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The impacts of COVID-19 on climate diplomacy
… Billed as a ‘super year’ for climate diplomacy, international efforts to address the climate crisis … policymakers from the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the international community and the LDC Group might support LDCs to effectively engage in the new format of … Climate change …
Publication, 26 May 2021
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Lier la dette souveraine aux résultats obtenus sur le plan climatique et écologique
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Publication, 05 November 2021
People walking up a green hill.
Learning from adaptation financing that is working for LDCs and SIDS
… and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) respond to escalating climate impacts, and the need for transformational approaches. … This approach has proven useful. Now, LDCs, SIDS and the Champions Group on Adaptation Finance are proposing to build on that review over … to achieve this through economic growth that is resilient to climate change and results in no net greenhouse gas emissions. It establishes a …
Insight, 20 July 2023
A cartoon depicting a man holding a bag labelled 'power' away from a group of serious-looking people. Speech bubbles from the man say "OK, OK, I'm giving it to you", then "But, pay attention, it's fragile", then "Be very careful", then "I'm thinking about keeping it for a few more minutes, sorry guys"
“We need a stronger taskforce”: pushing for better access to climate finance for vulnerable countries
Insight, 02 June 2021
Olivier Ishimwe and Yamikani Idriss sit on a table with world flags in the background
On the fast track to climate negotiating: learning from my mentor
… , I was unprepared for the complexity and intensity of these global climate negotiations. But for COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh , I was ready. I … with senior negotiators from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group of climate negotiators. It’s designed to provide skills-building, … different workstreams, and helped me get to grips with how the LDC Group operates. …
Insight, 23 February 2023
A flooded street in an informal settlement
To stay ahead of climate change, cities need to act now
… that have high importance and urgently need action – for instance climate change adaptation,  low-carbon  cities and disaster risk reduction.   … David Satterthwaite (editors), Routledge. This book was prepared by a group of authors who had worked together on the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment … Climate change … To stay ahead of climate change, cities need to act now …
Insight, 04 June 2019
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Why we need more leaders like Desmond Tutu to champion action for climate justice
… less known for his activism and demands for justice in the context of climate change. Until 2000, climate change was largely seen as an environmental … The Up in Smoke coalition first came together in 2003. Crucially, the group bridged the divide between environment and development NGOs in the … Climate change …
Insight, 12 January 2021
People wading through the flood waters and carrying their belongings.
Tackling loss and damage in countries vulnerable to the effect of the climate crisis: improving evidence and co-generating pathways to impact
… concerns are urgent and driven by the increasingly harmful effects of climate change. Many countries are facing new types and forms of climate impact with higher intensity and frequency, which they are not … Climate change … Climate-resilient development … Tackling loss and damage in countries vulnerable to the effect of the climate crisis: improving evidence and co-generating pathways to impact …
Project, 27 October 2021
A group of young people protest holding signs about climate change and loudspeakers
High-level summit and video showcase poorest countries’ spearheading efforts to tackle climate crisis
News, 04 December 2020
Rural communities in Kenya are increasingly being affected by climate change, limiting opportunities for development. (Photo: Robin Wyatt)
Development and Climate Days 2018
… 2018 to debate issues at the interface between development and climate change.  At the end of the two-day event the participants agreed key … remarks Watch the address by Debra Roberts,  IPCC co-chair of Working Group II Watch the contribution by Maarten van Aalst, director of Red … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP24) …
Event, 08 December 2018