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Interview: “We Are Still Very Far From Climate Adaptation Goals”

At the COP28, pledges by developed countries, to the Adaptation Fund, are over $100 million short of the Fund’s target.…

5 months ago
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COP28 Offers Climate Action A Lifeline But No Finish Line

For the first time, countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst consequences of the…

5 months ago
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Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28

Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening now in Dubai, with host…

5 months ago
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Climate Change Talks Do Not Consider Nature In Its Economics

The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at the ongoing climate conference in…

5 months ago
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Climate Damage: Who Pays And How?

COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities…

5 months ago
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Opinion: Effective Climate Adaptation Must Be Locally-Led

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in 2021, stated that South Asia will face intensified…

6 months ago
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At COP28, Climate Finance Takes Centrestage

More than any previous year, this year’s UN climate conference, COP28, is likely to be judged on its ability to…

6 months ago
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In Saleemul Huq’s Death, Climate Justice Loses A Champion

Saleemul Huq, who brought to global attention the need to adapt to climate change impacts and to pay for the…

6 months ago
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Infrastructure Deficits And The High Risk Of Destruction From Disasters

The annual average loss of infrastructure and buildings, due to natural disasters and climate change, is estimated to be worth…

6 months ago
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G20’s Delhi Declaration Falls Predictably Short On Climate

Ahead of the G20 leaders summit in New Delhi, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi published an article laying out his…

8 months ago
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Little Sign Of A South Asian Voice On Climate

New Delhi is shutting down in preparation for the arrival of world leaders at the G20 Summit on 9-10 September.…

8 months ago
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Tough Negotiations Ahead In COP27 Final Week

Climate change has reached a point where people can no longer adapt to many of the impacts. Delegates at the…

1 year ago
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Loss And Damage Climbs To Official Agenda In Egypt

All participating nations at the UN summit being held in Sharm El Sheikh in eastern Egypt have agreed to place…

1 year ago
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COP27 Opens With Little Hope Of Success

The developing world wants financing from the developed world to be the main item on the agenda at this year’s…

1 year ago
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Whatever Happens At COP27, Climate Finance Must Be Overhauled

Last year, it was the pandemic. This year, it is the war in Ukraine. The global conversation on climate change…

2 years ago
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Bonn Climate Talks End In ‘Empty Pages’

"Kicking the can", “pointing fingers”, and “divorced from climate impacts” were descriptions used by observers to describe progress at the…

2 years ago
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Irreversible Climate Impacts Are Already Here: IPCC Report

Adaptation to climate change impacts will become impossible unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are controlled far better, and this must…

2 years ago
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What’s In The Budget For Energy Transition?

The launch of India’s Union Budget, when the finance minister takes the stage carrying her iconic red bag containing the…

2 years ago
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Women’s Leadership Is Key To Climate Action

At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership…

2 years ago
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COP26: Key Outcomes From A ‘Fragile Win’

After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow Climate Pact” on 13 November.…

2 years ago
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COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When it began, almost two weeks…

2 years ago
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Frustration And Fury Over Climate Finance At COP26

The fortnight-long UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow started with a bang but ended the first week with the usual…

2 years ago
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India To Be Net Zero By 2070: PM Modi

As the World Leaders' Summit kicked off at COP26 on 1 November, India announced that it would be net zero…

2 years ago
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Trillions Missing In Climate Budget Without Private Finance

Almost all developing nations that have updated their climate pledges in the run-up to the UN climate summit COP26 have…

3 years ago
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Climate Talks Must Deliver Finance That’s Fit For Future

The Paris Agreement works on a five-year cycle. Twice a decade, each country is expected to increase its ambition on…

3 years ago

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