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Combating climate change needs a ‘business-unusual’ approach
As we approach the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—which marks a quarter century of talks on how to tackle the greatest global crisis that humanity has ever faced—we have made some progress, but not nearly enough if we consider the speed of climate change. As…
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Adaptation and Human Impacts
Climate Tribune | September 2021 “Adaptation and Human Impacts” Articles in the series Who is an adaptation expert? By Saleemul Huq and Sirazoom Munira Is cryptocurrency bad for climate? By Towrin Zaman Raya Quest for survival or to the claws of death? by Sumaiya Binte Anwar and Mahmuda Akter Critical discussions on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) by Ali Mohammad Rezaie and Farah…
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Kliptown, Soweto, South Africa: Solidarity Kliptown Style- A story of freedom amidst covid lockdowns
In Kliptown, South Africa, a grassroots organisation is leading community responses to deal with the dual crises of Covid-19 and flooding. Thabang Nkwanyana reports. This is the fiftieth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Kliptown is a ribbon of 13 informal settlements along the bank of…
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Climate Resilience Collective (CRC)- Mid Year Report
The Climate Resilience Collective(CRC) is a multi-partner initiative focused to promote; build leadership, and enhance the capacity of local youth. This report reflects back on the lessons learnt and activities/ interventions adopted by ICCCAD (for the period of January 2021-July 2021) under the pilot to foster meaningful and lasting community engagement. The report was prepared by Rukhsar Sultana…
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Can we get some solid progress in climate action, please?
Last week, a number of events were held around the world to promote actions to tackle climate change and get everyone ready ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in November this year. The week started off with a high-level meeting at the United…
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Inside Out COPs: Turning Climate Negotiations Upside Down
By now it is known that COP25, the latest UNFCCC conference of the parties (COP) and the longest in history, could not achieve its intended outcomes, as negotiators failed to agree on the core issues, thus pushing further away the implementation of the Paris Agreement. COPs that overrun, since it is now a standard practice…
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WEBINAR | BANGLADESH: LEADER IN NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Watch Webinar – Bangladesh: Leader in Nature-Based Solution hosted by EcoShape . Highlights from webinar Bangladesh: Leader in Nature-based Solutions
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The intractability of loss and damage issues in climate negotiations
The impacts of human-induced climate change are manifested through losses and damages incurred due to the increasing frequency and intensity of climatic disasters all over the world. Low-income countries who have contributed the least in causing climate change, and have low financial capability, are the worst victims of this. However, since the inception of the…
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Who is an adaptation expert?
Extensive decision-making processes often have a marginal representation of grassroot level frontliners, even though they are the real-life adaptation experts Most fragile ecosystems across the world have a sombre similarity. Its settings are faced with gradual deterioration through geological and hydrological processes – pushing its communities towards imminent risk of displacement, threats, and insecurities. When…
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Kwara, Nigeria: Young women leading the fight for greener and stronger communities during Covid-19
In the Kwara Kwara state of Nigeria, two young women have campaigned for resilient recovery from the pandemic and mobilised youth in the fight for greener, stronger and healthy communities. Azeez Abubakar reports. This is the forty-ninth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. In Nigeria, young…
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Delivering climate finance is the key to COP26 success
This week, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a high-level meeting on climate change in New York, where Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was one of the leaders invited to add momentum to the actions needed to tackle climate change before the upcoming climate conference, COP26, hosted by the United Kingdom and scheduled to be…