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African LDCs to host first-ever centralised review of transparency reports in Rwanda

Rwanda will host the first-ever centralised group review of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) for African Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The event will take place...
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Least Developed Countries demand accelerated climate action at Bonn talks

With the world on the brink of breaching the 1.5°C global warming threshold before 2029, the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group is calling for...
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From Baku to Blantyre: LDCs push for adaptation indicators, climate finance action

Malawi, in its role as Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group on Climate Change, will host a two-day strategy meeting from April...
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Building climate expertise: Fellowship programme empowers professionals from SIDS, LDCs

UN Climate Change's Fellowship Programme equips mid-career professionals from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) with hands-on experience and specialised...
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Hangzhou session: Science from IPCC is ‘fundamental’ – LDC Group

Ahead of the 62nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) holding in Hangzhou, China, from February 24 to 28, 2025, the...
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AfDB to address hazardous chemicals in Africa’s least developed countries

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an initiative aimed at tackling the challenge of hazardous chemicals in 11 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)...
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Chair of Least Developed Countries sets expectations ahead of COP29

The 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commences on Monday, November...
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COP29: LDCs push for bold climate finance commitments in Lilongwe Declaration

Ministers and Heads of Delegation from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) convened in Lilongwe, Malawi on August 28, 2024, to adopt and issue the 2024...
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