Artificial distinction between climate change adaptation and development restricts access to climate finance for developing countries Study Urgently addressing the growing impact of climate change in developing countries, especially on the most poor and marginalized people and communities, requires a better understanding of what constitutes adaptation, how it applies in local contexts, and how to increase the quantity and quality of financing provided for such measures. Some funders have created an artificial distinction between adaptation and development approaches, ignoring the past injustices and related historical development deficits, that is counterproductive and limits access to adaptation financing for developing countries. Instead, the international community should focus on “climate-proofing” development projects, frameworks, and systems, respect and protect human rights, encourage participation, and account for the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and girls. By Harjeet Singh and Indrajit Bose
Mobilizing resources urgently for climate action: overcoming longstanding challenges and learning from Covid-19 Study The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that countries can marshal significant resources quickly and at scale in an emergency. The climate crisis requires no less. Only when longstanding issues of climate finance are resolved, can the international system ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable people, communities, and countries can make the necessary changes the whole world needs. By Mohamed Adow
5 years later - Happy Birthday, Paris Agreement? Analysis December 12, 2020, will be the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement. This analysis provides important materials and pursues the questions: Where do we stand in dealing with the climate crisis? What false solutions must be avoided? And how can we push the urgently needed radical course change in pursuit of climate justice? By Lili Fuhr , Linda Schneider , Liane Schalatek and Lisa Tostado
Urgently wanted: a US stimulus package in which more than the dollar bills are green Analysis Numerous progressive proposals for a Green (New Deal) Recovery will see their chances for implementation after November at the earliest By Liane Schalatek
A Process on the Brink of Collapse Confronts a World on the Move Analysis The governments gathered in Madrid failed to embrace the urgent need for progress towards climate justice and higher ambitions. By Sebastien Duyck and Erika Lennon
Social unrest in Chile and its effects on the climate agenda and COP25 Analysis Hosting COP 25 in Chile would have been an excellent chance to visualize the continent’s environmental problems and improve the space for negotiations. Now, Latin American civil society is making an effort to make their voices heard in Madrid. By Javiera Valencia
Pledges in Paris were a start, but not yet enough to signal real GCF replenishment ambition With USD 9.77 billion pledged by 27 countries at the Green Climate Fund’s formal pledging conference in Paris in late October, the GCF’s first replenishment period, which runs until the end of December 2023 and allows for contributions to be pledged and collected throughout, is off to a decent and some would even say better than hoped for start. By Liane Schalatek
While Failing to Gain Much Ground at COP 24, Finance for “Loss and Damage” Could Advance in 2019 Commentary Developing countries achieved some small wins for loss and damage at COP24 in Katowice, but 2019 is when real advances on financing for loss and damage could be made. By Julie-Anne Richards
Rising Public Climate Finance Flows Only Tell Part of the Story Commentary In order to tell the real story of public climate finance flows more details than just the quantity of finance is needed. Normative and qualitative criteria are necessary to complete the picture. By Liane Schalatek
What's at stake for COP 24? Briefing The Katowice UN Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice from the 3rd till the 14th of December 2018. By Don Lehr
