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Deborah Murphy
Senior Associate
Deborah Murphy is a Senior Associate with over 20 years of professional experience as a policy analyst, technical expert and researcher on climate change, sustainable development and related issues. Much of her work has focused on climate change processes in developing countries, including the development of climate change action plans; low-carbon development strategies; adaptation plans; climate finance strategies; and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) frameworks. Recently, Deborah worked as an in-country advisor in Kenya for six years, assisting the government with its climate policy and promoting climate-resilient agriculture through a credit enhancement pilot initiative that promoted microfinance institution lending to small-scale farmers and aggregators engaged in the production of cassava, sorghum, dairy and indigenous chicken.
Previous work includes research on international climate agreements, market mechanisms, mainstreaming climate change and climate-resilient agriculture. Deborah has extensive experience with capacity-building and institutional strengthening projects, including consulting assignments with the Canadian International Development Agency (currently Global Affairs Canada), Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada’s National Round Table on Environment and Economy, United Nations Development Programme, United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and NDC Partnership.
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sNAPshot | Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation of Adaptation: Simplified, integrated, multilevelThis NAP Global Network Country Brief presents Kenya’s experience with the design of its adaptation monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. -
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development | Country Case Study: Kenya This case study on Kenya is part of a series of briefs focusing on alignment of country efforts under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. -
Integrating Climate Adaptation in Water Catchment Planning in UgandaThis briefing note provides an overview of the results of a climate risk assessment of water resources in the Ruhezamyenda catchment in Uganda, sets out recommendations on how to incorporate the learning into planning and implementation at the catchment level, and describes lessons for the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. -
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... -
Democratic Republic of Congo: Greenhouse gas emissions baseline projectionDevelopment of greenhouse gas emission baseline projections, or business-as-usual scenarios, are... -
Republic of Rwanda: Greenhouse gas emissions baseline projectionDevelopment of greenhouse gas emission baseline projections, or business-as-usual scenarios, are... -
Developing Financeable NAMAs: A Practitioner's GuideNationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are fast becoming the climate finance vehicle... -
NAMA Concepts for BangladeshThis policy brief presents the results of a screening exercise to identify NAMA concepts for... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Agriculture in an International Climate Change AgreementAgriculture's profile in the international climate change negotiations has grown, and there is... -
Safeguards and Multiple Benefits in a REDD+ Mechanism IISD has partnered with the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World... -
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... -
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... -
REDD Development Dividend Task Force Meeting ReportIISD and ASB-ICRAF held the first meeting of the REDD Development Dividend Task Force on January... -
REDD-plus: An area of potential success in CancunDeborah Murphy (with the International Institute for Sustainable Development) and Peter A. Minang... -
Expanding Agriculture's Role in the International Climate Change Regime: Capturing the opportunitiesAgriculture's profile in the international negotiations on climate change is increasing... -
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... -
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... -
Climate Change and International Investment Agreements: Obstacles or opportunities?Climate change presents a challenge unprecedented in human history. In November 2007, the... -
REDD After Copenhagen: The way forwardThis paper analyizes the outcomes of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP-15)... -
REDD: Bridging the Gap between Negotiation and Action - Key Messages for CopenhagenThis policy brief summarizes key messages for the negotiations on reducing emissions from... -
Copenhagen: A Memorable Time for All the Wrong Reasons?Director John Drexhage and Associate Deborah Murphy examine the outcomes of COP15 held in... -
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... -
The REDD Negotiations: Moving into CopenhagenThis paper provides an analysis of the options for including REDD in a post-2012 agreement. It... -
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,... -
Financing for Developing CountriesThis background paper describes the role and profile of climate change financing for developing... -
Encouraging Developing Country Participation in a Future Climate Change RegimeThis paper explores how major developing economies might become effectively engaged in a post... -
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... -
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... -
Status of the UNFCCC Negotiations: Outcomes of COP 14 PoznanThis paper provides an overview of the status of the international climate change negotiations,... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
A Way Forward: Canadian perspectives on post-2012 climate policyParties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol agreed on... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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 ...
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