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Loss and Damage Fund Recommendations Finalised

In a bittersweet victory, the Transitional Committee has finally arrived at a set of recommendations on the design of the ...

COP28

Latest global stocktake report replete with bold and developing country centric positions

The most recent Global Stocktake Report from the UN Secretariat puts forward what are primarily developing country positions on key ...

COP28

Climate change fund replenishment falls vastly short

The latest replenishment of the UN’s climate fund, the GCF, barely moves the needle on what has been historically pledged. ...

Climate Finance

Slow progress and small wins at the IMF and World Bank meetings

At their annual meetings in Marrakesh this month, the World Bank and IMF agreed to some incremental reforms, including increasing ...

Climate Finance

Interview with Kenya’s special climate envoy, Ali Mohamed, on the outcomes of the Africa Climate Summit

We had the pleasure of speaking with the Special Climate Envoy for Kenya, Ali Mohamed, in the days that followed ...

COP28

African Negotiators Push Back on Key Elements of the Global Stocktake Report

The recent synthesis report for the Global Stocktake hints at some consensus around fossil fuel phaseouts. But African negotiators are ...

COP28

African Countries call for Finance Reform at the UNGA, but Lack of GCF Pledges is Worrying

African countries made impassioned and detailed statements on how the global finance architecture should change at this year’s UN General ...

Climate Finance

Looking towards the IMF and World Bank meetings in Marrakech

Looking towards the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings on 9 October in Marrakech, expectations are that climate related reforms ...

Climate Finance

Interview with Egypt’s Lead Climate Change Negotiator, Ambassador Mohamed Nasr, on Climate Finance and the Africa Climate Summit

We spoke with Egypt’s chief climate negotiator, Ambassador Mohamed Nasr, who headed the COP27 Presidency’s team and led many of ...

Climate Finance

Making the Global Financial System Work for Africa

Building a financing ecosystem that works for Africa requires a systemic transformation of existing approaches to debt, lending practices, the ...

Climate Finance

Urgent Call for Adaptation Investment Plans to Catalyse Adaptation Finance

Adaptation investment planning spur investments in prioritised projects and support the the implementation of adaptation and resilience measures in Africa. ...

Climate Finance

Malawi orders review of Carbon Credit projects as Kenya introduces new Carbon Markets Bill

Malawi and Kenya are both seeking to firm up their domestic policy on carbon markets, with a focus on ensuring ...

Article 6

Wrangling over Climate Finance Language in SDG Summit Declaration

The US, the UK and a handful of developed countries have pushed back on climate finance language within a draft ...

Climate Finance

Ruto calls for the creation of a Global Green Bank

Kenyan President William Ruto is looking to radically shake up the global climate finance architecture, proposing that multilateral lenders provide ...

Climate Finance

Africa Climate Summit under fire from CSOs

Civil Society Organisations are arguing that the African Climate Summit has been “hijacked by Western governments, consultancy companies, Global North ...

COP28

Scottish Scientist, Jim Skea, elected to chair IPCC, outwinning Brazilian and South African nominees

Scottish scientist Jim Skea was recently nominated to chair the IPCC. His election extends an unbroken run of male leaders ...

COP28

IMO Mulls a Global Shipping Levy: Africa May Lose out While Others Gain

Following the agreement of revised targets for the shipping sector, the IMO is discussing the introduction of a global shipping ...

Climate Finance

African Governors Propose Targeted Reforms to Climate Finance Architecture

African governors of the IMF and World Bank met in Cabo Verde to discuss reforms to the global climate finance ...

Climate Finance