Catherine Early The yawning gap between the cost of adapting to climate change and the finance available is becoming a chasm, experts warn ahead of COP28 The flow of international public finance going to developing countries to pay for adapting to climate change is 10-18 times smaller than what is needed, an updated assessment by experts… Continue reading UN calls for finance to close adaptation gap
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Adapting China to extreme weather
Xia Zhijian Climate adaptation of industry and infrastructure is a matter of national concern after extreme weather battered China’s manufacturing centres this summer Vast swathes of China suffered from unusual weather this summer. Floods, droughts, power shortages, wildfires, heatwaves and heatstroke – the vocabulary of disaster has filled media reports, social networks and daily conversations.… Continue reading Adapting China to extreme weather
What is COP27, and why is it so important?
With COP27 coming up in November, here’s what we know so far about this year’s most important climate talks COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This annual meeting brings together the 198 members of the convention to take concerted action on climate change. … Continue reading What is COP27, and why is it so important?
Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve livelihoods The first ever stocktake of restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched during Africa Climate Week, shows that more needs to be done to fully tap the enormous opportunity for the continent to… Continue reading Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
Too much climate finance given as loans force poorer nations into debt
A paltry 14 percent of climate finance is going to the least developed nations and just 2 percent to small island developing states, which have done least to cause the climate crisis but are being hit hardest. Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up… Continue reading Too much climate finance given as loans force poorer nations into debt
Wetlands in our climate actions: Recommendations for Country Plans
There is a growing voice that governments take into note the importance of wetlands in achieving both the mitigation and adaptation targets to meet the Paris Climate goals Nations are in the process of submitting their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement. In fact, nations have been asked by the UN… Continue reading Wetlands in our climate actions: Recommendations for Country Plans
Climate finance from multi-lateral banks reaches $61.6 billion in 2019
The 2019 report shows that $46.6 billion – or 76% of total financing for the year – was devoted to climate change mitigation investments that aim to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and slow down global warming. Of this, 59% went to low- and middle-income economies. Climate financing by seven of the world’s largest multilateral development… Continue reading Climate finance from multi-lateral banks reaches $61.6 billion in 2019
How Mauritius, a Small Island Developing State, is adapting to sea level rise
As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the middle of the Indian Ocean with a high dependency on marine resources, Mauritius has come up with several strategies to face sea level rise. The last report of the IPCC on sea level change presents dark visions on future sea levels: 95% of the world ocean… Continue reading How Mauritius, a Small Island Developing State, is adapting to sea level rise
Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
Derek Groen, Brunel University London and Diana Suleimenova, Brunel University London In the near future, global warming is expected to create millions of climate refugees, and individuals and organisations are already searching for ways to help them. Some ideas are obvious, such as improving conditions in refugee camps. But there are also more high-tech projects… Continue reading Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
A slum after the storm!
How prepared are urban poor to face climate change induced disasters? On the 10th of November, the morning after cyclone Bulbul passed through Odisha coasts, the fear of the storm was still reflecting on faces of people residing in Pandakudia slum in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. We visited there to see the state of rehabilitation of… Continue reading A slum after the storm!