This briefing explores the main factors that have shaped Bhutan’s climate diplomacy, including how the country has leveraged its comparative strengths across multiple sectors to approach diplomatic engagement in its variety of forms and ensured coordination between its national and sectoral bodies. It can also provide a guide for other countries, particularly small states, that seek to further the reach…
More details.A new learning paper by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) assesses how LDCs influenced climate diplomacy before the pandemic, explores their experiences of climate diplomacy during COVID-19, and outlines recommendations for how policymakers can support LDCs to effectively engage in the new format of virtual climate diplomacy. Widely billed as a ‘super year’ for climate diplomacy, international…
More details.…resilience in both urban settings, including slums, and in rural communities, including smallholder farms. “Cities, new infrastructure and implementing nature-based solutions are all opportunities for rebuilding after COVID-19. It means breaking down siloes and putting nature at the centre of food and water systems.” We need to put people and communities at the centre of action against climate change. Increased…
More details.…Developed countries need to make up the gap before COP26, the LDC ministers say. Hardly any rich countries currently pay their fair share of climate finance. What is more, the global community should have its eyes on the next climate finance target – LDC ministers add. In Glasgow, countries must “agree on a process to determine an ambitious new quantified…
More details.…of LDCs currently in the process of developing their long-term strategies. (Recording and write-up to come soon, please watch this space!) The final webinar, hosted by IIED in partnership with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) on Tuesday, 8 September (11am-12.30pm GMT+1), will examine ‘Loss and damage – research, policy and lived experience in LDCs’. This discussion will feature LDC national experts…
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