Time is running out to reach the Paris Agreement’s commitment to reducing global emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The remaining years between now and 2030 require radical and transformative action—not only on mitigation but also on adaptation and the issue of loss and damage.
IPI’s project on climate action focuses on addressing the climate emergency through three main avenues: (1) representing the Republic of Maldives in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); (2) advising additional small island developing states (SIDS) in climate negotiations and other global fora; (3) and convening events and conducting research on cutting-edge issues related to climate action, including legal avenues to fight climate change.
Through this research, strategic outreach, and convening, IPI is fostering connections and providing clarity, insight, and specific recommendations that aim to contribute to more ambitious and concrete decisions at the UN Climate Change Conferences on key areas of the climate action agenda—particularly on adaptation, loss and damage, and the strengthening of the climate governance system.
Although adaptation has historically received less attention than mitigation, finance, and more recently loss and damage, it remains a key aspect of climate action as we near the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C threshold. This paper discusses the agreement on a framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) as one of the most important outcomes of […]
Read more
As the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) approaches, it is increasingly crucial to understand and develop clear actions for not only mitigation but also adaptation. While mitigation has the clear numerical target of limiting warming to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, adaptation is a complex concept that cannot be captured in a single figure. Ahead […]
Read more
The historic decision on loss and damage (L&D) at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) calls for a new fund and funding arrangements focused on addressing L&D. It also tasks a Transitional Committee to prepare recommendations on the new fund and funding arrangements for adoption at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in […]
Read more
IPI together with the Republic of Maldives cohosted the launch of a policy brief on “Options for a Loss and Damage Financial Mechanism” written by Dr. Michael Franczak on October 17th.The paper is meant to provide negotiators and other stakeholders with a comprehensive and clear analysis of options for a new loss and damage financial […]
Read more
As efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change fall short, discussions around loss and damage (L&D) resulting from climate change have gained urgency. These discussions pivot on questions around financing, which remains very limited. Going into the twenty-seventh UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), the call for a new L&D financial mechanism […]
Read moreIn March, the 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) convened in…
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Sudan is without a UN…
At a time of deepening competition over artificial intelligence (AI) and the microchips, data centers, and critical minerals that power it, the world experienced a rare glimmer of…
While the guns have fallen silent in Tigray after the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities…
The upcoming UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review provides a unique opportunity for the UN to shape the future of peacebuilding at a moment when sentiment toward multilateral institutions and the liberal framework guiding peacebuilding as a whole is changing. The way in which the review is developed and implemented, as well as the outcomes, offers a platform to tackle these contemporary challenges and guide the field of peacebuilding into the future. Central to this is the meaningful inclusion of diverse voices through innovative processes. Toward this end, the UN can work in partnership with intermediaries with a track record of organizing such inclusive and participatory…
United Nations
Middle East Regional Office
51-52 Harbour House,
Bahrain Financial Harbour
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Phone: +973-1721-1344
The International Peace Institute is an independent, non-profit organization working to strengthen inclusive multilateralism for a more peaceful and sustainable planet. Through its research, convening, and strategic advising, IPI provides innovative recommendations for the United Nations System, member states, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. With staff from around the world and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and an office in Manama.
The Global Observatory provides timely analysis on trends and issues related to global security.
777 United Nations Plaza, New York
