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LDC Group opening statement at COP29

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

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LDC Group (climate change)

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COP29

Climate change

Climate finance

Science

LDC Group - UNFCCC

Loss and damage

Publication Date:

Thursday, 14 November 2024

LDC Group (climate change)

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Climate change and energy

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Government document or report

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2024

Support for Innovation, Technology Transfer, and Private Sector Engagement from the LDCF and the SCCF (GEF Secretariat)

MTAVARES1 — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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GEF Secretariat

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10 November 2024. "In June 2022, the LDCF/SCCF Council developed a new climate change adaptation strategy for the 2022-26 period for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF). This strategy outlines enhanced innovation, technology transfer, and private sector engagement as a key priority for both LDCF and SCCF Programming. The GEF’s focus in this area is responsive to UNFCCC guidance. The role of the LDCF and SCCF as a catalyst to enable greater private sector action and support for climate adaptation is recognized in the Long-Term Vision on Complementarity, Coherence and Collaboration between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the GEF. This also aligns with the evaluation by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office on support to innovation. The evaluation recommends that the GEF continue to explore and partner with innovation support programs that may mobilize larger sources of risk capital, and explicitly encourage adaptive, flexible management of innovative interventions."

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Climate change

STI

Innovation

Technology Transfer

Private sector

LDCF

LDC Fund

Publication Date:

Sunday, 10 November 2024

GEF Secretariat

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2024

Funding Adaptation Action in LDCs with Support from the LDCF (GEF Secretariat)

MTAVARES1 — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

Author:

GEF Secretariat

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8 November 2024. "The GEF’s adaptation support for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is delivered through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). The LDCF is the only multilateral fund that focuses exclusively on the unique climate adaptation challenges of LDCs and is embraced by LDCs as their own. The fund has a strong track record of supporting LDCs to address adaptation priorities over more than two decades. It delivers targeted support to the world’s most vulnerable countries, and their people and ecosystems. In June 2022, the 32nd LDCF Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) Council approved a "GEF Programming Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change for the LDCF and SCCF for the GEF-8 Period of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026," and "Operational Improvements." The strategy facilitates transformational adaptation toward achieving the Paris Agreement’s global goal on adaptation, and wider engagement of partners based on the whole-of-society approach. The strategy adopted two financial scenarios, with a $1.0 billion floor as scenario A and $1.3 billion as scenario B."

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Climate change

Climate finance

GEF

LDCF

LDC Fund

Publication Date:

Friday, 08 November 2024

GEF Secretariat

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2024

Supporting climate action in least developed countries (Cassie Flynn, UNDP, for SDG Action)

MTAVARES1 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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Author:

Cassie Flynn

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6 November 2024. "Despite their limited means, many of the world’s poorest countries are leading the way in cutting emissions and taking bold action on adaptation. The rest of the world must step up support for LDCs – and follow their example."

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Climate change

Climate finance

Publication Date:

Wednesday, 06 November 2024

SDG Action

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2024

Equity and Justice in Climate Finance: Climate Debt Trap Risks for Bangladesh and other LDCs (Change Initiative)

MTAVARES1 — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

Author:

Khan, M.Z.H. et al.

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This report analyses the rise of loan-based climate finance and its potential to create a debt trap for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), particularly focusing on Bangladesh and South Asia.

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Climate

Climate change

Climate finance

Bangladesh

Publication Date:

Sunday, 20 October 2024

Change Initiative

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2024

Demonstrating locally-led adaptation principles in practice (LIFE-AR)

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

Author:

Least Developed Countries Initiative for Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR)

Document Summary:

"While the least developed countries (LDCs) have contributed the least to climate change, they disproportionately suffer from its impacts. Adaptation is a matter of survival for many. Climate change adaptation is a multifaceted challenge that requires innovative and effective solutions. Addressing its diverse effects on ecosystems, communities, and economies is complexified by the varied nature of climate influences across regions, economies and populations. Climate adaptation solutions must therefore be anchored in local contexts, considering specific vulnerabilities and capacities. The principles of locally-led adaptation have been developed to answer this major challenge, and to empower communities to create the conditions that ensure community prioritised actions for climate resilience are implemented. By decentralising decision-making, ensuring that resources reach those who are most affected and by prioritising local knowledge and involving communities in planning and implementation, locally-led adaptation principles aim to provide a tailored, sustainable, and inclusive approach to climate change adaptation. Applying those principles and implementing them in practice have been a priority for LDCs who depend on efficient adaptation solutions, addressing both immediate concerns and longer-term impacts. These principles have also been embraced by the international development community, who recognise that the previous adaptation approaches have not met the anticipated results. At the intersection of both, the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) emerges as a practical pathway for testing and learning and developing innovative tactics for successful implementation."

