UNFCCC
28 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 November 2012: The UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has released a report on climate-induced loss and damage, based on case studies from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Gambia, Kenya and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The study found that all five countries have suffered climate-induced loss and damage, despite implementing adaptation and coping measures.
The findings illustrate the limits of adaptation and country sensitivity to climatic disturbance. Koko...
22 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 November 2012: The UNFCCC has released the Green Climate Fund (GCF) report. The report describes the GCF’s activities between December 2011 and November 2012. An annex outlines the decisions taken by the Board.
The report features sections on the GCF activities, inter alia: membership; meetings; election of co-chairs; additional rules of procedure; arrangements for the interim Secretariat and observer participation; and the Board’s work plan. On the host country selection, the...
22 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 November 2012: The UNFCCC has released a report on the regional expert meetings on a range of approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including impacts related to extreme weather events and slow onset events (FCCC/SBI/2012/29). The report summarizes regional level meetings in Ethiopia, Mexico and Thailand and one meeting on small island developing States (SIDS) in Barbados.
The report highlights similarities in approaches used to address...
19 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 November 2012: The 43rd Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council adopted a Work Program that amounts to US$174 million and aims to benefit 63 countries.
The Council convened in Washington, DC, US, from 13-15 November 2012, at International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters. Representatives of governments, international organizations and civil society organizations (CSOs) attended the three-day meeting, which also included the 13th meeting of the Council for the Least Developed...
09 Nov 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 November 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report on the workshops on the work programme on long-term finance (FCCC/CP/2012/3). The report includes information on the workshops and the web-based activities undertaken in the context of the work programme on long-term finance in 2012.
The report provides recommendations that may contribute to the ongoing effort to scale up the mobilization of financial resources from a broad range of sources, including public and private, bilateral...
