Advancing National Adaptation Plans And Climate-Resilient Recovery On the 9th of June 2020 a special event on “Advancing NAPs and climate-resilient recovery under COVID-19” was organized by the UNFCCC as part of its June Momentum Climate Change initiative. The event featured as high level included the SBI Chair, the Under-Secretary-General High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, the chair of the LDC Expert Group (LEG), a representative of the Government of Sierra…
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Timor-Leste NAP On March 31, 2021, Timor-Leste shared its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the UNFCCC, making the total number of NAPs from developing countries in NAP Central to 22. Timor-Leste is the 6th LDC to submit a NAP. Read more.
Continue ReadingEnhancing Support For LDCs For Climate Action UN Climate Change News, 4 June 2020 – At an event organized under the 2020 June Momentum for Climate Change, participants addressed the critically important question of how to improve the delivery of support to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to effectively address the impacts of climate change, including in the context of emerging challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
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On June 2, 2020, the Republic of Suriname shared its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to UNFCCC making the total number of NAPs from developing countries in NAP Central to 20. Suriname is a tropical country in South America. It is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its geographical location. The country’s small population, major economic activities, and infrastructure are concentrated along the low-lying coastal zone. It has already experienced extensive coastal erosion and has suffered damages…
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Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific. As a result of its inherent characteristics as an atoll nation, a least developed country, and with its fragile economy and environment, Kiribati is extremely vulnerable to climate change and has little capacity to cope with disasters. As a way to consolidate efforts, the Government of the Republic of Kiribati, following consultation with regional organisations initiated the process of developing a joint national action plan on climate change and disaster risk management…
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