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
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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
As an island nation, Antigua and Barbuda is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and, despite recent classification as a middle-income country, pockets of poverty heighten this risk for some parts of society. Recognising this challenge, the Sustainable Island Resource Framework (SIRF) Fund was established in 2019 as a financial vehicle to deliver climate and environment-related projects and programmes both domestically and across the Eastern Caribbean.
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The SIRF Fund Gender-Responsive Blended Financing Window: Synthesis Report
Health Ministers, senior government officials, global health leaders and advocates will join the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland KC, for the 36th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (36CHMM). The meeting will be held on 24 and 25 May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, on the margins of the 77th World Health Assembly.
The Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH) announced this week that it will be further expanding its network of experts available to member countries.
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Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub grows from strength to strength
A new Commonwealth e-learning course launched today will improve the ability of small and other vulnerable states to access billions of dollars in climate finance.
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Commonwealth launches e-learning course to help countries access billions in climate finance
Blog by Micheala Chan and Angelos Pastras, the Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Youth Action Group.
Education is the cornerstone of the energy transition. In an era dominated by social media, young people are uniquely positioned to leverage their influence to build public consciousness around energy challenges, shape public awareness and garner support for climate and energy policies. Movements such as School Strike for Climate provide a prime example, exemplifying the power of young people to effectively advocate for climate action.
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Blog: Empowering Youth for the Sustainable Energy Transition
Education is the cornerstone of the energy transition. In an era dominated by social media, young people are uniquely positioned to leverage their influence to build public consciousness around energy challenges, shape public awareness and garner support for climate and energy policies. Movements such as School Strike for Climate provide a prime example, exemplifying the power of young people to effectively advocate for climate action.
The Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator today announced funding for four pioneering government-led projects in Commonwealth countries.
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Commonwealth incubator announces funding for ocean sustainability projects
Young people, who are among those most at risk to the impacts of climate change, are not accessing the funds they need to tackle the challenges posed by global warming, according to a report published today.
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Climate funding for young people inadequate, says new report
The Commonwealth, in collaboration with the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) and the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) held a high level panel discussion today to highlight new and emerging finance for sustainable investment in the ocean.
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Emerging investment streams will unlock blue economy potential
Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has made her strongest statement yet on the urgency of the compound global crises unfolding as a result of climate change.
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Decisive climate action, rooted in sharp honesty is needed now – Secretary-General
Youth leaders representing the Commonwealth’s 56 countries have urged leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to move beyond speeches and deliver concrete action to safeguard the planet.
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Commonwealth youth leaders want action, not just rhetoric at COP28
Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patrica Scotland KC, today launched a toolkit to help governments rapidly decarbonise their oil and gas sectors and implement strategies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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Commonwealth launches pioneering toolkit for speeding up oil and gas decarbonisation
A new model law launched today by the Commonwealth Secretariat will help countries implement a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global heating to 1.5°C.
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Commonwealth carbon tax model law launched to help countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Commonwealth Secretariat and global health non-profit PATH today announced a new accelerator to fast-track the development of promising innovations that address the extreme effects of climate change on health systems and the health of communities across the 56 Commonwealth countries.
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Commonwealth and PATH launch new accelerator to support climate and health innovations
A new implementation framework was launched today to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly impacting a quarter of the world’s land area.
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Commonwealth unveils framework for implementing Living Lands Charter
A new action group announced in Dubai today will help Commonwealth countries rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part of wider efforts to keep rising global temperatures within liveable limits.
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Commonwealth announces action group to drive rapid cuts in planet-heating methane emissions
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, today convened a high-level panel on the margins of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP28 in Dubai on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action and Youth Empowerment.
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Commonwealth-NVIDIA partners leverage artificial intelligence for climate action and youth empowerment
The Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Network was launched at a reception attended by His Majesty King Charles III, on 30 November ahead of the start of COP28, in Dubai.
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Wildfire-Resilient Landscapes Network launched ahead of COP28
The Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will lead the Commonwealth delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to small and vulnerable member countries.
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‘No more excuses’: Commonwealth Secretary-General will call for accelerated action on climate crisis at COP28
Daily highlights from the Commonwealth Secretariat at COP28
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, led a team of international policy experts and climate specialists from the Commonwealth Secretariat to COP28.
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The Commonwealth at COP28