The climate crisis will sweep away my country if the world doesn’t keep its promises
Now is a time for courage. It will take sacrifices from everyone for us all to survive, writes David Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands.
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Island States, sinking in debt, urge climate action
Island states issued an urgent call for economic support and climate action on 14 September, to deal with the double financial blow of both the pandemic and ongoing climate impacts.
More details.Renewed call by LDC Group for climate finance spending at local level
Sonam P. Wangdi, Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on Climate Change, opened the Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA14) this week with a renewed call for donors and governments to channel climate finance to local actors. His intervention built on the LDC Compact, launched at UNFCCC COP25 in Madrid, Spain and the LDC… Read more »
More details.Climate Week event 2020: Charting new paths for climate and trade policy
During Climate Week NYC 2020, ODI brings together climate and trade negotiators to discuss what’s on the negotiating table at COP26, the trade related implications and how development friendly outcomes can be secured.
More details.What makes for effective adaptation? LDC Group review of evidence
The Least Developed Countries (LDCs), from the frontlines of climate impacts, are pioneering large-scale and innovative adaptation responses. A new issues paper draws from experiences in the international dialogues and from LDCs’ national practice. The paper, ‘What makes for effective adaptation?’ examines how the international dialogues and LDCs’ national practices are aligned, and where they… Read more »
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