Incremental Progress but Limited Ambition: COP26 delivers mixed results for LDCs

Following a two-year hiatus in negotiations due to the pandemic and the failure of the preceding Madrid talks to deliver enough political impetus, trust in the entire UN-led process on climate action hung in the balance as delegates arrived in Glasgow for COP26, particularly for climate-vulnerable countries such as those comprising the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group.

This issue paper reviews the outcomes of COP26 and outlines the key climate action priorities for LDCs throughout 2022 and beyond.