• Publication 28 November 2022 Loss and damage at COP27 Negotiations related to loss and damage during COP27 focused on four topics: dedicated finance for loss and damage, operational details for the Santiago Network, governance arrangements for the Warsaw International Mechanism, and inclusion of loss and damage in the ‘global stocktake’. This publication outlines the agreements reached during COP27 on these four issues. The description is based on the text of the various decision drafts, accessed from the UNFCCC website in the week of 21st…
• Publication 23 November 2022 Tracking Adaptation Progress at the Global Level: Key Issues and Priorities In recent years, and particularly since the 2015 Paris Agreement and the adoption of the global adaptation goal of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change”, the recognition of the global dimensions of adaptation has increased. This chapter explores the emerging global perspective on adaptation and the efforts to review the effectiveness of adaptation action as well as the overall progress in achieving the global adaptation goal. It…
• Publication 22 November 2022 Condemned to live with one's feet in water? A case study of community based strategies and urban maladaptation in flood prone Pikine/Dakar, Senegal Purpose – The number of poor and informal urban settlers in the world is rapidly growing, and they are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of a changing climate. Therefore, understanding the nature and sustainability of locally adopted coping and adaptation strategies are key, yet still under-researched areas. Design/methodology/approach – Based on ethnographic research conducted in two poor, flood-prone municipalities in Pikine/Dakar, this paper identifies such coping and adaptation…
• Publication 22 November 2022 Governance, enabling frameworks and policies
  for the transfer and diffusion of low carbon and climate
  adaptation technologies in developing countries
• News 21 November 2022 A new marketplace for energy efficiency A new concept has taken shape to bring together investors and energy efficiency projects. To create the synergies we urgently need to increase the rate of energy efficiency improvements. It aims to bring together project developers and financing stakeholders in order to achieve better success rates implementing energy efficiency projects. Mission Efficiency brings together energy efficiency stakeholders to elevate energy efficiency in the development agenda, support global progress and increase…
• News 17 November 2022 Global community of practice for Article 6 launched During COP27, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) along with UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre launched the Community of Practice for Article 6 Implementing Countries (CoP-ASIC). The CoP-ASIC is one component of “Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation” or SPAR6C, a program of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). As one of the largest Article 6 technical assistance programs globally, SPAR6C aims to…
• Publication 15 November 2022 Delegation size and equity in climate negotiations: An exploration of key issues Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement will require fast and far-reaching changes, including transformative governance within the international climate negotiations. Processes and interactions within the negotiations have been historically perceived as inequitable, as low-income countries’, interests were undermined by the small size of their delegations. Since COP21 in Paris, however, the delegation size of poorer countries has significantly increased Following the Paris Agreement, the…
• Publication 13 November 2022 The Costs of Climate Change: A Study of Cholera in Tanzania Increased temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns as a result of climate change are widely recognized to entail potentially serious consequences for human health, including an increased risk of diarrheal diseases. This study integrates historical data on temperature and rainfall with the burden of disease from cholera in Tanzania and uses socioeconomic data to control for the impacts of general development on the risk of cholera. The results show a significant relationship between…

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