The latest from COP24 The transfer of innovative technologies is a central issue for developing countries, allowing them to act on climate change. With institutional challenges on the national and local levels, and complex set of vulnerabilities, developing countries often lack the capacity to assess and address critical risks in specific sectors and territories. Bangladesh is one of the countries …
Understanding the art of negotiation at COP24
Insight into the UN climate talks Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all the countries meet each year at the annual Conference of Parties (COP) held in December– moving from continent to continent each year to review progress and agree on any new decisions. It is a two-week-long event with the first week dedicated to technical …
COP24: Successes and Failures
Reflections on the latest climate talks After a time extension of an extra day, the Rulebook for the Paris Agreement was adopted at COP24 in Katowice, Poland on December 15. It is a significant achievement as it will enable all countries to implement all the different elements of the Paris Agreement in a manner that can be measured, reported, and …
COP24: Successes and failures
After a time extension of an extra day, the Rulebook for the Paris Agreement was adopted at COP24 in Katowice, Poland on December 15. It is a significant achievement as it will enable all countries to implement all the different elements of the Paris Agreement in a manner that can be measured, reported and verified in a uniform manner. However, …
COP24 gets political after first week
The first week of the two-week 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held in Katowice, Poland has just ended with a major political difference between the countries who wish to raise ambitions to take faster action to tackle climate change in light of the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …
Saleemul Huq update from COP24 : Development and Climate Days
Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), wraps up the 16th Development and Climate Days for 2018. He looks back at the history of D&C Days, and looks forward to linking the event more closely with the Community-Based Adaptation conference, which will …
Saleemul Huq update from COP24 : Loss and damage
Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), discusses the issue of loss and damage. Huq analyses its history in the UNFCCC process, which started in Poland, the latest consensus among developing countries, and the efforts to embed it at COP24.
Saleemul Huq update from COP24 : Capacity building
Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views on capacity building at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. He discusses its place in the Paris Agreement, why it’s important, what’s being done on the issue, and what progress can be expected at …
Understanding the art of negotiation at COP24
Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) all the countries meet each year at the annual Conference of Parties (COP) held in December—moving from continent to continent each year to review progress and agree on any new decisions. It is a two-week-long event with the first week dedicated to technical negotiators and the second week to high-level …
Saleemul Huq short update from COP24
Saleemul Huq, director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and senior fellow of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), gives his views as COP24 gets under way in Katowice, Poland. He discusses the Paris Agreement rulebook, and why the recent wildfires in the United States and other global disasters mean the discussions on loss …