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Deborah Murphy
Senior Associate
Deborah Murphy has more than twelve years experience working on climate change issues.
Much of her work focuses on the climate change regime at the international, national and regional levels. Her recent work has involved research, policy analysis and capacity building on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD); agriculture; climate change governance; and more fully exploring the linkages between climate change and other policy frameworks (clean energy, foreign policy, and international development). She also works as an international development consultant on environmental projects with the Canadian International Development Agency.
Prior to joining IISD, Deborah’s work in the private sector as Vice President with Resource Futures International included lengthy research and consulting assignments in India and China in the area of climate change. She has extensive experience with international development cooperation projects in the environment sector, including managing projects with CIDA, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and United Nations agencies. Prior to this, she was Senior Policy Advisor at Environment Canada, responsible for managing domestic and international environmental technology cooperation initiatives.
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sNAPshot | Funding Adaptation Through Cambodia’s National BudgetThe National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes underway in a growing number of developing countries require significant funding that is expected to come from a mix of sources, including domestic public finance, international public finance and private finance. -
sNAPshot: Kenya's County Climate Change FundsThis policy brief looks at how five county governments in Kenya have established County Climate Change Funds (CCCFs) that identify, prioritize and finance investments to reduce climate risk and achieve adaptation priorities. -
Financing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs): Leveraging private investmentAn animated infographic for this paper can be found here.Sustainable financing of NAMAs in many cases ultimately requires blending funds from... -
Democratic Republic of Congo: Greenhouse gas emissions baseline projectionDevelopment of greenhouse gas emission baseline projections, or business-as-usual scenarios, are critical for the assessment of nationally... -
Republic of Rwanda: Greenhouse gas emissions baseline projectionDevelopment of greenhouse gas emission baseline projections, or business-as-usual scenarios, are critical for the assessment of nationally... -
Developing Financeable NAMAs: A Practitioner's GuideNationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are fast becoming the climate finance vehicle of choice to help developing countries transition... -
NAMA Concepts for BangladeshThis policy brief presents the results of a screening exercise to identify NAMA concepts for Bangladesh.Multiple government planning documents were... -
Designing Effective REDD+ Safeguard Information Systems: Building on existing systems and country experiences (Key Messages)A key determinant of REDD+ success will be the continued development and implementation of safeguards.An important element of REDD+ safeguards is... -
Designing Effective REDD+ Safeguard Information Systems: Building on existing systems and country experiences (Policy Paper)A key determinant of REDD+ success will be the continued development and implementation of safeguards.An important element of REDD+ safeguards is... -
Designing Effective REDD+ Safeguard Information Systems: Building on existing systems and country experiences - Policy Brief A key determinant of REDD+ success will be the continued development and implementation of safeguards.An important element of REDD+ safeguards is... -
Encouraging a Triple Dividend in Agriculture: Increased food security, improved adaptive capacity and reduced emissionsActions in the agriculture sector have the potential to produce a triple win for developing countries by increasing food security, enhancing... -
Peering over the Ledge and Stepping Back (Again): The Bonn Climate Change Conference May 2012While the COP 17 outcomes did provide some clarity as to what Parties were striving to develop in response to climate change.It was (as it always... -
Agriculture and Climate Change: Post-Durban issues for negotiators The inclusion of text on agriculture in the Outcome of the Work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention ... -
Building REDD+ Policy Capacity for Developing Country Negotiators and Land Managers Phase III: Lessons learned Two critical determinants of REDD+ success moving forward are: (1) developing and implementing REDD+ safeguard information systems (SIS) and (2)... -
Agriculture in an International Climate Change AgreementAgriculture's profile in the international climate change negotiations has grown, and there is increasing awareness of the importance of food... -
Safeguards and Multiple Benefits in a REDD+ Mechanism IISD has partnered with the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre (ASB-ICRAF) to deliver a project that... -
REDD+ after Cancun: Moving from negotiation to implementation Hanoi - Vietnam May 18-20, 2011 - Workshop Report and Main MessagesIISD has partnered with the Alternatives to Slash and Burn Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre (ASB-ICRAF)... -
REDD+ after Cancun: Moving from negotiation to implementation Douala, Cameroon, May 10-12, 2011 - Workshop Report and Main MessagesIISD has partnered with the Alternatives to Slash and Burn Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre (ASB-ICRAF)... -
REDD Development Dividend Task Force Meeting ReportIISD and ASB-ICRAF held the first meeting of the REDD Development Dividend Task Force on January 25-26, 2011 in Manila, Philippines.Through... -
