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Uprooted by Climate Change: Responding to the growing risk of displacement

October 24, 2017

Climate change is already forcing people from their land and homes, and putting many more at risk of displacement in the future. Supercharged storms, more intense droughts, rising seas and other impacts of climate change all magnify existing vulnerabilities and the likelihood of displacement - disproportionately affecting low-income countries, women, children and Indigenous peoples.This paper describes the effects on communities and how responding to these growing realities demands far stronger action towards ending global climate pollution, supporting resilient communities, ensuring rights for people on the move and developing long-term strategies to ensure that those who are forced to move in the future are able to do so safely and with dignity.

Breaking the Standoff: Post-2020 climate finance in the Paris agreement

November 27, 2014

Climate finance is fundamental to a fair and effective global climate agreement. Too few countries have delivered on their obligations. As a result, the world's poorest people have not benefitted from the necessary investment, and climate finance has been a major obstacle to achieving a global climate change agreement.This paper suggests a new approach that recognizes the failings of the current climate finance regime and is better informed by needs and opportunities at the national level. It could break the current standoff and trigger a collaborative effort that delivers effective investment at scale in both mitigation and adaptation. Along with ambitious emissions reduction pledges by developed countries, this is key to success in the 2015 Paris climate negotiations.See also Stockholm Environment Institute discussion brief 'Estimating International Mitigation Finance Needs: A top-down perspective'