Climate change affects us all, but developing countries are particularly exposed to its impacts. The vulnerability of poor countries to natural hazards of various kinds is so extensive that it is already threatening the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

The Swedish Government has decided to contribute to international efforts in adaption and risk reduction by launching the international Commission on Climate Change and Development. Through the Commission, expertise on development, disaster risk reduction and climate change can help identify a way forward.

The Commission on Climate Change and Development gathers 13 renowned individuals and is probably unique in its international character and balanced composition. It will be chaired by the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ms Gunilla Carlsson.

A secretariat under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will help the Commission in its work.

Welcome to this webpage and please contact the Secretariat if you have further questions.

Progress report

Progress report for the Commission on Climate Change and Development available here.
 Progress report

Speech

Commission Chair Gunilla Carlsson addressed the roundtable on 'Are the right risks insured?', during the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneve on 24 June.
 Speech

Side event in Bonn

Friday 6 June the Commission on Climate Change and Development organized a side event at the climate negotiations at SB28 in Bonn.
The topic was on "Financing climate change adaptation" and the event attracted an audience of almost 50 people. The panel of speakers included Yvo de Boer, Ian Johnson, Anders Wijkman, Saleemul Huq and Johan Schaar.
Read more at iisd.ca
 Ian Johnsons intervention at the side event

Meeting 10-13 may

The Commission held its second formal meeting over 10-13 May, 2008, in Cambodia to learn of the affects of climate change on a low-lying, riverine country and of how people are adapting.

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