Coronavirus delays work to protect the world’s poor from climate shocks
Travel restrictions and patchy internet access are slowing down efforts to improve resilience to weather extremes like cyclones Amphan and Nisarga
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Did Marrakech climate talks deliver for world’s poorest?
Lead envoy of Least Developed Countries bloc and chief advisor assess whether the COP22 talks last month offer hope dangerous warming will be stopped
Angola’s oil dependency thwarts its exit from the group of poorest nations
Graduation from the UN group of least developed countries is usually seen as a win, but Angola deferred the move after oil exports plummeted during the pandemic
Aid slump for world’s poorest is bad news for climate fight
ANALYSIS: New figures from OECD show that while overall aid funding is rising, help for the 48-strong Least Developed Countries is dropping
Lima climate talks “a matter of survival” for world’s poorest
INTERVIEW: The least developed countries need the rich to make deeper emissions cuts for their survival, says Ram Prasad Lamsal
Prepare for a stronger Africa at UN climate talks, says Congo envoy
INTERVIEW: Africa faces trials, but there’s no doubt it’s a force to be reckoned with at Paris, says Congo negotiator Tosi Mpanu Mpanu
Strong EU 2030 package needed for global climate deal – Gambia
INTERVIEW: Europe’s 2030 climate and energy package is critical to a strong deal in Paris, says negotiator for least developed countries
Q&A: Least developed countries on UN climate talks
Q&A: LDCs chair Prakash Mathema addresses hopes and fears of world’s poorest on UN climate deal
How are the world’s poorest preparing for climate change?
COMMENT: Climate vulnerable countries are now working on national adaptation plans – Saleemul Huq explains how they’re getting on
Letter to Obama: Gambian envoy calls for US climate leadership
NEWS: Pa Ousman Jarju to writes to White House asking President to directly engage with UN talks on a 2015 climate deal
Least Developed Countries say science must drive UN climate talks
Nepal’s Prakash Mathema tells RTCC opportunity to address climate impacts is ‘closing fast’
UN climate talks: rich nations need to deliver in 2014 says Gambia envoy
Envoy for Least Developed Countries “optimistic” about UN talks, but says rich nations need to demonstrate commitment to carbon cuts
Pa Ousman Jarju: we can still talk our way out of climate chaos
Gambia’s Pa Ousman Jarju explains why poor countries are ready to ‘compromise and engage’ at UN climate negotiations
World’s 48 poorest countries publish climate adaptation plans
Submissions to UN say they require $1.4 billion in funding to prepare for extreme weather events
Are developing nations equally to blame for climate change?
Deciding which countries have contributed most to climate change depends on how you calculate historic and current emissions
World’s poorest set to assume leadership role at UN talks
After 60 years of mixed results from development aid, least developed countries seem keen to set their own agenda in international arena
Q&A: Least developed countries chief on UN climate talks
Least Developed Countries chair Prakash Mathema tells RTCC world’s poorest plan to be the loudest at the UN climate change negotiations
World’s poorest nations plan to ‘take lead’ at climate talks
Least Developed Countries (LDC) say they have lost patience with the glacial pace of the UN climate change talks and plan to set their own agenda
World’s poorest countries meet for Kathmandu climate summit
Representatives from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group convene to discuss plans ahead of Bonn climate talks
Bangkok 2012 – LDC chief confident Australia will sign up to Kyoto Protocol extension
Julia Gillard’s government is close to signing up to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (KP2), a leading negotiator at the UN climate talks in Bangkok has told RTCC.