Latest content: Commonwealth Climate Change Programme

Blog by Bryce Adamson, Commonwealth Legal Officer (institutional matters), Deepa Pullanikkatil (outgoing Commonwealth Climate Finance Adviser to Fiji), Sarthak Roy (Assistant Research Officer, Governance and Peace), and Wei Chen (Programme Assistant, Economic Development, Trade and Investment)

By Akil Crichlow, Events Officer, International Water Resources Association; Elyse Blondell, Living Lands Charter Intern; and Mxolisi Sibanda, Climate Change Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat

Two things separate the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH) from other support mechanisms: its long-term advisory support and capacity-building prowess. Operating in its tenth year, the “Hub” has deployed 40 climate advisers and trained over 3,400 government officials, climate change professionals and young people to navigate the complexities of climate finance.

The 2nd Commonwealth Blue Charter Ministerial Steering Committee took place on the sidelines of the 3rd UN Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, this week, reinforcing their collective commitment to protecting the ocean and accelerating action under the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Groups.

By Uzoamaka Nwamarah, Adviser Climate Change, and Knollis Delle, Assistant Research Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat.

Delegates at the recent 4th Biennial Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition (CSET) Forum called for increased South-South cooperation to drive just and sustainable energy transitions across the Commonwealth.

Blog by Mxolisi Sibanda, Interim Head of Climate Change, Commonwealth Secretariat

The 4th Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition (CSET) Forum started today at the Commonwealth Secretariat at Marlborough House in London.

Nigeria has launched a new joint case team to step up its response to cybercrimes that affect people and businesses at home and abroad.

By Dr Gina Maswabi, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser for Sri Lanka

More than 80 experts and partners came together at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters in London this week to tackle the intersection of food security and climate finance, amid global development spending cuts.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently holding the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December.

One message that has resonated across the conference halls at COP29 is the urgent call for increased access to critical climate finance. 

The challenge before the Commonwealth of Nations is monumental. Climate change is no longer a distant threat — it is here, testing resilience, economies, and the future of humanity itself. Despite some important progress, the world is not yet on track to keep global temperatures below 2°C, let alone within the critical 1.5°C threshold. Achieving this will require unprecedented cooperation, courage, and commitment. The race to triple renewable capacity is hotting up. 

The voices of the Indigenous Peoples of the Iwokrama Forest, one of the last pristine rainforests in the world, echoed through the hallways of COP29 in Azerbaijan today, more than 6,500 miles from their native Guyana.

The international community must fulfil its promises to provide greater financial support to small island countries at the frontline of climate change.

Commonwealth countries must unite and use their collective voice to demand that climate finance promises are kept to prevent human suffering, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, said at COP29 in Baku today.

Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, points like a finger into the Caspian Sea. Today, as the world's climate negotiators, advocates and activists descend on the city for the UNFCCC's 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), this finger also points to a greener world - but only if we stand in solidarity with nature and each other.

Pension and sovereign funds can take concrete actions to scale up their adaptation financing, explains Daniel Wilde, Economic Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat.