At the end of a packed year of big development events, COP21 looms.
Climate change impact on ecosystems and livelihoods will affect the work of professionals in WASH to education to urban planning, and not one sector has been left out of the call to mainstream it in programming and strategies.
Most countries have already committed to specific target emissions in negotiations over the last year, although advocates argue they’re still short of what’s needed to keep the earth below its 2 degrees Celsius threshold. Financing remains a sticking point as the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris approaches — which will, in theory, lead to a new and more ambitious deal on greenhouse gas emission targets.