10 Nov 2021
Donor governments pledge $413 million for least developed countries at COP26
In a show of support for those most at risk from climate change, 12 donor governments have pledged $413 million in new funding for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) during the COP26 climate summit on Monday. As per a media statement released by the UNFCCC, the LDCF, hosted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), […]

In a show of support for those most at risk from climate change, 12 donor governments have pledged $413 million in new funding for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) during the COP26 climate summit on Monday.

As per a media statement released by the UNFCCC, the LDCF, hosted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is the only dedicated source of climate resilience funds for the 46 Least Developed Countries, which have contributed the least to carbon emissions and face some of the highest risks from the effects of climate change.

The pledges from Belgium, the Belgian region of Walloon, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States were announced in Glasgow, where signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are discussing ways to close the climate finance gap and meet the commitments made in the Paris Agreement in 2015.

“We are 46 of the world’s most vulnerable countries, and the science indicates that our climate risk exposure will only increase. We are pleased about the generous new contributions to the LDCF announced today and sincerely hope that additional donors will follow suit given how meaningful this source of support is to us,” said Sonam Phuntsho Wangdi, Chair of the LDC Group at the UN climate negotiations

The LDCF is the only climate resilience fund that exclusively targets the Least Developed Countries. 

Since 2001, it has provided $1.7 billion for projects that have reduced the climate vulnerability of more than 50 million people and strengthened the climate resilient management of 6 million hectares of land. 

The LDCF also supports countries’ planning processes to reduce their medium- and long-term vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation into relevant policies, programmes, and activities.

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