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Conference of the Parties (COP) 23
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Changing landscapes: key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018
As we face up to the challenges of the coming year, how does the global landscape for sustainable development look? IIED director Andrew Norton offers his thoughts on the key debates and changes we may see during 2018, and what they might mean for IIED's work
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Missing voices: let's hear women's experience of climate change
There was plenty of discussion at the global climate talks about how working directly with women in the global South is essential. But when it came to listening, those very voices were marginalised
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COP23 outcomes call for faster action and higher ambition to keep Paris on track
Achala Abeysinghe reports back from COP23 and asks whether the outcomes of this year's UN climate summit will be enough to keep the Paris Agreement on course
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Negotiators from developing countries get skills boost ahead of UN climate talks
More than 40 climate negotiators from vulnerable developing countries were briefed on key issues and negotiating strategies at a workshop just before the opening of the Bonn climate talks
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Climate change: "The biggest social injustice of our generation"
IIED director Andrew Norton told the Development & Climate Days audience in Bonn that climate change is "the biggest social injustice of our generation"
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Don't let President Trump distract from urgent action needed at climate talks
IIED director Andrew Norton calls for action at the UN climate talks in Bonn
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LDCs approach Fiji COP with high expectations
When COP23 starts next week, the least developed countries will again be in the spotlight. In a special guest blog, LDC Group chair Gebru Jember Endalew outlines the group's detailed preparation and hopes for Bonn
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Least Developed Countries Group sets out priorities for COP23
The chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group has issued the group's key priorities at a high-level preparatory meeting for the next UN climate talks
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Transparency and accountability in the Paris Agreement: eight questions climate negotiators must tackle
Transparency and downward accountability, arguably key aspects to delivering the Paris Agreement, will be one of four themes explored at this year's Development & Climate Days (D&C Days). Simon Anderson sets out some tough questions and explains how session outcomes will seek to influence the COP23 climate negotiations and beyond
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Development & Climate Days 2017
The Development & Climate (D&C) Days event at COP23 explored four key themes towards climate resilience for all
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Asian and Pacific officials to build their climate negotiation skills
Junior climate negotiators from Asia and the Pacific region will develop their climate negotiation skills at a training workshop in Sri Lanka this month
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US Paris withdrawal: where now for climate action?
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement elicited a collective sigh of despair from the environmental community. But his action creates opportunities as well as challenges
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Building climate negotiation skills for African officials
Officials from African countries will have the opportunity to increase their climate negotiation skills at two training workshops in Dakar this June.
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Marching into May talks: LDCs lead the way on climate change
The world's poorest countries champion long-term, emissions-neutral development strategies, and several are leading by example. Ahead of the UN climate talks, the LDC Group chair reflects on recent marches
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LDC women in world climate talks: building a cohort of champions
The Least Developed Countries Group will be at the table when next week's UN climate conference plans how to step up its 'gender agenda'.
