NEWS: Kathmandu Declaration signed by scientists, civil society and developing country envoys calls for new adaptation focus
NEWS: UN climate chief and US president reinforce need to prepare for climate damage in speeches in Nepal and Philippines
BLOG: Communities perched on the edge of the Himalaya battle climate change on a daily basis – but with help they can flourish
NEWS: Governments must not see adaptation as ‘politically easy’ way out of tackling climate change, says Margareta Wahlström
Latest news, analysis, tweets and commentary from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on the impacts of global warming
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Leading planning agency calls for more resilient infrastructure, warning global warming cost country $32.9 billion since 1990
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No silver bullet for tackling climate change, but society needs to accept the urgency to adapt, US scientists say
Monique Barbut says Convention should develop adaptation ‘indicators’ for 2015 climate change summit in Paris
Conservation International study highlights need for adaptation funding to be increased and targetted at specific regions
Belgium, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the USA offer nearly $200 million in climate adaptation investment to the world’s poorest countries
Industry think tank warns “quasi-irreversible” shift in ocean temperatures will end business as usual and calls for more adaptation investment
Local expert tells RTCC lives could have been saved if government had enforced rules banning construction of buildings on flood plans
Climate adaptation planning is likely to become a priority for Bangladesh’s leaders as the hopes of keeping global temperatures within safe limits decrease
Government reveals plans to raise public awareness of climate change and the human impacts on the nation’s land and maritime ecosystems
Magnus Benzie of the Stockholm Environment Institute explains why the survival of a loss and damage mechanism in Doha signals politicians are prepared to open the debate beyond adaptation.
Could a green belt around the village of Lukolela in the DRC help the local community adapt to climate change, while also bringing carbon reduction benefits?
UN climate chief admits convention has not done enough on adaptation but says continent must now take control of debate
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