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COP26 Catalyst for Climate Action Assembly at Africa Climate Week

…on preparing an Adaptation Communication (ADCOM) to the UNFCCC. As many countries are preparing their first ADCOM, this session will be an opportunity for South-South peer learning and exchange to compare approaches and share common questions. It will also explore how countries are leveraging existing adaptation planning processes (including through National Adaptation Plans, Nationally Determined Contributions, and National Communications) to reduce…

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

…Member States and partners to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of AOSIS Keynote Address: Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados The Latest science and implications for SIDS: Dr. Adelle Thomas, Director, University of the Bahamas Perspectives of Youth and Indigenous people & local communities Kindly RSVP through this link: https://bit.ly/AOSIS_30 Details for joining the event will be circulated soon….

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Climate science for Small Island Developing States

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This guide distils and presents the key findings of the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate for the express purpose of briefing policy-makers from SIDS and pointing them to key headlines from this latest scientific assessment. By doing so, the guide provides climate change negotiators with a succinct briefing on key IPCC findings to…

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“Our fragile planet is hanging by a thread” – Guterres

…it. Ensuring our communities are supported in addressing the loss and damage that the climate crisis inflicts on them remains a top priority.” Massive shift needed to limit warming to 1.5 degrees The authoritative Climate Action Tracker (New Climate Institute and Climate Analytics) issued a new analysis of climate targets, pledges and actual real-world policies to deliver on climate goals,…

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With UNFCCC talks on the horizon, loss and damage initiatives gain momentum

Climate leaders from vulnerable countries this week issued a renewed plea for the international community – especially heavy polluters – to pay hard-hit communities to recover from climate-related loss and damage. The interventions came at an online event on Tuesday 3 May. Now is the moment – urged Vanessa Nakate, the Ugandan youth climate activist – for rich, historical polluters…

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