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New initiative from three renown NGOs: International Climate Solidarity Levies
Three renown non-governmental organizations, ICCCAD, the Innovative Finance Foundation, and Oxford Climate Policy, have joined forces to propose the use of “International Climate Solidarity Levies”. Their initiative demonstrates how levies can be developed to mobilize funding for the new Loss & Damage Response Fund. With climate change causing loss and damage to societies around the…
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LOSS AND DAMAGE RESPONSE FUND
With extreme weather events causing loss and damage to societies around the world, the Loss and Damage Fund mandated by the Conference of the Parties of the Climate Change Convention intends to provide financial relief to the most vulnerable. But what should be the focus of the new fund and how can be fund be…
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More heatwaves are coming our way. Are we prepared?
[quotes quotes_style=”bquotes” quotes_pos=”center”]While Bangladesh has a lot of experience in tackling cyclones and floods, we have not taken heat stress into consideration until now.[/quotes] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently completed its sixth assessment report (AR6), with the Synthesis Report coming out in March. The Synthesis Report carries some key messages about the…
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Annual Report – 2022
This is first full-fledged Annual Report published by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) [btn btnlink=”http://website.icccad.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Annual-Report-2022_compressed.pdf” btnsize=”medium” bgcolor=”#3f9e0c” txtcolor=”#ffffff” btnnewt=”1″ nofollow=”1″]Download Annual Report[/btn] [clear] Example fallback content: This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF.
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‘We are not getting the support we need to lead a better life’: Communities on the front lines of climate change don’t have a say in the help they receive
VIENNA, 5 April 2023 – People on the front lines of the climate crisis in Bangladesh see the assistance they receive as unfair, insufficient and feel responders don’t listen to their views, reveals research released by Ground Truth Solutions, the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The report surveys…
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Tracking community perspectives on climate resilience in Bangladesh
Over the last few decades, it has been recognised that adaptation approaches are more likely to succeed if they are rooted in local knowledge and empower communities to make their own decisions. However, research conducted by GTS and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in 2021 shows that the fine aspirations found in…
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Improving water access for the poorest households in Mongla
Mongla, the second seaport of Bangladesh, is situated in the southernmost part of the country. As the local economy has grown, the area has witnessed a massive population influx, with around 150,000 residents now living there. This has put a significant strain on water resources. The groundwater is saline, and the community relies entirely on surface drinking…
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Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) – Will it deliver?
The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) concluded in Doha, Qatar on 09 March 2023. The event attended by around 5,000 participants, including 47 heads of state or government and 130 ministers and vice ministers, adopted the Doha Political Declaration. The declaration commits to implementing the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA),…
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Climate Tribune | January 2023
Climate Tribune | January 2023 Articles in the series ‘Mapping of the losses and damages’ by Afroz Shah ‘Enhancing the ability of Sri Lankan agricultural communities to cope with loss and damage from severe floods’ by Amila Lankapura ‘The invisible role of local communities in adapting to climate change’ by Gonzalo Pérez E ‘From framing to financing’ by…
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Study visit to Hopley Farm in Zimbabwe
During the Inclusive Urban Infrastructure (IUI) project’s annual meeting in Zimbabwe last year, we visited Hopley Farm, located on the periphery of the country’s capital Harare, and engaged with the community. As IUI colleagues prepare to visit urban neighbourhoods in Colombo (Sri Lanka) during this year’s IUI annual meeting, we thought it was a timely moment to reflect…
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Here are 3 suggestions for the new Loss and Damage fund from Prof Saleemul Huq
Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions. Last November, at Cop27 in Egypt, a pivotal decision was unanimously agreed by all countries to establish a funding mechanism to address loss and damages caused by human induced…
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I’m a COP veteran. Here are 3 suggestions for the new Loss and Damage fund
Comment: Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions.
Last November, at Cop27 in Egypt, a pivotal decision was unanimously agreed by all countries to establish a funding mechanism to address loss and damages caused by human induced climate change. The process for doing this was also agreed by setting up a Transitional Committee (TC) on funding loss and damage with 24 members representing…