This article explains the New Collective Quantified Goal and how the Commonwealth Secretariat is helping developing countries through the climate finance complexities.
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The New Collective Quantified Goal and supporting access to climate finance
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Blog by Unnikrishnan Divakaran Nair, Assistant Director Climate Change and Sustainability, Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Blog: Key insights from climate negotiations - Lessons from successive Commonwealth Summits
Chevening scholar, Mandela Washington Fellow alum, and Namibian climate and social justice leader Eunice Shapange has packed a lot into her first three decades. She is currently studying for her second Master’s, in Climate and Energy at Sussex University in the UK. Eunice is also a Commonwealth alum, having undergone the Secretariat’s inaugural Youth Climate Negotiations Training.
The main aim of this guiding manual is to improve climate finance flows to Nauru. It can be used as a reference document by the government of Nauru and all the other relevant stakeholders to access international climate funds and different types of funding options available for climate adaptation and mitigation projects globally.
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A Guiding Manual to Accessing International Climate Finance for the Republic of Nauru
Delegates from Commonwealth countries have called for "bold and innovative action" to tackle the out-of-school youth crisis worsened by climate change.
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Commonwealth countries urged to tackle out-of-school youth crisis worsened by climate change
As one of the signature events ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the 2024 Commonwealth Climate Breakfast this year focused on building consensus for climate finance targets in the run-up to COP 29. The packed room was addressed by the Prime Ministers from Tonga and Tuvalu; the Vice-President of the Maldives; Minister for Fisheries and Forests in the Government of Fiji, and the Secretary for Foreign Affairs from Mauritius.
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Commonwealth leaders and climate experts call for additional climate finance
This report highlights the impact of the Commonwealth Blue Charter, the landmark agreement by Commonwealth countries to actively co-operate to address the their many ocean-related issues and commitments, between 2022 and 2024. It focusses in particular on how the Charter's 10 Action Groups have tackled ocean-related challenges and advanced sustainable ocean development.
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An Ocean of Opportunity: Commonwealth Progress on Ocean Action, 2024
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of Azerbaijan have signed a landmark joint declaration in Tonga aimed at enhancing climate action in Small Developing Island States (SIDS) and other vulnerable member countries.
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Commonwealth Secretariat and Government of Azerbaijan sign joint declaration and MOU to enhance climate action
Today, the Commonwealth Secretariat and Cambridge University’s Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development (CRSD) unveiled the final report for "Their Future, Our Action and the COMPASS Model: A New Approach to Finance in Commonwealth Small Island Developing States," introducing the innovative Common Pool Asset Structuring Strategy (COMPASS).
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New report highlights innovative approach to finance for Commonwealth SIDS
The Kingdom of Tonga has received grant funding from the Global Climate Fund (GCF) to fight the impact of extreme climate events. Tonga was supported in this initiative by the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH), and successive Climate Finance Advisers contributed to the project document that secured these vital funds.
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The Kingdom of Tonga secures US$23m in grant funding to reduce climate risks and improve coastal resilience
Hurricane Beryl, which hit islands in the Caribbean as a Category 4 storm, often intensifying to Category 5 strength, has had a devastating impact. In response, the Commonwealth Secretariat has activated its Rapid Response framework to support the affected member states in the Caribbean.
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Commonwealth Secretariat Support for Hurricane Beryl Relief
Last week, insurance stakeholders, climate resilience experts, and representatives from the public and private sectors, gathered at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters to share ideas on an integrated approach to combatting losses from drought. In particular, buffering the effect of drought on farmers was discussed.
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The Commonwealth Secretariat and UNCCD propose climate protection mechanism for farmers
In the last few weeks, sadly, more than 150 people have died from oppressive heat in India. In Africa, while some countries are experiencing torrential rains, others are suffering from terrible droughts.
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Commonwealth Secretary General: Small Island Developing States need finance to tackle climate crisis
25 June 2024 to 25 June 2024
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The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), is hosting a technical round table titled "Enhancing Climate Resilience: Integrating SLM and Index Insurance" on 25 June 2024.
By Ekta Dudani, Climate Change Research and Policy Officer and Mxolisi Sibanda, Adviser, Climate Change
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Blog: The Commonwealth is joining forces to combat desertification and drought
We need energy that doesn't harm the environment and won't run out! That's what we call 'sustainable energy'. By the year 2030, we want to make sure everyone has affordable, reliable, clean and sustainable energy. This means we need to work together and make big changes in how we make and use energy.
The Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Youth Action Group (CSET Youth) is a youth-led action-oriented working group that represents youth and young professionals from across the 56 Commonwealth countries to accelerate the sustainable energy transition.
The Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Youth Action Group (CSET Youth) is a youth-led action-oriented working group that represents youth and young professionals from across the 56 Commonwealth countries to accelerate the sustainable energy transition.
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will be in Antigua and Barbuda next week for the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4). The conference, taking place from 27-30 May 2024, aims to establish a bold new programme of action to support the sustainability and resilience of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) over the next decade.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General to Advocate for Small States at UN SIDS4 Conference in Antigua and Barbuda
How the Commonwealth and it's countries' governments are working closer together to create a greener future.
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From Policy to Practice: Training for Effective Plastic Treaty Negotiations for Commonwealth Countries
The Commonwealth's new commitment to protecting biodiversity worldwide
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Blog: The Commonwealth is working toward a greener and healthier Earth
The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be hosted by Antigua & Barbuda in May 2024, bringing world leaders together to agree on a bold new programme of action for SIDS.
This new 10-year plan will focus on practical and impactful solutions to keep SIDS afloat and give their citizens a sustainable and safe future.
This new 10-year plan will focus on practical and impactful solutions to keep SIDS afloat and give their citizens a sustainable and safe future.
The Government of Tuvalu, with technical assistance provided by the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH), has hosted a climate finance negotiation training in the capital, Funafuti.
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Tuvalu prepares for COP29 with Commonwealth training on climate finance negotiations
Blog by Dr Daniel Wilde, Economic Adviser
At last year’s UN climate summit (COP28), the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels and reaffirmed its commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Blog: Commonwealth Carbon Tax Model Law
At last year’s UN climate summit (COP28), the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels and reaffirmed its commitment to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The theme for this year’s World Water Day is Leveraging Water for Peace. It recognises the importance of water as a common good, especially between nations and disaffected groups of people.
Water is a fundamental resource for life. It is critical for sanitation, human development, and for the nature-providing ecosystem services and goods that maintain life as we know it.
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Blog: How water can support peace and cooperation
Water is a fundamental resource for life. It is critical for sanitation, human development, and for the nature-providing ecosystem services and goods that maintain life as we know it.
Commonwealth climate finance advisors, along with beneficiary countries and regional and bilateral partners, convened in Canberra, Australia, from February 26 to 27, 2024. The meeting marked the conclusion of the first regional stocktake for the Pacific, aimed at evaluating the advancements facilitated by the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH) in the region.
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Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub in the Pacific takes stock
The 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on limiting the global temperature rise, are alarmingly close.
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Blog: Ensuring living lands for a liveable future progressed at COP28