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European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI)
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Capacity building for climate action and ambition: what have we learned?
On 18 November, this IIED and ICCCAD webinar examined what we have learned from past capacity building initiatives and how we can ramp up climate ambition
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Five years of building climate negotiators’ capacity: lessons from the field
A review of the past five years of work to build and sustain capacity among developing country climate negotiators, and foster trust between both developed and developing country negotiators
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Training developing country delegates to engage in climate negotiations
Through regional workshops, IIED and partners build capacity to engage in international climate decision-making processes, so delegates are better equipped to negotiate
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Tailored publications
A series of guidebooks produced by ecbi and bespoke dissemination practices support the training of UN climate negotiators from developing countries
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Fostering regional collaboration and national implementation
Joint climate negotiation workshops allow country delegates to collaborate and exchange regional knowledge, so climate issues become an integral part of policymaking across government ministries
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Building our regional partners’ capacity
ecbi collaborates with organisations in developing countries to train participants from the region. Our longest partnership is with Enda Energie, which has organised workshops in East and West Africa
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Targeting support to women
The ecbi training and support programme aims to increase female participation in training workshops, support more women to attend the UN climate negotiations and track participants’ involvement in the negotiations themselves
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Mentoring women to become climate leaders through a joint initiative
To help address the gender gap at the UN climate negotiations, ecbi developed a mentorship programme that supports women negotiators to engage in high-level decision-making
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Women in the UN climate negotiations: are we tipping the balance?
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Brianna Craft and Samantha McCraine take a closer look at how well women are represented in spaces where international decisions on climate change are made
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The sharp learning curve of an LDC negotiator
Fatima Athoumani describes the fast-paced journey to representing her nation of Comoros at the UN climate talks
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How I learnt to make my voice count at the UN climate negotiations
A junior climate negotiator from Laos explains how a recent training workshop gave her the tools to navigate the complex UN climate talks and the skills to push for more positive outcomes for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) from these crucial international exchanges
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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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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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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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Inter-Parliamentary Union and IIED say raising the climate ambition is critical
With growing focus on the importance of driving the ambition for climate action, organisations focus on the need to increase the ambition for climate action
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Anglophone African officials enhance their climate negotiating skills
A workshop in Dar es Salaam trained junior climate negotiators from Anglophone African countries
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A champion for the most vulnerable
Ahead of next week's UN climate talks in Paris (COP21), IIED principal researcher Dr Achala Abeysinghe has been named as one of the top 15 female climate champions in the world
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Workshops that build climate negotiators' capacity: European Capacity Building Initiative training and support programme
As part of efforts to create a more level playing field for government delegations taking part in global climate negotiations, IIED led a training and support programme that focused on building the capacity of UNFCCC negotiators from vulnerable developing countries, including the LDCs
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Least Developed Countries
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are the poorest countries in the world. A number of criteria determine this status. As of May 2009, LDCs number 50. Roughly 65 per cent are in Africa; a number of others are known as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Many SIDS are low-lying and located in parts of the world already prone to extreme weather events, factors that make them highly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as sea level rise and fiercer and more frequent tropical storms.
