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Sumaya Zakieldeen
Q&A with Sumaya Zakieldeen
… Dr. Sumaya Zakieldeen has recently been nominated as the Least Developed Countries (LDC) representative to the Adaptation Committee under the … Climate change …
Article, 21 June 2012
Mobile phones being sold in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Access to information and new technologies will be key to help delivering transformational change to the world's poorest countries (Photo: ConDev Center, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Painting a new picture of development
… Least Developed Country experts from around the world gathered in London for a … (SDGs) could provide a framework to reimagine development in their countries. Organised by the Least Developed Countries Independent Expert … level. #SDGs - beware of dodgy numbers and the 'church of economism' #LDCs Dipak Gyawali #ReimaginingDev — Andrew Norton (@andynortondev) June …
News, 17 June 2016
Tianjin climate begotiation through the CLACC lens
… (AWG-KP) discussed emissions reduction commitments for the 37 developed countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. At the same … 2012. Dago Tshering is a member of CLACC (Capacity Strengthening in Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change), a network … Climate change … Tianjin climate begotiation through the CLACC lens …
Insight, 19 November 2010
Gambia has appointed Pa Ousman Jarju as Special Climate Envoy. His appointment shows Gambia's commitment to effective climate diplomacy (Photo: Global Environment Facility)
Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC
… Union, United States and China are hardly surprising to find listed, countries like the Gambia and the Marshall Islands may seem misplaced at … interest debates and international cooperation on climate change. Developed nations have long practised climate diplomacy in an effort to … their results.  In contrast, developing countries such as the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) often lacked sufficient capacity to …
Insight, 06 August 2014
Construction workers build a hotel in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Credit: Overseas Development Institute / Antony Robbins (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en_GB)
Time to hear LDC voices on Post-2015 development goals
… missing from this ruckus are the ideas and opinions of people in the countries that will be most directly affected by the final outcome. Yet … and interesting perspectives on development are to be found in these "least developed countries" (LDCs). Far from being the helpless victims they …
Insight, 10 December 2013
Chart showing decentralised energy access – finance needed and contribution of climate finance (Image: Sarah Best/IIED)
The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend?
… to reduce carbon emissions and build climate resilience in developing countries. But given the small number of projects allocated funding so … Almost half of the projects signed off in 2015 were approved for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). … Climate change … The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend? …
Insight, 24 June 2016
Bangladeshi climate negotiator Qazi K Ahmad
Q&A: World leaders must abandon their narrow political interests to deliver the best deal at COP21
… gas (GHG) emissions by more than the average of the developing countries. That is our commitment, whatever the average emission are for … reduce GHG emissions although we emit a very little compared to the developed countries, just 0.3 tons per capita per annum. We are not … income. Therefore, we are still negotiating within the framework of LDCs as well as with G77. We belong to various groups. Where the …
Article, 24 November 2015
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and is at the forefront of adaptation efforts. This homestead has been designed to offer flood protection (Photo: CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Sharing knowledge to climb the adaptation ladder
… Over the last decade the world's poorest countries have been on the frontline of learning about how to adapt to … it is time to look at how to make the most of this expertise. The 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)  have not only prepared their National … Climate change …
Insight, 03 July 2015
Who will replace the much respected executive secretary of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres (Photo: UNFCCC, Creative Commons via Flickr)
An opportunity for LDC leadership
… on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? Is it time for a representative from the Least Developed Countries Group – perhaps from Africa – to take the role? These … Climate change …
Insight, 03 March 2016
A Bangladeshi fisherman sleeps under a tree, one of thousands planted by the government in an attempt to slow tidal erosion and shield against winds as the country. As countries take such measures to tackle climate change, negotiators prepare for the road to Paris and COP21 (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
… summit in Paris in December (COP21)  will test the willingness of countries to act collectively to ensure an ambitious and effective … to communicate their INDCs by the end of March 2015. Others, such as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), … Climate change … Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop …
Insight, 06 February 2015