UNFCCC
Cross-border, cascading climate risks and the LDC Group: Catalyzing management options within the UNFCCC
This policy brief highlights efforts to develop indicators capturing transboundary and cascading climate risks for inclusion in the UAE–Belém Work Programme, emphasizing regional and international cooperation to strengthen adaptation strategies for Least Developed Countries.
Leveraging LoCAL experience in support of climate change negotiations – UN CC:e-Learn course
The course aims to provide a solid understanding of the UNFCCC negotiation framework, including its governing and subsidiary bodies, negotiating groups, financial mechanisms, and a focus on climate change adaptation.
Just transition: can 2025 bring renewed global focus?
This blog explores the outcomes of COP29's stalled negotiations on the Just Transition Work Programme, emphasizing the need for renewed focus in 2025 to manage transition risks for vulnerable groups and align just transition principles with global climate and development goals.
From COP29 to COP30: Accelerating adaptation and avoiding further delays
This blog post describes shortcomings of the current negotiation approach, and proposes ways to accelerate adaptation efforts, focusing on both increasing ambition and ensuring implementation.
What Is ‘Loss and Damage’ from climate change? 8 Key questions, answered
Want to learn more about Loss and Damage? This article answers your key questions and explains the new fund designed to help vulnerable nations cope with the devastating impacts of climate change.
From policy to action: Strengthening global efforts to tackle transboundary climate risks
As the climate crisis intensifies, transboundary climate risks (TCRs) are becoming more urgent, and this blog explores how global and national policies must evolve to integrate these risks into climate adaptation strategies.
Assessing and meeting the cost of adaptation: Lessons learned and good practices from developing countries
This report synthesis relevant lessons, insights, and good practices from developing country Parties under the UNFCCC in i) assessing the costs of adaptation and ii) assessing domestic expenditures towards meeting the costs of adaptation.
Progress, good practices and lessons learned in prioritizing and incorporating gender-responsive adaptation action
Read this policy brief to learn how to develop and implement gender-responsive adaptation action, taking into consideration the different national circumstances and cultural values.
Developing guidance on managing transboundary climate risks in adaptation and sectoral planning
Explore how we can move from prototype to fully operational (and widely deployed) guidance on mainstreaming TCARs within policy and practice in this concept note. It sets out several key considerations for developing credible and salient guidance on TCAR risk management in support of NAPs, regional adaptation planning and other climate policy planning processes.
Assessing transboundary climate risks under the UNFCCC Global Stocktake
What are the scientific, technical, political and procedural barriers to including transboundary climate risks in the UNFCCC Global Stocktake? This brief seeks to redress the "transboundary gap" in the next Global Stocktake and emphasise the need for international cooperation for climate action.