Climate Tribune | July 2023 Articles in the series “Can donors enhance the capabilities of local actors to access climate finance?” by Afsara Binte Mirza, Victoria Matusevich, Ameil Harikishun, Kazi Taiba Bari Nowsheen and May Thazin Aung “Challenges & Prospects: The Road to Realizing Locally Led Climate Adaptation Principles” by AIY Lankapura “Flexible Funding and Programming for Locally Led Adaptation: …
Globally, people are disproportionally affected by climate change consistently and are enforced to adapt, with or without external assistance. Nonetheless, the current mitigation and adaptation efforts have been deemed insufficient to resist losses and damages (L&D), particularly in vulnerable countries from the Global South. Amongst this countries, mainly women, people with disability, and other marginalized communities with less adaptive capacity, …
Climate Tribune | June 2023 Articles in the series Circular economy for food: A glimpse of Dhaka City by Afsara Binte Mirza and Joyee Chakma Safeguarding children in Dhaka amidst urban heat waves: A growing concern in 2023 by Chowdhury Abrar Zahin and Gausia Islam Keya Unveiling the silent injustice: The poverty premium for marginalized people in urban areas by Md Lutfor …
Implementing the Task Force on Displacement Recommendations through Loss and Damage Policy and Practice A contribution to loss and damage discussions from a human mobility perspective” from a group of human mobility organizations engaged in climate change policy discussions on Loss & Damage(names on the last page of the document). Attached are also the TFD recommendations, in case useful to read together. This is a first submission, as we expect the discussions to evolve and …
Abstract International public climate finance is an important catalyst for curbing growing emissions from developing countries and enabling them to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Developing countries consider the fulfillment of their Paris Agreement emission reduction pledges to be conditional on receiving climate finance. Prior studies have hypothesized that increasing financial support to developing countries will likely increase their climate ambitions. With …
Summary: This analysis draws from research on the decision-making and approval process in the GCF to explore how institutional arrangements and funding guidance shape the funding process and outcomes for the L&D facility. Insights are based on an analysis of GCF board meeting deliberations between 2016 and 2021 during which the board discussed 181 proposals, survey responses from 27 Accredited …
The 27th UN climate conference (COP27) reached a key milestone in launching a brand-new loss and damage (L&D) fund and was a critical moment for addressing climate justice issues. This agreement took place after decades of consecutive and effectual advocacy from small island states, least developed countries and civil society in the Global South. The L&D fund will allow vulnerable …
Climate Tribune | May 2023 Articles in the series A snapshot of the governance issues of natural resources management of Bangladesh by Madiha Chowdhury and Tasfia Tasnim Tenure insecurity: An unseen threat for the climate induced IDPs within urban discourse by Shamrita Zaman Correlation of loss and damage and internal displacement by Nazmus Sakib Insights from experts on the UNFCCC …
Climate Tribune | April 2023 Articles in this series Scopes for aligning LLA with the indigenous customary laws in Chittagong Hill Tracts by Savio Rousseau Rozario & Hla Thoaiching Marma On ‘monitoring locally-led adaptation and resilience’ by Sarah Farheen Khan Starting with the first mile to support effective early warning systems at scale by Shahnawaz Whara & Dr Mirianna Budimir …
Global biodiversity loss has been disproportionately driven by consumption of people in rich nations. The concept of ‘loss and damage’ — familiar from international agreements on climate change — should be considered for the effects of biodiversity loss in countries of the Global South. For decades, countries across the Global South have been calling on rich countries to accept responsibility …