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Women in a field bend over to harvest crop
New Champions Group on Adaptation Finance launched amid call to accelerate adaptation finance
… launched a new informal Champions Group on Adaptation Finance. The countries have joined forces to:  Increase the total share of climate finance spent on adaptation and resilience, particularly for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by … Climate change …
News, 22 September 2021
IIED director Camilla Toulmin gave a lecture at the University of Sussex on 23 October (Photo: Chatham House)
Toulmin lecture: How can the Least Developed Countries be heard?
… entitled "Fairer World, Greener World", Toulmin looked at how the LDCs can influence the negotiations on climate change and sustainable development goals. Negotiations for key … be finalised in Paris, France, in December 2015. The 48 LDCs did the least to cause climate change, but the impacts of climate change are …
Event, 23 October 2014
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What drives safeguarding for China’s hydropower projects in LDCs?
… practices. Focusing primarily on Chinese investments in the Least Developed Countries, we examine the practices of hydropower companies and their … Climate change … What drives safeguarding for China’s hydropower projects in LDCs? …
Publication, 31 January 2022
Smiling women gather in front of a climate change conference sign and give a thumbs up
Supporting more than equal numbers in international climate debates
… are made. However, more men than women continue to represent their countries in this space. Men do most of the speaking and the deal … the women who needed it most. We opened the call to women from the least developed countries (LDCs) who had participated in relatively few UN … Climate change … Supporting more than equal numbers in international climate debates …
Insight, 08 March 2020
Climate change advocacy fund good news for poor countries
… “For developing countries in general and least developed countries in particular, we … Climate change … Climate change advocacy fund good news for poor countries …
Insight, 08 September 2011
Approximately 80 heads of state and government attended the UN climate change conference in Marrakech in November 2016 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How can the poorest increase the influence of their climate diplomacy? 
… becoming one of the most pressing political challenges. Increasingly, countries are integrating climate change into foreign policy, setting … and it's crucial for an effective international climate response. The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are among those actively engaged in climate … Climate change …
Insight, 19 January 2017
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From climate risk to climate resilience
… Zambia, like most of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), is facing a future where smallholder crop production … Climate change … From climate risk to climate resilience …
Publication, 01 December 2017
A women farmer tends crops on a dried river pond
Transparent climate reporting in Malawi: what’s needed, what’s next?
… into force from 2024. Even with allowances for limited resources, least developed countries (LDCs) like mine must also begin working towards strong … Climate change … Transparent climate reporting in Malawi: what’s needed, what’s next? …
Insight, 03 October 2019
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From global ambition to country action: Low-carbon climate-resilient development in Bhutan
… Many Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are working towards strengthening national policy and legislative … Climate change … From global ambition to country action: Low-carbon climate-resilient development in Bhutan …
Publication, 01 October 2018
A father and son plough a field in Ethiopia. For Ethiopia's smallholder farmers, oxen are still the main source of agricultural power. It is one of the world's least developed countries, making it more vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Bjvisser, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Momentum builds for ambitious agreements at COP24
… change is a matter of life and death. That’s why the group of the 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which I chair, will be pushing for the strongest … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP24) …
Insight, 19 November 2018