Laura Kelly
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@LauraKellyIIED
Director of @IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets Group | Supporting and developing work on inclusive and green economies, that leave no one behind | Ex-@DFID_UK
IMF DMD Li: Nearly 90% of climate finance goes to mitigation. Developing countries – most of which have contributed the least to global emissions – need help adapting to climate change. Today at #COP29 we discussed strategies to urgently boost investment in adaptation.
As the #annualmeetings get underway, Janet Yellen talks about progress on the MSB evolution agenda. The climate, nature and equity crises are not getting any better so perhaps more revolution than evolution is needed? 🌍👩🌾
Tomorrow morning at #COP16Colombia: Collaborative action for sustainable wildlife management: highlights from joint initiatives of Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable #Wildlife Management 🗓️23 October 🕚11.40 am (Colombia time)
33% of people reside in nations with #DebtBurdens that outweigh what's spent on health or education. @LauraKellyIIED from @IIED lends her insights on debt solutions, #ClimateFinance and more w/ Sr. Fellow @m_molfetas for @NewAmerica's @PlanetaryPol blog. newamerica.org/planetary-poli…
Karachi is one giant oven. It's near 50C temperatures stretch the limits of human survivability daily. The ambulance service delivers 30 to 40 bodies to the #Karachi city morgue daily. In the last six days, they have collected 568 bodies, including 141 on Tuesday alone. #Climate
The #G20 climate funds review must help finance reach the local level --> iied.org/g20-climate-fu… IIED's @ptmitchell and Pia Treichel make four recommendations to improve the system and increase accessibility for the communities on the front lines of the #ClimateCrisis.
Huge congratulations from IIED to @JimSkeaIPCC, chair of the @IPCC_CH, on receiving a knighthood in recognition of a lifetime commitment to helping humanity understand the seriousness of #ClimateChange and how to respond to it --> iied.org/iied-congratul…
