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ActionAid Stands with Africa
In late November 2011, world leaders will meet in South Africa for a major summit on climate change. Learn about and join the Stand with Africa campaign calling on the US Congress and Administration to Stand with Africa and to Act Now for Climate Justice.
ActionAid and Partners Offer Recommendations for How to Design a New Global Climate Fund
Nearly 80 international, regional, national, and local civil society organizations made 15 recommendations to the committee which is designing a new multi-billion dollar global climate fund.
A Community Perspective: Building Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change
When it comes to adaptation to climate change, rural community members are the experts. ActionAid Bangladesh’s new report describes a truly bottom-up approach to climate adaptation.
Creating Access to Energy for the Poor
ActionAid and partners' new report shows that increased energy access for the poor can be achieved affordably through decentralized renewable energy – rather than through the centralized fossil fuel projects that are often financed
Faith, Business Leaders Urge Obama to Act on Climate
An open letter appeared in the Politico today from prominent evangelical, Jewish, and business leaders urging action on climate finance with support from ActionAid USA.
Outcomes of the Cancun Climate Conference
An analysis of three components of the negotiations in Cancun that ActionAid followed most closely: mitigation, adaptation, and finance.
Using Special Drawing Rights for Climate Finance
ActionAid Launches a New Discussion Paper: Using Special Drawing Rights for Climate Finance
The Copenhagen Accord
The Copenhagen climate conference failed to address the rights of poor communities. ActionAid will continue to engage with governments, in the US and beyond, and with our supporters to help achieve a just and effective climate deal that protects the rights of the world’s poor. Learn More and Take Action now.
ActionAid Briefs Senate on Climate Change and Food Security
ActionAid urges the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to increase funding for the world's poorest countries in the face of shifting weather patterns caused by climate change.
Prospect of a Just Climate Deal Hanging by a Thread
When world leaders met in Bangkok, Thailand, to continue negotiating a global climate agreement, one thing became abundantly clear: the prospects of a just climate deal are hanging by a thread. If an equitable deal is not struck soon, the possibility of escape from poverty for millions of people across the globe will be further threatened.
ActionAid Proposes a New Climate Finance Mechanism
In the absence of equitable funding channels for adaptation, world leaders must create a new fund to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of climate change, ActionAid says.
A Community Threatened, a Response That Works
The people of Charipara, a small village in Bangladesh, are among those experiencing the impacts of climate change: extreme flooding; droughts; and sea level rise. ActionAid is working with community members to identify their most urgent adaptation needs and to support their solutions. Read more about the village of Charipara and how one family is taking on the challenge of climate change.
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United Nations Climate Change Conference, Nusa Dua - Bali, Indonesia, 3-14 December 2007.