Project, 06 June 2014
Five farmers bend over tending rice crops in a flooded field, as another farmer watches while pushing a cart in the background.
Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively
Insight, 05 September 2022
Prime Minister David Cameron has helped the UK provide global leadership on addressing climate change. But he has decided to resign after the European Union referendum vote, and there are fears that the UK will become more insular (Photo: Russell Watkins/DFID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ten ways the UK can maintain international leadership on climate change
Insight, 01 July 2016
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Climate Investment Funds: understanding the PPCR in Bangladesh and Nepal
… The Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) now operates in nine countries and two … aims to support these countries and regions to prepare and implement climate resilience programmes that are long term and integrated into … process and offers early guidance on issues that may arise in delivering transformative programmes. …
Publication, 01 April 2013