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Environmentalists pledge action on climate change

Leading experts and scientists have published a manifesto setting out commitments to reverse the human impact of climate change.

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2016 was a pivotal year for climate change – but what next?

��̽��’s Head of Climate Finance and Small States, Denny Lewis-Bynoe, explains why 2016 marked a turning point in the global battle against climate change, and why it is crucial that the world builds upon this momentum in 2017.
2016 was a pivotal year for climate change.

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Climate Finance Access Hub critical for sustainable development, says Mauritius

��̽��’s Climate Finance Access Hub is a valuable instrument for the realisation of the Paris agreement on climate change and the internationally-agreed sustainable development goals.

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Commonwealth report urges action to protect agriculture in small states

Rising temperatures will have severe implications for crops, water and livestock in African small states if urgent measures aren’t taken, a new report has found.

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Fiscal vulnerabilities and climate change

A blog by Reginald Darius, head of economic policy in the ��̽��.

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Commonwealth offers plan to stave off ‘time bomb’ of government liabilities

Commonwealth report warns that governments could be hit by huge unexpected pay-outs if steps are not taken to manage hidden liabilities in unfunded pensions, loan guarantees, disaster relief and other contingencies.

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Global collaboration on climate change legal toolkit

Legal experts from key international organisations, including the ��̽��, are meeting to develop a climate change legal toolkit to help countries carry out the Paris Agreement.

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Countries laud Commonwealth ‘leadership and activism’ on climate change

Small and vulnerable developing countries participating in global climate talks have expressed optimism that the Commonwealth will help them to access badly needed climate finance.

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Commonwealth calls for ‘pioneering approaches’ to climate change

��̽�� reaffirmed its support to small states and vulnerable developing countries which face a daunting task in adapting to climate impacts, from desertification to rising seas.

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Countries look to Commonwealth at global climate conference

Governments and partners at global climate talks in Morocco say they are encouraged by action taken by the Commonwealth to support small and vulnerable countries.

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Resource-strapped countries need climate finance support

The Secretary-General will speak at the high level segment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference, COP22, on 17 November.

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COP22: ��̽�� at global climate talks

13 November 2016 to 18 November 2016

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Almost a year after the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Morocco hosts the latest round of global climate talks.

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Commonwealth a ‘potent voice’ for small developing states, says senior minister

The foreign affairs minister for St Kitts and Nevis says he’s convinced of the value of the Commonwealth to small and developing states.

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Small states struggling to tackle illegal trade of arms

Small Commonwealth states have asked the Secretariat to help them tackle the illegal arms trade and implement the Arms Trade Treaty in a more effective way.

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Blog: Keep calm, we're experiencing a paradigm shift on climate change

It’s not every day I fall back in love in a car park. But it happened while I was filming a short video with several self-confessed carbonphiliacs — including biomimicry guru Janine Benyus and Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the ��̽��.

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Singapore to back Commonwealth support to small and developing states

The Government of Singapore has pledged to support the Commonwealth’s sustainable development programme for small and developing states.

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Experts to help set goals for reversing human impact of climate change

Climate change experts focused on exploring practical and economically viable solutions to combat decades of harm to the environment at a two-day conference

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"The decision to stop destroying what is keeping us alive is firmly in our hands"

Commonwealth’s Regenerative Development to Reverse Climate Change Workshop: Participants will explore cutting-edge technologies and innovations that can reduce carbon and roll back the effects of climate change, while supporting economic development.

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Call for Commonwealth small states to get support to access new trade opportunities

Business leaders, trade policymakers and leading global experts gathered at the World Export Development Forum in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo today to share ideas on how to best to navigate the new trading landscape.

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An understanding to help small Commonwealth states get access to global markets is signed off

The signing of the memorandum of understanding demonstrates real intent to help those with limited access to international trade finance.

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Urgent need for US$90 trillion investment: Lord Stern tells finance ministers

One of the world’s leading experts on climate change tells Commonwealth finance ministers that much more money needs to be pumped into tackling the problem.

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Commonwealth urges policy changes to unleash blue economy

New research published today by the ��̽�� calls for “fundamental changes” to the way the world’s oceans, seas and coastal areas are managed.

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Hurricane Matthew: Secretary-General urges ‘solidarity and renewed resolve’

Hurricane Matthew threatens to inflict further severe damage on island nations of the Caribbean as it continues its path of destruction, and there is now significant risk that it will cause widespread damage to property and severe disruption in The Bahamas.

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Hurricane Matthew: Secretary-General shares sympathies and concern

��̽�� Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, spoke to the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation to express her concern and call for stronger climate action to help build resilience in all Commonwealth regions in the face of growing risk.

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Malta and Commonwealth partner on flagship centre for small states

Commonwealth members have welcomed the launch of a flagship centre dedicated to boosting support to small states.

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