REDD-plus: An area of potential success in CancunDeborah Murphy (with the International Institute for Sustainable Development) and Peter A. Minang (with the Alternatives to Slash and Burn... -
Expanding Agriculture's Role in the International Climate Change Regime: Capturing the opportunitiesAgriculture's profile in the international negotiations on climate change is increasing.Agriculture is responsible for around 14 per cent of global... -
The Emerging International Climate Change Regime: Opportunities and challenges for the Canadian agricultural sectorCanada's agricultural sector will be affected by policy decisions that respond to the climate change challenge.At the international level,... -
Action on Implementation of Copenhagen Accord Most Critical for CanadaThe government of Canada has decided that its climate change response will be closely linked to that of the United States.However, Canada does not... -
Climate Change and International Investment Agreements: Obstacles or opportunities?Climate change presents a challenge unprecedented in human history. In November 2007, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its... -
REDD After Copenhagen: The way forwardThis paper analyizes the outcomes of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP-15) held in December 2009 in the area of reducing... -
REDD: Bridging the Gap between Negotiation and Action - Key Messages for CopenhagenThis policy brief summarizes key messages for the negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing... -
Copenhagen: A Memorable Time for All the Wrong Reasons?Director John Drexhage and Associate Deborah Murphy examine the outcomes of COP15 held in Copenhagen in December 2009. The final result of COP 15... -
Agriculture and Climate Change: A post-2012 agreement must give agriculture the attention it deservesAgriculture is responsible for 14 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The most critical emissions are from agricultural land use where... -
The REDD Negotiations: Moving into CopenhagenThis paper provides an analysis of the options for including REDD in a post-2012 agreement. It aims to identify the key issues and questions to be... -
Status of the UNFCCC Negotiations: Outcomes of the Bonn Climate Change TalksThis paper provides an overview of the status of the international climate change negotiations, with an emphasis on the outcomes of the Bonn... -
Financing for Developing CountriesThis background paper describes the role and profile of climate change financing for developing countries in a new international post-2012 climate... -
Encouraging Developing Country Participation in a Future Climate Change RegimeThis paper explores how major developing economies might become effectively engaged in a post-2012 climate change regime. The paper sets out a... -
International Carbon Market Mechanisms in a Post-2012 Climate Change AgreementThis background paper provides an overview of the role and profile of international carbon market mechanisms in a new international post-2012... -
Status of the UNFCCC Negotiations: Outcomes of the Bonn Climate Change Talks, March-April 2009This paper provides an overview of the status of the international climate change negotiations with an emphasis on the outcomes of the Climate... -
Status of the UNFCCC Negotiations: Outcomes of COP 14 PoznanThis paper provides an overview of the status of the international climate change negotiations, with an emphasis on the outcomes of COP 14 in... -
Climate Change Mitigation through Land Use Measures in the Agriculture and Forestry SectorsThis paper reviews the status of the post-2012 negotiations on climate change mitigation through land-use measures in the agriculture and forestry... -
Expanding Agriculture's Role in a Post-2012 Climate Change RegimeThe aim of this paper is to examine how agriculture can be effectively included in a post-2012 regime. The paper examines issues related to the... -
Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Development in a Post-2012 Climate Regime: Implications for the Development DividendThere is broad consensus in the international talks on a post-2012 climate change regime on the need for some perpetuation of the CDM—a market... -
A Way Forward: Canadian perspectives on post-2012 climate policyParties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol agreed on the Bali Action Plan in December 2007. The plan... -
Furthering EU Objectives on Climate Change and Clean Energy: Building Partnerships with Major Developing Economies The European Union has demonstrated resolve to remain at the forefront of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but achieving the EU's... -
Market Mechanisms for Sustainable Development: How Do They Fit in the Various Post-2012 Climate Efforts?This new report, developed under IISD's Development Dividend Project, takes a first step at understanding the implications of the various possible... -
Climate Change and Foreign Policy: An exploration of options for greater integrationClimate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Increasing evidence of the impacts of climate change and that human actions are... -
Which Way Forward? - Issues in developing an effective climate regime after 2012A post-2012 climate change regime will need to balance the diverse needs of all countries while striving to prevent the potentially serious... -
Realizing the Development Dividend: Making the CDM Work for Developing Countries (Phase I Report) - Executive SummaryThe CDM has a host of objectives not directly related to climate ... -
Realizing the Development Dividend: Making the CDM Work for Developing Countries (Phase I Report)The CDM has a host of objectives not directly related to climate ...
Education
Master of Arts in Public Administration (1999): Carleton University.
Graduate Diploma in International Development and Cooperation (1993): University of Ottawa.
Bachelor of Education (1985): Acadia University.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1983): St. Francis Xavier University.