By Topic: Climate change
COP29: Calling all nations to work together for our common good
Looking back at this year’s COP, Jamie Williams, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor on Poverty Reduction sees only division, delay and broken promises. COP29 has been an immense…
Read moreA gift and a message from COP29
As Azerbaijan, the host of COP29, plans to expand gas production by up to a third over the next decade. Jamie Williams, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for…
Read moreCOP29: Reflections on the glacial pace of proceedings
On the second week of COP29, Jamie William’s, Islamic Relief’s Senior Advisor on Poverty Reduction, perceives a lack of urgency incongruent with the pressing demands of the climate…
Read moreCOP29: Long nights in Azerbaijan
Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor on Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, reports in as COP29 gets underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. We have to be optimistic. It’s been a hard…
Read moreCOP29: The problem for Islamic Relief
As country delegates congregate again at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations climate change convention, Islamic Relief will be there. We will be supporting…
Read moreMaking climate financing work for communities
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our world today and, in many countries, it is the most vulnerable communities that are bearing the brunt…
Read moreClimate Conference: Mired in division
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, approaches its conclusion, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, has shared his latest thoughts…
Read moreClimate Conference: Non-economic loss and damage from climate breakdown
Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, has penned his latest blog from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. Islamic Relief has…
Read moreClimate Conference: Listen to the boss
Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, is in Germany attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference and shares his experience hearing a speech from…
Read moreAdapting for the future: The importance of community-based adaptation
In his second of 2 blogs, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, focuses on how locally-led adaptation can address the impacts of climate change.…
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