UNFCCC
Bangladesh should advocate nature conservation at COP28
The COP28 will be held in Dubai, in the UAE, from November 30 till December 12.
The three eras of loss and damage
As we enter this third era of loss and damage, for which no country is really prepared, the whole world will need to find better ways of cooperation within and across national boundaries.
Taxing air travel could fund climate victims
Public financing from developed countries will never be sufficient.
Is global governance failing to deliver climate commitments?
While commitment is the first step, finance is the most important means for implementation of climate commitments. But in this case, there are huge gaps, as pledges remain unfulfilled.
The whos and hows of allocating loss and damage funds
The estimates of the total losses and damages run into many trillions of US dollars.
How erratic weather has affected our food production
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
Making the Rule Book for implementing the Paris Agreement
In December 2015 in Paris, at the 21st annual Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 174 countries, including the United States of America under then President Obama, agreed to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
COP24 OF THE UNFCCC / Will the major polluters pay?
The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is going to be held in Katowice, Poland from December 2 to December 14, 2018.
Measuring the global goal on climate change adaptation
In the Paris Agreement on climate change, which was agreed on in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Answering the Talanoa Dialogue questions
At the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held last December under the presidency of the prime minister of Fiji, a new feature called the Talanoa Dialogue was introduced.
Green Climate Fund: Still a work in progress
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was created under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to channel USD 100 billion a year starting from 2020 onwards, which the developed countries have pledged to provide to developing countries to tackle climate change through both mitigation as well as adaptation activities. The Secretariat of the GCF is located in Korea and the GCF Board has equal representation from developed and developing countries.
The battle over terminology: Adaptation vs resilience
In the negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), every word used can be contested between countries (sometimes they even argue for hours about a coma!). Hence every term has to be accepted by consensus by all the countries for it to be adopted in any UNFCCC decision.
The 'Talanoa Dialogue' on Climate Change
The 196 countries that are signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meet each year around December at the annual Conference of Parties (COP) to review progress on implementing the decisions. The COP moves to a different continent each year as each continent hosts it in turn.
Fiji and Poland launch Talanoa Dialogue at COP23
The 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ended in Bonn, Germany, on Saturday morning, as negotiations ran overtime by a day.
Thunder Clouds in the Horizon?
The global climate change is expected to have possible devastating effects on lives, livelihood and economy in most countries.
