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Financing Adaptation in Africa: The Key to Sustainable Development? - SAIIAClimate change in Africa is an existential crisis – heightened climate impacts on food security, health, security and economic livelihoods affect the continent’s ability to achieve sustainable development.

What Happened in Glasgow at COP26? - An Economic View of the EnvironmentI returned a couple of days ago from the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Glasgow, Scotland. In today’s post, I try to highlight – as briefly as possible – my major impressions of what transpired during the two weeks of the COP, and … Continue reading "What Happened in Glasgow at COP26?"

Loss and damage case studies from the frontline: a resource to support practice and policy

Summary report 31 October – 12 November 2021

Glasgow delivered rules for international carbon markets – how good or bad are they? #COP26 - Öko-Institut e.V.: BlogThe new rules include important requirements and safeguards for engaging in international carbon markets but also create loopholes that could considerably undermine climate mitigation efforts.

La COP26 a-t-elle atteint ses objectifs ? Jusqu’à présent, pas vraiment.Les dirigeants mondiaux n’ont pas pris de mesures sérieuses pour lutter contre le changement climatique.

COP26: New global climate deal struck in GlasgowThe decision to phase down coal shows progress but pledges are not enough to cap temperature rises.

' Le chiffre le plus important dont vous n'avez jamais entendu parler ' - BBC News AfriqueAlors que les effets du changement climatique s'accumulent, les économistes tentent de déterminer le coût réel d'une tonne de carbone.

Managing Climate Risks, Facing up to Losses and Damages | en | OECDThis report addresses the urgent issue of climate-related losses and damages. Climate change is driving fundamental changes to the planet with adverse impacts on human livelihoods and well-being, putting development gains at risk.

Protecting Malawi with climate information and early warning systemsThe lives of many people in Malawi, where 85 percent live in the countryside, are increasingly buffeted by climate effects. The introduction of climate information and early weaning systems, however, is helping them better prepare, and therefore avoid, weather disaster. A major aim of this GCF-funded initiative is to avoid past calamities, such as when the flooding of Lake Malawi killed hundreds.

GUIDE: Strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects - Climate and Development Knowledge NetworkCDKN and WEDO's new guide presents a framework of recommendations for strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects, with concrete examples and resources to show how it can be done.[more...]

COP26: Rich nations betray vulnerable people of the world - CANUK government complicit with the US and the EU in blocking finance for loss and damage 13 November, Glasgow: COP26 was supposed to be a ‘crisis COP’, a lifeline for the millions of people living in a permanent state of crisis- losing their lives, livelihoods and homes as a result of climate impacts caused by […]

COP 26: Low-income countries in fragile situations falling further behind in climate funding, urgent action needed to reverse this trend, African Development Bank and ICRC say at climate conferenceCountries hit by conflict cannot continue to be overlooked by climate action and finance, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the African Development Bank have warned. At a high-level event on the sidelines of COP26 on Thursday, governments and partners from development, civil society and humanitarian fields joined the African Development Bank and ICRC to call for greater recognition of the increased vulnerability faced by communities affected by conflict. Many countries deemed most vulnerable to climate change and least ready to adapt are also mired in conflict.

Was COP26 in Glasgow a success?The world has done too little to tackle climate change. In Glasgow parties agreed on three ways to start doing more

Energy resilience - The Resilience ShiftResilience is key to enabling the energy transition

Global Synthesis Report on climate action by sectorEvery year since 2018, the Climate Chance Observatory publishes a Global Synthesis Report on climate action by sector, an analysis of the evolution of CO2 emissions in the light of the actions actually undertaken by non-state actors in 6 emission sectors: energy, transport, building, industry, waste and land use.

GUIDE: Advancing gender equality and climate actionCDKN, ODI, SNV, CARE and Mercy Corps have launched a new guide, entitled Advancing gender equality and climate action: A practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress.This guide is about how to create appropriate gender-related targets in climate projects and the Monitoring, Evaluating and Learning (MEL) system to track them and manage projects adaptively over time

GUIDE: Strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects - Climate and Development Knowledge NetworkCDKN and WEDO's new guide presents a framework of recommendations for strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects, with concrete examples and resources to show how it can be done.[more...]

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