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A man sits awkwardly using a hammer to try and fix corrugated roofing to a house.
Loss and damage the priority for least developed countries at upcoming climate negotiations
… by climate change is the most pressing issue for the group of 46 least developed countries (LDCs) at the forthcoming COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt. … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP27) … Loss and damage the priority for least developed countries at upcoming climate negotiations …
News, 24 October 2022
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Currencies under pressure: how currency fluctuations and climate risks impact debt sustainability in SIDS and LDCs
… Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs) are facing growing debt burdens, as volatile exchange … Climate change … Currencies under pressure: how currency fluctuations and climate risks impact debt sustainability in SIDS and LDCs …
Publication, 25 April 2025
A number of seated women, one sitting behind a country sign, another holding a mobile phone, take part in a negotiation discussion.
Interview: Improving women’s participation in global climate talks
… interim secretariat Tracy Kajumba (TK) all work to support the least developed countries (LDCs) – including at the COP climate negotiations. The trio … Climate change … Interview: Improving women’s participation in global climate talks …
Article, 04 February 2025
Two people sail a canoe around stilt houses.
Financing least developed countries’ climate strategies: taking the long view
… long-term goals, including to stabilise greenhouse gas levels, countries need to plan ahead. As the agreement sets out, “All Parties … away from fossil fuels. But these strategies can also benefit least developed countries (LDCs) with negligible emissions – by supporting … Climate change … UN climate change conference (COP26) …
Insight, 04 November 2021
Group of civil society organisation protesting in a building. They are holding signs with slogans.
Paper walls: how visa barriers are silencing the global South on climate
… are negotiated, draft texts refined and country alliances like the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group coordinate its positions. For smaller delegations, … Climate change … Paper walls: how visa barriers are silencing the global South on climate …
Insight, 19 June 2025
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Food security in changing climates: social protection must respond to unfolding crises
… Social Protection Index for Resilience (ASPIRE) toolkit in eight countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Pakistan, Senegal … programmes were evaluated. ASPIRE food security indices were developed representing the four pillars of food security. Based on this … This is critical, as while the solutions for food security are known, least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States …
Publication, 19 September 2024
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Championing continuity for graduating LDCs: ensuring a smooth transition for climate adaptation
… Graduating from least developed country (LDC) status represents a highly symbolic and positive … to upend their climate adaptation plans — which are vital for those countries increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The … Climate change … Championing continuity for graduating LDCs: ensuring a smooth transition for climate adaptation …
Publication, 14 November 2023
The Finance and Biodiversity pavilion at COP16 in Cali, Colombia.
Finance for nature and climate: shared learning on common challenges
… Collective Quantified Goal , the target for how much climate finance developed countries will make available to developing countries to tackle climate … challenges, especially to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the least developed countries (LDCs), Indigenous Peoples and local … Climate change … Finance for nature and climate: shared learning on common challenges …
Insight, 28 October 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
Insight, 07 May 2025
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Harnessing Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in least developed countries
… Least developed countries (LDCs) are facing increasingly devastating impacts of climate change that … Climate change … Nationally Determined Contributions to tackle loss and damage in least developed countries …
Publication, 25 August 2022