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LIFE-AR

IIED

Climate

Climate change

Adaptation

Publication Date:

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Least Developed Countries Initiative for Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR)

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2024

Lilongwe Declaration on Climate Change

MTAVARES1 — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

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Ministers and Heads of Delegation from the 45 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement

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Malawi

Climate change

LDC Group - UNFCCC

Just transition

Loss and damage

Paris Agreement

COP29

Publication Date:

Monday, 02 September 2024

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

Document Type:

Official UN report, resolution, declaration

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2024

Combating climate change and poverty in Asia-Pacific Least Developed countries: a call for integrated approaches (Meng Channarith, UNESCAP CSS Policy Brief No. 24-4)

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

Author:

Meng, Channarith

Document Summary:

"ange and poverty in Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries : a call for integrated approaches Policy Brief 16 May 2024 Climate change and poverty are the two greatest challenges affecting Asia-Pacific least developed countries (LDCs). As climate change escalates globally, these countries find themselves the most exposed and vulnerable to its impacts. Over the past decade, LDCs experienced around 13 per cent of the total disasters, accounting for nearly 17 per cent of deaths and 9 per cent of the affected population in the region, although these countries occupy only 4 per cent of the region’s land surface and host less than 7 per cent of its population. Meanwhile, the high prevalence of poverty, widespread inequality and other structural socioeconomic issues in LDCs magnify their vulnerabilities to climate change impacts. A larger proportion of people living in poverty and the lack of insurance mechanisms, combined with long-standing infrastructure deficits and weak institutional capacity, constrain their ability to respond to and recover from disasters. Together with low domestic resource mobilization and significant development gaps, LDCs lack adequate fiscal space to fulfill multiple pressing development needs, including building resilience to climate risks and lifting people out of poverty. Against this background, there is a pressing need for more effective development approaches that integrate climate action and poverty alleviation activities, recognizing the intricate interconnection between these issues and their impacts on each other. Integrated approaches provide opportunities to pool resources and foster greater alignment, coherence, efficiency and synergy across policies to address multiple objectives and enable transformative change. This policy brief discusses the intertwined challenges of climate change and poverty in Asia-Pacific LDCs and highlights the crucial need for integrated approaches to policy design and implementation that can support accelerated climate action and poverty alleviation efforts in these countries."

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Climate change

Asia-Pacific

UNESCAP

ESCAP

Publication Date:

Thursday, 16 May 2024

UNESCAP

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2024

Climate-responsive central banking in the least developed countries (UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 114)

MTAVARES1 — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000

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Link to an External Document

Author:

UNCTAD

Document Summary:

Climate change can have physical and economic impacts that affect core areas of central banking, including inflation and financial sector stability. Central banks, including those of LDCs, need to reevaluate their options in the light of the climate crisis and the global low-carbon transition. This policy brief outlines the ways central banks can identify policy tradeoffs and determine how to best incorporate climate-responsive policy and analytical tools in their operational frameworks.

Tags:

Climate

Climate finance

Climate change

UNCTAD

Central Banks

Publication Date:

Sunday, 31 December 2023

UNCTAD

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2023

Regaining momentum: critical negotiations for LDCs at COP28 (Anna Schulz and Madeleine Diouf Sarr for IIED)

MTAVARES1 — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000

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Author:

Anna Schulz, Madeleine Diouf Sarr

Document Summary:

"This briefing presents priorities for the least developed countries (LDCs) for COP28 at a critical time. The year has seen record temperatures and stark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warnings of the risks and consequences of further temperature rises, especially for vulnerable communities. Four LDC concerns can reinvigorate progress towards the Paris Agreement goals: an ambitious conclusion to the Global Stocktake; adoption of a framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation; operationalisation and swift capitalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund; and rebuilding trust on climate finance to enable headway towards the new collective quantified goal. Negotiators must build on recent political momentum and respond with greater urgency to address climate change effectively and protect the most vulnerable. This briefing will be of particular interest to UNFCCC and LDC Group negotiators, the COP28 presidency and other COP participants."

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Climate change

COP28

IIED

UNFCCC

LDC Group - UNFCCC

Publication Date:

Thursday, 30 November 2023

IIED

Document Topic/Theme:

Climate change and energy

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Articles, policy briefs, working papers, op-eds, project reports, blogs

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2023