Heather McGray

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When Adaptation Is Not Enough: Paris Agreement Recognizes “Loss and Damage”
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - December 24, 2015
For the first time, loss and damage now resides within the international climate agreement as a standalone concept. It springs from the reality that there are some climate change impacts that cannot be adapted to—impacts that are so severe that they leave in their wake permanent or significantly damaging effects.
What Does the Paris Agreement Mean for Climate Resilience and Adaptation?
by Kathleen Mogelgaard, Heather McGray and Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe - December 23, 2015
The new Paris Agreement places unprecedented importance on actions needed to help people adapt to a warmer world, and solidifies expectations that all countries will do their part to promote greater climate resilience.
COP21 Q&A: Where Does Climate Adaptation Fit Into the Paris Agreement?
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - December 09, 2015
Climate adaptation is an important part of the discussion at COP21, since climate change is already hitting some parts of the world hard. Here are some key questions and answers about adaptation's role at this pivotal climate conference.
INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation?
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - December 03, 2015
While much of climate change discussion focused on critical issues of reducing emissions to avoid dangerous levels of warming, it is important to remember that warming is already happening, and that it contributes to worsening drought, floods, extreme weather and other serious impacts. Encouragingly, action to adapt to these impacts are also part of the discussion at the Paris climate talks currently underway.
With New Climate Plans, Adaptation Is No Longer an Overlooked Issue
by Kathleen Mogelgaard and Heather McGray - November 24, 2015
Nearly 90 percent of countries that submitted new climate action plans included an adaptation component, reflecting the growing importance nations are placing on resilience in their response to climate change.
National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile
by Heather McGray and Kathleen Mogelgaard - August 04, 2015
While the public focus is often on mitigation – how much countries are willing to reduce emissions, by when and with what degree of transparency – adaptation to the impacts of climate change demands the same level of attention.
Climate Plans in the Lead-up to Paris: Where Do We Stand?
by Taryn Fransen, Mengpin Ge, Kelly Levin, Eliza Northrop and Heather McGray - August 04, 2015
Countries responsible for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions have now released their post-2020 climate action plans. How do they stack up, and what impact will they have in reining in warming?
Mexico Becomes First Developing Country to Release New Climate Plan (INDC)
by Taryn Fransen, Juan-Carlos Altamirano, Heather McGray and Kathleen Mogelgaard - March 31, 2015
Mexico committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent from business-as-usual levels by 2030, becoming the first developing country to submit its post-2020 national climate action plan.
What Does the “Pathway to Paris” Mean for Adaptation?
by Heather McGray - February 10, 2015
Setting an aspirational adaptation goal—and ratcheting efforts up over time to reach it—can catalyze the wide range of actions necessary for all communities, especially the poorest, to have the means to be more resilient.
COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments
by Jennifer Morgan, David Waskow, Yamide Dagnet, Heather McGray, Cynthia Elliott, Athena Ballesteros, James Anderson and Benoit Lefevre - December 14, 2014
After two weeks of difficult negotiations and a nail-biting finale, delegates in Lima laid the groundwork for a successful international climate agreement in Paris next year.

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Heather McGray

When Adaptation Is Not Enough: Paris Agreement Recognizes “Loss and Damage”

What Does the Paris Agreement Mean for Climate Resilience and Adaptation?

COP21 Q&A: Where Does Climate Adaptation Fit Into the Paris Agreement?

INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation?

With New Climate Plans, Adaptation Is No Longer an Overlooked Issue

National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile

Climate Plans in the Lead-up to Paris: Where Do We Stand?

Mexico Becomes First Developing Country to Release New Climate Plan (INDC)

What Does the “Pathway to Paris” Mean for Adaptation?

COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

Staying on Track from Paris

Advancing the Key Elements of the Paris Agreement

Scaling Success

Lessons from Adaptation Pilots in the Rainfed Regions of India

Designing and Preparing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)

Information for Climate Change Adaptation

Lessons and Needs in South Asia

Ready or Not

Assessing National Institutional Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation

Making Adaptation Count

Concepts and Options for Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation

Guidelines for Reporting Information on Public Climate Finance

Comparative Analysis of National Climate Change Strategies in Developing Countries

Adaptation Planning Under a Copenhagen Agreement

Laying a Foundation for Projects, Policies, and Capacities that Countries Need

Enabling Adaptation

Priorities for Supporting the Rural Poor in a Changing Climate

Enabling Climate Adaptation

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Advancing the Key Elements of the Paris Agreement

Lessons from Adaptation Pilots in the Rainfed Regions of India

Lessons and Needs in South Asia

Assessing National Institutional Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation

Concepts and Options for Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation

Laying a Foundation for Projects, Policies, and Capacities that Countries Need

Priorities for Supporting the Rural Poor in a Changing Climate

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