Chair from January 2015 – December 2015.
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Loss and damage, 1.5 goal will be in climate agreement - Press Releases12 December 2015
Paris: The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group feel optimistic about the content within the new draft text due at 11:30am CET on Saturday 12 December. The LDCs have been negotiating in earnest alongside...Read More
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Unprecedented climate agreement is ‘best outcome for all’ - Press Releases12 December 2015
The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group today welcome the news that all Parties in Paris at COP21 support the adoption of the new climate agreement. Mr Giza Gaspar Martins, Chair...Read More
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Press conference: LDCs take stock of possible Paris outcome - Press Releases09 December 2015
***UPDATED: new time 19:00 CET, location conference room 2*** Paris, Wednesday 9 December: The text of the climate agreement is scheduled to arrive with the French Presidency at 13:00 today, following...Read More
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LDCs call on ministers to resolve issues that leave them vulnerable - Press Releases08 December 2015
Ministers have mere hours left to conclude their high level negotiations over the climate agreement, before it is passed to the COP Presidency for consultation ahead of its scheduled delivery...Read More
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Climate agreement text damaged but not lost - Press Releases05 December 2015
It is a moment four years in the making, but 195 countries have signed off on a draft climate agreement to go before Ministers next week as negotiations step up...Read More
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Quebec has delivered historic, innovative climate finance pledge - Press Releases05 December 2015
Today the Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group welcomed a pledge from the Quebec government of $ CAD 6 million to the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). The...Read More
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LDCs hope negotiations continue in spirit of the Convention - Press Releases04 December 2015
Following news that a draft of the negotiating text had been delivered, the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group issued the following statement. Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group,...Read More
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LDC Group statement at opening of SBSTA 43 - LDC Chair Statements01 December 2015
Opening Session of the 43rd Session of Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 43) Statement by Angola on behalf of the Least Developed Countries Group 1 December 2015,...Read More
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Aiming for anything other than 1.5 degrees puts our lives at risk - Press Releases30 November 2015
As we commence the official opening of COP21, the Least Developed Countries renew their call for a 1.5 degrees target. Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group, Mr Giza...Read More
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Climate finance pledges clear backlog but urgent adaptation funds needed for 2020 and beyond - Press Releases30 November 2015
The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group today welcomed funds from donor countries totalling US $248 million, 1 into the only dedicated climate fund channelling money to adaptation projects for the...Read More
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LDCs lay out climate summit strategy - Press Releases25 November 2015
The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group is in Paris holding strategy meetings ahead of the UN climate change talks, where they met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France...Read More
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LDC Chair calls on to G20 further Pre-COP ministerial discussions - Press Releases13 November 2015
Following the recent ‘Pre-COP’ (Conference of the Parties) ministerial, the Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Group is calling on the G20 to further the discussions and push for...Read More
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LDC Chair responds to the UNFCCC INDCs synthesis - Press Releases30 October 2015
The UNFCCC today released their synthesis of the INDCs submitted by the UNFCCC 1st October deadline, available here. Chair of the LDC Group, Mr Giza Gaspar-Martins of Angola said of the...Read More
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Paris must not be the beginning of the end - Press Releases19 October 2015
Bonn, 19 October 2015: Developed and wealthy nations must allow their policies to reflect the magnitude and urgency of action needed to tackle climate change, thus allowing a serious boost...Read More
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LDCs push for accelerated progress in final stages of UN climate negotiations - Press Releases01 September 2015
Bonn, 31 August 2015: The penultimate climate negotiation sessions start today in Bonn, ahead of Paris’ landmark UN talks in December where the world’s governments are expected to adopt a...Read More
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LDCs concerned by serious funding shortfall and adequacy of global goal - Press Releases11 June 2015
Bonn, 11 June 2015: The UN climate change negotiations in Bonn are ending today, and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group remain concerned over the serious funding gap for vital and urgent...Read More
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Least Developed Countries encouraged by progress made in Geneva - Press Releases20 February 2015
Geneva, 13 February: At the close of the year’s first session of UN talks, the 48 countries constituting the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group are encouraged by progress made towards...Read More
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LDCs call for accelerated progress on new climate agreement - Press Releases11 February 2015
Less than two months following the Lima Conference, UN climate negotiators are gearing up for a fresh round of talks on a new agreement to be adopted at the end...Read More