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UN Chef de Cabinet addressing debt crisis in SIDS and calls for more long term concessional finance/grants. An existential crisis that the CDB is also tackling. #Caribbean

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Where is the World Bank's climate finance going in Senegal?

Refurbishment of a luxury resort, majority-owned by the Qatari government ✅

A fishing village just down the coast, whose beach is dissapearing❌

✍️: Jack Thompson Matteo Civillini

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🚨 I'm recruiting for a PhD position focused on project delivery of #coastal #infrastructure for #climate change #adaptation ! You'll examine how organising and design approaches influence #disaster #risk reduction outcomes in the Asia-Pacific. humanitarianfrontierslab.org/opportunities/

The GSAP database offers in-depth data on global crop yields and land use patterns.

Discover how to improve decision-making in #FoodSecurity and rural development with insights from Rafaela Flach.

Take a glimpse into the data: buff.ly/49ujWSj

I wrote to the COP President before the last COP saying that the World Bank should not administer the Loss and Damage Fund. Its a huge conflict of interest. see: theguardian.com/environment/20…

⚠️ UN Climate Change puts severe participation restrictions for NGOs at 1st #LossAndDamage Fund Board meeting ⚠️

'Space constraints' argument is unconvincing & no virtual modalities are provided.

This is even more outrageous as observer participation is one of the agenda points.

I mean the eclipse today was pretty cool, but today was *also* the day that Belize officially submitted its instrument of ratification to the UN and become the 3rd country to formally ratify the #BBNJ agreement. Congratulations, Belize! 🇧🇿🌊🐳

Are you a recent PhD in marine and/or climate science interested in marine heatwaves and other climate extremes still on the site? Want to work in a diverse group, and help make sense of what the heck is happening in the ocean? We have a postdoc opening: simondonner.com/post-doctoral-…

This week, the UNFCCC confirmed that this year’s Regional Climate Weeks will be cancelled until further notice due to lack of funding. In this comment piece, Dulce Marrumbe explains why that is 'hugely disappointing news' WaterAid Global
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UNFCCC climate negotiations are inherently unequal. #Covid19 exacerbated that.

SEI's Anisha Nazareth, Dayoon Kim & Zoha Shawoo studied these inequities in the #UNFCCC process & point the way forward in this new article in Climate and Development. cc Taylor & Francis Research Insights

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The World Bank anticipates becoming the fund's financial intermediary by mid-April, with plans for final operating agreements by July. Yet, the board grapples with allocating limited resources amidst growing demand. buff.ly/3PyXgZW

Want to better understand the complicated push and pull between the new Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund and the World Bank for hosting the new Fund's secretariat? Read the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington, DC analysis by Liane Schalatek and Julie-Anne Richards us.boell.org/en/2024/03/18/…

I am honored to b elected as chair of the FCCC Santiago Network. My goal is to operationalize the Network to catalyze the needed technical assistance to enable vulnerable developing countries to respond to loss and damage associated with CC. undrr.org/news/reduction…

#ICYMI 📍This morning, IPI & Singapore Mission UN co-hosted a roundtable for the Forum of Small States on
'Small States & Global Governance: Building a Stronger Multilateral System for a Better Future.'
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The UN's climate body, UNFCCC, faces “severe financial challenges”. Its executive director Simon Stiell urgently appeals for more funding. buff.ly/3vnN2ox

Do you want to help shape the UN Climate Change talks without traveling to the COP—and all year long?

Our new UNFCCC Submissions Tracker shares the open calls for NGOs, researchers, businesses and other stakeholders to give input

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NEW: World Bank has launched a dedicated page on the #LossAndDamage Fund, including a timeline for finalising the hosting and trustee arrangements.

It also offers FAQs on Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) and the role of the World Bank.

worldbank.org/en/programs/fu…