Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible?

The document argues that climate change impacts will make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "almost impossibly challenging" for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) unless there is an urgent increase in the ambition of climate and development actions. The analysis is based primarily on evidence from the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and aims to inform negotiations regarding the post-2015 agenda, development financing, and a new climate change agreement.

• Climate change impacts are projected to make the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) nearly impossible for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) without a significant and urgent increase in current levels of ambition for both climate action and development.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2015). Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible? https://cdkn.org/resource/impact-of-climate-change-on-least-developed-countries-are-the-sdgs-possible-2

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible? 2015. https://cdkn.org/resource/impact-of-climate-change-on-least-developed-countries-are-the-sdgs-possible-2.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2015impact, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible?}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = jun, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/impact-of-climate-change-on-least-developed-countries-are-the-sdgs-possible-2}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }