By Topic: Climate change
Making 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.…
Read moreAdapting for the future: Preparing for the climate breakdown
In the first of 2 blogs, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, Jamie Williams, talks about the effects climate change could have on our world over…
Read moreCOP28: An oil and gas polluter’s party
As COP28 comes to a close, Jamie Williams, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, sees little cause for celebration. COP28 closes in Dubai with a decision…
Read moreCOP28: Wheels spinning, not much movement
As COP28 reaches its halfway point, Jamie Williams, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor for Poverty Reduction, takes a measure of events so far. It started well. On the…
Read moreCOP28: Explained
Ahead of the start of COP28 on Thursday, Jamie Williams, Islamic Relief’s Senior Policy Advisor on Poverty Reduction, explains the thought behind the global gathering and the ‘big…
Read moreProfessor Saleemul Huq, pioneering climate change scientist, 1952 – 2023
Jamie Williams, Islamic Relief’s senior policy advisor for poverty reduction, reflects on the life and legacy of a man who helped to shape Islamic Relief’s climate policy. The…
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