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Action, ambition, investment: what success at COP23 looks like for LDCs
… and making progress on a set of guidelines to implement it. For the Least Developed Countries, this means getting all countries to step up their action, … Climate change … Action, ambition, investment: what success at COP23 looks like for LDCs …
Publication, 01 October 2017
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 … Climate change … Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance? …
Article, 14 November 2008
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SBI Conclusions related to LDCs
… for Implementation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2001 to 2012 which relate to Least Developed Countries. … Climate change … SBI Conclusions related to LDCs …
Publication, 01 September 2013
This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
… about implementation . It is the doing . The Paris Agreement commits countries to support the climate vulnerable to adapt. Technology is an … summit in September. What we learn will also feed directly into the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative for Effective Adaptation and … Climate change … CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience …
Article, 27 February 2019
US special climate envoy Todd Stern tells journalists his views on the 'Higher Ambition Coalition'. LDC chair Giza Gaspar-Martins in second left on the panel at the press conference (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
A symbolic victory on 1.5 degrees for LDC Group in Paris
… was that it included almost all of the key demands of the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs). While these countries face some of the biggest … Climate change …
Insight, 18 December 2015
Q&A: climate negotiations
… Q. From a Least Developed Country (LDC) perspective, what is a desirable outcome at … action. A good agreements has three parts: Firstly the major emitting countries, particularly the richest countries like the US and Europe … Climate change … Q&A: climate negotiations …
Article, 17 March 2009
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 … Climate change … Will new leadership boost Canadian contribution to global climate negotiations? …
Insight, 21 October 2015
The opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) begins in Bonn, Germany, on 31 August, 2015 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The tough journey on the road to Paris: addressing the needs of the most vulnerable
… negotiations journey on the road to Paris appears tough, but if countries walk together, they will advance towards building a … part III of this tool into parts I and II. LDCs' voices missing The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are gravely concerned that many of their most … Climate change …
Insight, 02 September 2015
Woman holding a shovel to the ground in a cropped field.
IIED's best of 2021: blogs
… of employment, income and food for millions, especially in developing countries, but COVID-19 affected the entire aquatic food system. In this … solutions: building blocks for green recovery and climate action in least developed countries August : The economies of least developed countries …
Article, 23 December 2021
Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
… (UNFCCC) must balance all of the issues that matter to different countries. So far though, the prime immediate concern of the world’s … to assisting developing countries. Article 3 clearly establishes developed countries’ responsibility to take into account the special … to take into account the specific needs and special situations of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) when considering funding and technology …
Insight, 07 November 2013