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Brianna Craft
Researcher, Climate Change
International climate change negotiations; technology transfer and climate change; climate diplomacy
Supporting the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group in the UNFCCC negotiations; conducting research to support the European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi) workshops programme; supporting LDC special climate envoys to engage in climate diplomacy
Education:
MA in Environmental Studies, Brown University, USA (2013); BA in Architectural Studies, minors in Environmental Studies and Urban Planning, University of Washington, USA (2010)
Brianna Craft's blog posts
We've developed a theory of change to better understand how the Least Developed Countries can influence international decisions on climate action. Is our theory up to the job? We want to hear from you.
As the Paris Agreement enters into force, IIED has been examining how two of the world's poorest nations are playing a leading role in the climate diplomacy needed to define the rules for its implementation.
While COP21 in Paris is the crucial summit where a climate change agreement could be reached, it will be the culmination of ongoing climate diplomacy between different states. Brianna Craft looks at what's involved.
Effective climate diplomacy can help Least Developed Countries make sure their interests are reflected in international negotiation outcomes.
Gaps between the expectations of developing countries and the low emissions targets and climate finance promised by developed countries must be bridged at the Warsaw climate talks.
In mid-June, the United Nation’s negotiating session concerning what will become the future international agreement on climate change ended in Bonn, Germany. The agreement, which is expected to be adopted in 2015 and come into force by 2020, promises to be radically different from the existing climate treaties.
Brianna Craft's blog posts with other authors
Climate negotiators are discussing how to set a global goal for climate change adaptation. It's important for the negotiators learn from experiences and evidence gained at country level – so they can develop a goal that reflects differing national realities.