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Tracking progress towards long-term finance under the UNFCCC

The first of two workshops on long-term finance was held virtually as part of the UNFCCC Climate Dialogues on 27 November 2020 – facilitated by Zaheer Fakir (South Africa) and Mr. Georg Børsting (Norway).

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Thimphu Ambition Summit will articulate Least Developed Countries’ climate ambition – Wed 9 December

On Wednesday 9 December 2020, the virtual Thimphu Ambition Summit will take place, chaired by LDC Group Chair Sonam P. Wangdi.

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What’s on the climate finance horizon in 2021? Latest progress update of UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance

Key takeaways from the Standing Committee on Finance meeting on 24 November 2020, part of the virtual United Nations’ Climate Dialogues.

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LDC Group Chair signals importance of communicating updated NDCs

At the opening of the UNFCCC Climate Dialogues, Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change Sonam P. Wangdi reiterated the importance of countries submitting updated nationally determined contributions this year.

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Event: A Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Moment, 3 December 2020

We are at a moment of environmental and cultural reckoning – say the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), in their invitation to a special event on 3 December. “AOSIS embodies the dialectic of this reckoning. But more than that, our grouping proudly reflects the agency of a people and the epitome of resilience. This… Read more »

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