A new analysis by the Climate Action Tracker suggests that governments can take advantage of strong future economic and climate change performance if they adopt green stimulus packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the Placencia Ambition Forum, convened by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and chaired by Ambassador Lois M Young online from 20-22 April, hot topics included climate finance and economic recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak. CASA’s Mairi Dupar reports.

Hundreds of senior leaders from small island developing states, Least Developed Countries and their development partners met virtually from 20-22 April 2020 for the Placencia Ambition Forum – reports Mairi Dupar of CASA. Convened by the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and chaired by Ambassador Lois M Young, the forum’s rallying call was: ‘keep… Read more »

PwC’s Kiran Sura discusses how COVID-19 is affecting international capacity building efforts and what is being done to strengthen them.

This guide distils and presents key findings of the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere for the purpose of briefing policymakers from SIDS.