Tag: developed countries

12 Years Old Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF) Revenue – a Slap to Every LDC

Surya Karki November 15, 2013 1 Comment
by Surya Karki Rajendra K Pachauri in his opening statement at COP 19 said, “it is extremely likely, about 95%, that humans are causing climate change.” So the question is, are we going to wait for the remaining 5%, to take climate change seriously? Or do the climate negotiators need more disasters like typhoon haiyan to prove the urgency to agree on a just climate deal? According to Mr....

YOUNGO Intervention to CMP Plenary on Adaptation Fund

Surya Karki November 14, 2013 0 Comments
by Surya Karki and Nathan Thanki Intervention delivered by Surya Karki on behalf of Youth NGOs; Thank you Mr. President. My name is Surya, and am speaking on behalf of the youth constituencies. I am from Nepal where I have seen firsthand the impacts of climate change. Droughts are impacting agriculture, the main source of income for people in my village, and people are going hungry as a result....

Adaptation negotiations stall as the rift between Rich and Poor grows

greeder May 18, 2012 0 Comments
~by Graham Reeder Today's adaptation negotiations took a turn for the worse as developed and developing countries started to disagree about implementation issues. The Bonn adaptation meetings have focused on two important pieces of the Cancun Adaptation Framework: the Work Programme on Loss and Damage and the support for the National Adaptation Plans. The Loss and Damage stream is important...