developing countries

Statement on behalf of 60% of the world’s population in the Durban Platform

greeder May 22, 2012 1 Comment

More analysis to come....this was delivered by Venezuela Submission on the Ad-Hoc Working Group on the Durban Plataform (AWG-DP) Bonn, 22nd of May Thank you for giving me the floor. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has the honor to make a statement on behalf of Argentina, Algeria, Bahrain, Bolivia, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Egypt,...

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...

The Tragedy of the Least Developed Countries

greeder November 30, 2011 1 Comment

by Graham Reeder and Nathan Thanki While there are more controversial and contentious issues regarding financing for adaptation (the report on the GCF today in COP plenary, or the report from the Adaptation Fund Board to CMP plenary), there are some interesting discussions going on elsewhere. For example, in yesterday’s continued opening plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation,...