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The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has urged countries to take decisive action towards closing the funding gap to protect the Earth’s precious natural environment, as leaders gather in Montréal, Canada for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP15.
Read news - Commonwealth Secretary-General makes urgent plea to boost funding for natureThe Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, addressed leaders from 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as strategic partners, highlighting the importance of solidarity among nations in the face of multiple global challenges.
Read news - Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses African, Caribbean and Pacific leadersBlog by Dr Ruth Kattumuri, Unnikrishnan Nair, Labanya Jena and Alexander Lee-Emery
Read news - Blog: Loss and Damage Fund - Size, design and agility are essentialBlog by Vinay Singh, Director of Policy, Ministry of Waterways, Fiji, and Katherine Cooke, Commonwealth Climate Finance Adviser, Fiji
Read news - Blog: How Fiji is turning to nature to cope with climate changeThe Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a new best practice guide that will assist policymakers and practitioners across the Commonwealth to integrate gender equality into national climate action.
Read news - New guide launched to integrate gender and climate actionBlog by Labanya Prakash Jena, Commonwealth Regional Climate Finance Adviser, Indo-Pacific Region
Read news - Blog: The Pacific region is under threat - we must act now to mobilise climate financeFollowing two weeks of extensive negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27, nearly 200 countries have agreed on a set of key outcomes, including the establishment of a fund to address loss and damage due to climate change.
Read news - Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes historic outcome on loss and damage at COP27At COP27, Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, launched a new Commonwealth policy guide to help governments build a more productive and sustainable agricultural sector.
Read news - "We can transform the Commonwealth into an agricultural powerhouse": Commonwealth Secretary-General at COP27The Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has highlighted the Commonwealth’s role as an advocate for small states at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November.
Read news - Samoan PM hails Commonwealth as a valuable platform for small statesThe Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has urged countries attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh to progress talks towards a meaningful outcome by the end of the week.
Read news - "We cannot compromise with catastrophe, so we must compromise with each other”: Commonwealth Secretary-General at COP27Although Small Island Developing States contribute less than 1% to global carbon emissions that lead to climate change, they are among the most affected, due to a failure of action.
Read news - Blog: Risk and reward – Leveraging risk management structures to mobilise climate finance in SIDSThis blog about the new policy guide 'The State of Digital Agriculture in the Commonwealth' is written by Benjamin Kwasi Addom, Adviser on Agriculture & Fisheries Trade Policy, The Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda.
Read news - Enabling digitalisation for food and agriculture in the CommonwealthWith the growing climate uncertainties and mounting financial needs for climate adaptation and mitigation, member countries across the Commonwealth are keen to see businesses take up a greater role in the fight against climate change.
Read news - Businesses urged to step up fight against climate changeThis best practice guide supports Commonwealth member countries to integrate gender into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – the documents at the apex of national frameworks for climate mitigation and adaptation actions, through which gender equality outcomes can be progressed.
Read publication - Gender Integration in NDCsThe Commonwealth Secretary-General and the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network (CYCN) have launched a global competition to inspire, empower and reward young people taking action on oceans.
Read news - Commonwealth Youth Climate Network launch competition to boost youth-led actionThe Commonwealth Secretariat has today announced the first call for proposals under the newly established Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator.
Read news - New Commonwealth grants available for ocean projectsBlog by Soumik Biswas, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser for Mauritius and Othniel Yila, Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser for Zambia
Read news - Blog: Why transitioning to an Inclusive Green Economy is vital to fulfilling climate goals in AfricaNew Commonwealth policy guide demonstrates how governments can leverage digital tools to revolutionise the agricultural sector
Read news - “We must use big data to protect food security and increase climate resilience,” says Commonwealth Secretary-General at COP2711 November 2022 to 11 November 2022
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The Commonwealth Secretariat will host this roundtable workshop at Climate Law & Governance Day 2022 in collaboration with University of Cambridge Centre for Energy, Environment & Natural Resources and Governance (CEENRG) and the University of Waterloo School of Environment, Enterprise & Development (SEED).
Representatives for the more than a billion under-30s in the Commonwealth have called on leaders at the start of COP27 in Egypt to end youth tokenism and pledge more finance and support for youth-led climate solutions.
Read news - 'End youth tokenism' - Commonwealth young people tell COP27 leaders to recognise them as partners in fight against climate changeThe Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has called on member countries to uphold global climate change commitments and take decisive action to tackle the gaps in implementation, ahead of next week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27).
Read news - COP27: Commonwealth Secretary-General to attend global climate summit This report, updated from the first edition published in 2021, presents a macro-level overview of the extent of gender integration in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), and new or revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by Commonwealth member countries submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the 2021 revision cycle. Since the first edition of this report was published, a further 27 updated NDCs have been submitted, and Gabon and Togo have joined as Commonwealth member countries, bringing the total updated NDCs submitted to 47 of the 56 member countries.
Read publication - Gender Integration for Climate ActionDrawing from a wide range of resources on ocean climate finance, this guide is intended to support practitioners, policy-makers and ocean advocates to understand the ‘seascape’ of ocean climate finance, and empower them to design and develop more successful ocean climate finance applications. It introduces the special characteristics of ocean-based mitigation and adaptation projects, explains the different sources and types of finance available, and equips readers with a practical understanding of the priorities of different funding groups from both the public and private sectors.
Read publication - Commonwealth Guide to Ocean Climate FinanceBy Sarmad Shahbaz, Commonwealth correspondent from Pakistan
The world is burning with the global temperature crossing the red line of 1.5 degrees Celsius for living beings. With the last eight years being the hottest ever on record, global decision-makers are working out measures to curb the climatic catastrophes of the present and the future.
Read news - Blog: COP 27 – Egypt to Tame the World’s FireThe world is burning with the global temperature crossing the red line of 1.5 degrees Celsius for living beings. With the last eight years being the hottest ever on record, global decision-makers are working out measures to curb the climatic catastrophes of the present and the future.