climate policy
What’s next for the UAE-Belém work programme on indicators for the UAE framework for global climate resilience?
This piece discusses the UAE-Belém Work Programme, which focuses on developing global indicators to measure climate resilience, addressing challenges such as data gaps and standardization. The programme aims to refine these indicators through workshops in 2025, in preparation for COP 30.
Operation damage control: Trump’s executive orders and the climate
President Trump’s orders to leave the Paris Agreement and “terminate the Green New Deal” will have far-reaching implications for climate governance and action in the United States and globally, but giving up is not an option.
Assessment on prioritizing transboundary climate risks for Ireland
Explore a comprehensive assessment of transboundary climate risks to the Island of Ireland in three specific areas: agriculture and food security, trade and infrastructure, and biophysical systems.
UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high water
The Adaptation Gap Report (AGR) 2024 provides its annual assessment on progress in adaptation planning, implementation and finance. It shows that, while inching forward on adaptation planning, collectively developing countries are falling behind on implementation because of the enormous gap between adaptation finance needs and flows.
Climate change, agriculture and internal human mobility in the Bhutan Himalayas
This case study examines the effects of climate change on agriculture and human mobility in Bhutan, the adaptation strategies, prevalent barriers and lessons learned.
Indigenous-led Nature-Based Solutions for the climate crisis: insights from Canada
This article examines Indigenous-led Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for addressing the climate crisis, focusing on Canadian policies, global frameworks, and emerging Indigenous collaborations in conservation.
The implications of Transboundary Climate Risks for India
Explore India's current and future exposure to transboundary and cascading climate risks in this AWB discussion brief.
Event summary | Global experts call for stronger policy engagement to accelerate climate adaptation
Climate adaptation is a pressing challenge that demands innovative and collaborative action. The recent webinar, “Enhancing policy engagement to accelerate climate change adaptation,” brought together global experts from boundary organizations and international climate policy specialists to explore effective strategies for accelerating adaptation efforts.
Loss and damage: Challenges and opportunities for city leadership – a youth perspective
This report, created by and for young people, discusses how cities, facing climate-induced loss and damage, can collaborate with youth to address these challenges, with young leaders playing a crucial role in advocating for equitable climate action and shaping innovative, localized solutions.
Distilling features of Climate Assemblies strategies across Europe
This blog shares insights from climate assemblies across Europe, offering an overview of citizen engagement practices and the civic technologies supporting climate action at various levels.