Some of the most important ones are outlined in our factsheet
on adaptation finance.
Declare that, irrespective of the effectiveness of mitigation actions, significant adverse changes in the global climate are now inevitable and are already taking place, and thus parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. must also include, in the COP15 outcome document, an ambitious agreement
on adaptation finance which should prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable countries, especially in the near term,
Not exact matches
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga, has said Ghana needs $ 22.6 billion in investments from domestic and international public and private sources to
finance its 31 Programme of Action
on climate mitigation and
adaptation.
It tracks progress
on health and climate change across 40 indicators divided into five categories: climate change impacts, exposures and vulnerability;
adaptation planning and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and
finance; and public and political engagement.
It will seek to: (i) crowd in
finance with the objective of reaching $ 2bn to tackle coastal erosion, flooding and climate change
adaptation and pollution; (ii) foster political dialogue within and among countries; and (iii) accelerate knowledge transfer
on coastal management to and among West African countries.
After years of trying to get
financing, Marc Forster's film
adaptation of World War Z has finally begun shooting
on the Mediterranean island of Malta.
Anderson has been eyeing an
adaptation of the Thomas Pychon novel Inherent Vice for a few years now, and he worked
on nabbing
financing for the pic early last year, at the same time that he got The Master
financed.
Many people first heard of the «Wish I Was Here» project when Braff, one - time star of the TV show «Scrubs,» more recently
on - stage in the
adaptation of «Bullets Over Broadway,» sent out an appeal via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter for
financing, setting off a predictable cycle of backlash.
New
financing for Least Developed Countries Fund sends strong signal of commitment as Paris talks get underway Eleven donors have pledged close to $ 250 USD million in new money for
adaptation support to the most vulnerable countries
on the planet giving a welcome boost to the start of the climate talks here in Paris.
An award - winning screenwriter I had recommended was hired and he did an AWESOME job
on the movie
adaptation, the line producer determined the budget based
on the screenplay, 100 % of the
financing for film production has been secured, the list the producer wanted me to compile of possible actors for principle roles had been submitted; and just last week, the conceptual artist gave me a sneak peek of the preliminary visuals we might incorporate into the movie.
By committing to targets for emissions cuts and
financing for developing countries for mitigation, forest protection and
adaptation, G8 countries can build trust and confidence and lead the way
on global climate action - both for the MEF as well as for the UN negotiations which will culminate in Copenhagen in December.
* Accelerate enhanced action
on technology development, transfer,
financing, and capacity building to support mitigation and
adaptation efforts;
An International Tribunal of Climate Justice is hereby established to address cases of non-compliance with the commitments of developed country Parties
on mitigation,
adaptation, provision of
finance, technology development and transfer, capacity - building, and transparency of action and support, including through the development of an indicative list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance.]
Much of the debate in Lima centered
on what countries should include in their INDCs; how long should the commitments be for; should the commitments include
financing and
adaptation goals; and that old chestnut: how should the commitments of developed and developing countries be differentiated.
But the EU, US, Japan and other developed countries insist that INDCs were always envisaged to focus
on mitigation (ie cutting emissions) and that other issues such as
adaptation,
finance and technology transfer should be covered separately in any agreement.
This report seeks to ground the debate
on climate
finance in an objective analysis of ongoing efforts to
finance mitigation and
adaptation in developing countries.
We note an essential step needed now to assure the world that developed countries are
on track to provide $ 100 billion in climate
finance by 2020 is for them to announce public
adaptation and mitigation
finance targets in Paris.
For example, the UN Capital Development Fund's Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) helps build the capacity of local governments, who are
on the front lines of adapting to climate change, to access and utilize
adaptation finance.
But Meena Raman, of the Third World Network, feared that the developed world's focus
on mitigation ran the risk of «leaving the rest of the issues in limbo» with linkages to
finance, technology transfer and
adaptation «orphaned» by such an approach.
Nine classes were delivered throughout COP23
on the following topics: Paris Agreement, Climate
Finance, Climate Change and Jobs, Climate Services for Decision - Making, Circular Economy,
Adaptation, Climate Change and Health, and Climate Empowerment.
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Through this program, the GEF has
financed the first concrete
adaptation projects, implementing measures for the specific purpose of reducing vulnerability and increasing the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities and the ecosystems
on which their lives depend.
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on Greater Ambition And Action On Climate Change - Doha's Final Te
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On Climate Change - Doha's Final Te
On Climate Change - Doha's Final Text
It summarises the shared vision
on climate change and presents considerations
on adaptation, mitigation,
finance and technology.
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Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure Approach
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On The Anvil?
It addresses particularly the issue of
finance and the creation of new climate change funds following GEF's Strategic Priority
on Adaptation.
The United States had promised $ 800 million a year to help
finance climate
adaptation for the least developed nations, and that money is unlikely to come through in a Trump presidency — although Congress has the final say
on how money is spent.
The world can either build
on what has been created in the Kyoto Protocol, raise the level of ambition as demanded by the science, and provide sufficient
finance to meet developing countries» needs for
adaptation, mitigation, and REDD.
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As part of its work, the Group will develop practical proposals
on how to significantly scale - up long - term
financing for mitigation and
adaptation strategies in developing countries from various public as well as private sources.
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on EU Grants 1.2 m Euros For Climate Change Study: Pakistan
The International Development
Finance Club (IDFC)-- a group of international, national, and regional development banks based in the developed and the developing world — released its annual report on green investment (i.e. mitigation, adaptation and «other» environmental finance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are signi
Finance Club (IDFC)-- a group of international, national, and regional development banks based in the developed and the developing world — released its annual report
on green investment (i.e. mitigation,
adaptation and «other» environmental
finance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are signi
finance which includes environmental protection and remediation related projects)-- as the world's climate negotiators were meeting in Lima, and its numbers are significant.
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On climate finance, Harjeet Singh, global climate lead at ActionAid International, said: «The issue of finance underpins so many different parts of the climate negotiations, because poor countries simply can't cover the triple costs of loss and damage, adaptation and mitigation on their ow
On climate
finance, Harjeet Singh, global climate lead at ActionAid International, said: «The issue of
finance underpins so many different parts of the climate negotiations, because poor countries simply can't cover the triple costs of loss and damage,
adaptation and mitigation
on their ow
on their own.
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In particular, it provides a number of concrete tools and recommendations to help interested countries, such as: an overview of international public funding sources dedicated to
adaptation investments, seven fundamental eligibility criteria for accessing international public funding and guidance
on how to apply these concepts to project ideas, a template for developing / presenting
adaptation project ideas to international donors; and an overview of critical concepts and requirements for accessing private
financing for
adaptation and a number of instructive case studies.
This activity report provides an overview of country - led efforts
on climate change
adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (S
adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with
financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority
on Adaptation (S
Adaptation (SPA) funds.
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The Cancun conference also agreed
on establishing a new global climate fund under the UNFCCC to help
finance the mitigation and
adaptation.
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