Key consensuses and disagreements
‘Loss and Damage’ (L&D) is a term used in climate negotiations to describe the unavoidable effects of climate change which has become increasingly evident in recent years, such as severe storms, major wildfires, frequent floods, heatwaves, droughts and so on. This year, at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26), L&D emerged as a significant point …
Three key challenges in addressing loss and damage in the vulnerable developing countries emerged during case studies presentations by six LDC countries
As manifested through recent climatic events in different countries across the world, loss and damage from climate change is a real and increasing threat to the most vulnerable communities, particularly in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). However, due to its highly political nature, the topic, despite being a question of survival for the vulnerable countries, has not made much progress …
Where do we stand after COP26 and where to go?
World leaders, delegates from the nation countries recently gathered in the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted in partnership between the UK and Italy in November 2021 in Glasgow to agree on a path forward for tackling global warming. Parties debated over the issues on net zero-emission, Loss and Damage, Mitigation and Adaptation, Finance, Transparency to develop a …
One of the veterans of the COP summit, Dr Saleemul Huq once again attended the conference last month. Regarded as one of the most influential climate scientists and policy experts in the world, Huq is widely cited in the international media and advocacy literature when it comes to climate change policy issues. The Bangladeshi academic and advocate is the Director …
Climate Tribune | December 2021 “How to influence the COP process: ICCCAD’s role in COP26“ Articles in the series ‘I am quite disheartened by the outcome of COP26’ (INTERVIEW WITH LEADING CLIMATE POLICY EXPERT SALEEMUL HUQ) by Magnus Mayeen Ahmed ‘Outcome on capacity building at COP26’ by Prof Mizan R Khan ‘If finance is not agreed,nothing is agreed’ by Tasfia Tasnim ‘Loss …
Climate Tribune | November 2021 Climate Tribune’s November issue is on the crucial subject of “Climate Justice”. The editorial reflects how climate change is an ethical and political issue rather than one that is purely environmental or physical in nature. Articles in the series Climate change actions must be gender sensitive to address the existing inequality in the society (INTERVIEW …
Climate Tribune | October 2021 “Impact of Climate Change on Food“ The editorial captures how climate change is putting food production at risk, and how disasters affect food security and the agriculture sector as a whole. Articles in the series How fishery and climate change affect each other by Catherine Fogli How small cities coped with food insecurity during Covid …
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 Anzum IPCC sixth assessment report: …
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 least developed countries, which are …
