State of the Climate 2022
The State of the Climate 2022 report, released by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, has found changes to weather and climate extremes are happening at an increased pace across Australia. The report,
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Securing our future: 100 African and European voices on climate change, conflict and security
The “Securing our Future” report released at COP27, spoke to 100 young people from Africa and Europe about what they see as the greatest threats to global security; participants raised climate change and
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2022 state of climate services: energy
The supply of electricity from clean energy sources must double within the next eight years to limit global temperature increase. Otherwise, there is a risk that climate change, more extreme weather and
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Thriving: making cities green, resilient, and inclusive in a changing climate- overview
Globally, 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. At the same time, cities are being hit increasingly by climate change related shocks and stresses, ranging from more frequent extreme
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Climate finance shadow report 2023: assessing the delivery of the $100 billion commitment
<p>Only $11.5bn (£9.2bn) of climate finance from rich countries in 2020 was devoted to helping poor countries adapt to extreme weather, despite increasing incidences of climate-related disaster, according to this report from the Oxfam.</p>
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Climate change, migration and vulnerability to trafficking
This paper presents empirical evidence on the links between climate change, migration and trafficking. It then unpacks the underlying drivers that policymakers should target to deal with this nexus. The
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Climate risks and opportunities
India is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change, ranking 7th out of 181 in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021. More than 75% of Indian districts are hotspots for extreme
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Mainstreaming loss and damage in climate negotiations: policy recommendations to nudge climate action
This issue brief examines the urgency to address loss and damage and its associated impacts. It highlights the different perspectives to understand loss and damage and discusses the fundamental gaps and
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Climate change, vulnerability and security in the Sahel: three scenarios for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in 2050
Looking ahead to 2050, this paper presents three scenarios for the part of the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Each scenario is characterised by a different level of vulnerability and resilience
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Food system interventions with climate change and nutrition co-benefits: a literature review
There is a need for detailed analyses of the interplay between nutrition security and climate change, and their impact on different target groups, especially youth and women. This desk review explores
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Economic analysis of power projects: integration of climate change and disaster resilience
From the perspective of economic and financial analysis, a climate change resilience assessment can be defined as an elaboration of how an investment project performs under alternative futures that are
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Strategies to end violence against children in a changing climate
This white paper assesses a select number of strategies in moving towards the goal of ending violence against children amid climate change. It is aimed at authorities and development practitioners – those
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The State of Nationally Determined Contributions: 2022
This report takes stock of countries’ latest NDCs and examines how these commitments have evolved since the Paris Agreement entered into force, identifying overall trends and pinpointing the elements where
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Strategic resilience and climate framework for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Strategic Framework for Resilience and Climate for Latin America and the Caribbean took as its starting point an integrated vision of resilience, with an emphasis on reducing the impact of climate
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Climate change and women’s voice & agency beyond the household insights from India
Women’s Voice & Agency beyond the household (VABH) has increasingly been recognized as critical to strengthening resilience, increasing women’s access to important resources, improving women’s decision-making
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Climate action through regeneration: unlocking the power of communities and nature through tourism
The Glasgow Declaration for Tourism Climate Action has identified regeneration as one of five shared pathways for the industry, and there is untapped potential for tourism to embrace regenerative business
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Climate transparency report 2022
This past year has seen massive impacts from climate change: heatwaves and wildfires in India, Europe and the USA; floods in Pakistan, China and Australia; droughts in Europe, East Africa, and North America;
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Building the climate resilience of sub-national infrastructure
Extreme weather events and climate change-induced disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity across the globe. This has devastating impacts particularly for sub-national entities such as cities
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Working with nature to protect people: how nature-based solutions to reduce climate change and weather-related disasters
This report shows that scaling up NbS protects society from some of the most severe consequences of climate change, including the economic cost of losses and damages; reduces some of the intensity of climate