LEDS GP Resource guide for NDC finance
This guide presents a curated selection of high quality resources on a range of topics around finance for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and low emission development strategies (LEDS).
Perspectives Climate Change
Perspectives are a quality greenhouse gas market solutions provider offering independent, tailor-made, comprehensive, reliable and highly competent support to the development of national greenhouse
Lessons Learned from Preparing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
This paper summarises key learnings that emerged from working with a range of expert organisations to provide technical assistance to nine developing countries to prepare their INDCs.
Adaptation in the Congo Basin
This report presents the progress of projects and initiatives that promote adaptation and REDD+ in the Congo Basin region and analyses opportunities for synergies or trade-offs between the two strategies.
The impact of climate change on the achievement of the post-2015 sustainable development goals
This work explores the implications of a potential international climate agreement on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Mitigation And Adaptation In The UNFCCC Debates
Tracking the topical shifts in the UNFCCC’s discussions between 1995 and 2013
Biennial Assessment and Overview of Climate Finance Flows 2014
The UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) has recently made its first Biennial Assessment of Climate Finance Flows Report (BA). The highlights of this report are outlined here.
National Adaptation Plans and the indirect impacts of climate change
This brief supports countries to take stock of the “indirect impacts” of climate change and to address them in their National Adaptation Plan.
The Status of Climate Finance at COP20, Lima
Introduction
Many UNFCCC stakeholders see climate finance as one of the linchpins holding together the entire climate negotiation process, for several reasons. First, climate finance...
Spekboom Carbon Sequestration and Rehabilitation Project
In the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, Subtropical Thicket has faced severe pressure from agriculture.
Global Landscapes Forum
The Global Landscape Forum created a platform for positioning landscapes in the new international agreements on climate and sustainable development.
National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS)
National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) for Climate Change Project
Egypt NEEDS Climate change
A boat along the Nile, Aswan, Egypt. Image © panoramio.com
National Development Plans and Priorities in the context of Climate ChangeTo enhance adaptation planning...
Learning through Collaboration
The CIRCLE-2 partners consider transfer of the knowledge generated by adaptation research investments in Europe to be potentially useful for developing countries, which are more vulnerable to climate change and its impacts than most European countries.
Perceptions of Climate Change in Indonesia
Climate Asia is the largest ever study of people’s experience of climate change in seven countries - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam.
Climate diplomacy Seeing the bigger picture
Abstract
This policy brief urges the leaders of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – which are most vulnerable to climate change - to integrate climate messaging into foreign and...
Marginal Abatement Cost Curves
This paper explains different approaches to using Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) curves as a mitigation decision tool. It also demonstrates appropriate interpretation of MAC curves through illustrated examples.
Equitable Access to Sustainable Development
Introduction
The effectiveness and stability of any agreement, especially as a basis for cooperation, largely depends on the perception of its fairness by the agreeing parties. It is for...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change
Summary
Several recent studies have reported adaptation costs for climate change, including for developing countries. They have similar-sized estimates and have been influential in...
The Congo Basin Forests: a solution for both adaptation and mitigation
This articles describes solutions for both adaptation and mitigation in the Congo Basin Forests.
Local Hopes and Worries about REDD+ Projects
This article details hopes and worries about REDD+ projects held by local communities.
Historical climate analysis - Kenya
Minimum Temperature for Kericho, Kenya
BackgroundAs part of the DFID project on Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya, an analysis of the historic trends in...
Integrating Adaptation in REDD+ Projects – Potential Impacts and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Sogod, Southern Leyte
This research project aims to explore the costs, benefits, and overall impact of integrating community-based adaptation strategies in REDD+ target areas.
Climate Data Management in the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi
This study analysed the capacity of 20 weather observation stations in providing reliable and adequate climate data for effective climate change adaptation in the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi.
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