Category: Publications
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Why should poor nations agree to climate action when the rich have broken so many promises?
Developed countries must agree to pay their share of a deal agreed 12 years ago – or risk a failed Cop26
People in developing countries have been bearing the brunt of climate change for decades. But it has taken wildfires in Greece, flooding in Germany and Belgium and a heatwave and hurricanes in the US for the rich world to really sit up and take notice. The challenge now is ensuring that world leaders listen to what is being said in low-income countries…
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Loss and damage case studies from the frontline: a resource to support practice and policy
Loss and damage is an urgent issue: the world’s least-resourced communities and countries are increasingly unable to adapt to or absorb worsening climate impacts. Greater international support is overdue, but the realities and costs of loss and damage remain poorly understood and information is not systematically shared. This resource presents 12 case studies from diverse…
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OPINION: We must all learn how to tackle climate-induced loss and damage
Losses are growing in rich as well as poor countries – and it’s time to have an effective system to deal with them The adverse impacts from human-induced climate change are known as “loss and damage” – and how to tackle this issue has been a politically contentious issue in the United Nations climate negotiations…
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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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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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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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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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Interactions between two existential threats: COVID-19 and climate change
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are complex existential threats, unpredictable in many ways and unprecedented in modern times. There are parallels between the scale and scope of their impacts and responses. Understanding shared drivers, coupled vulnerabilities, and criteria for effective responses will help societies worldwide prepare for the simultaneous threats of climate change…
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YOUTH IN CLIMATE ACTION
Climate Tribune | August 2021 “YOUTH IN CLIMATE ACTION” This issue of Climate Tribune turns the spotlight on youth in the forefront of climate change. We hear from the youth climate activists themselves. They talk about their own journeys, report about their activism and share their visions for the future. Articles in the series…
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Climate change adaptation as a global public good: implications for financing
Abstract Beginning as an afterthought in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, adaptation as an agenda has come a long way since 1992. With no ambitious mitigation, recent years have witnessed an increasing frequency of extreme climate events, including cross-border or borderless climate risks. Accordingly, the Paris Agreement frames adaptation as a global goal…
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We must urgently prioritise adaptation to address the climate emergency
The recently-published report of Working Group-I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a renewed wakeup call on the urgency of taking action at the global level to address climate change. It has, with more accuracy and confidence, confirmed that at least one degree Celsius of temperature rise compared to pre-industrial level can…
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Transformational Adaptation in the Context of Coastal Cities
Coastal cities, home to more than three billion people and growing rapidly, are highly vulnerable to climate change. Increasingly, there are calls for climate adaptation that goes beyond business-as-usual approaches, transforms socioeconomic systems, and addresses underlying drivers of vulnerability. Although calls for transformational adaptation are growing, greater clarity is needed on what transformation means in…