Tag: Global Goal on Adaptation
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‘To Do or Not To Do’ after COP28
By now there have been many analysis pieces written about COP28 and the successes or failures it has delivered. This is partly due to a Conference of Parties (COP) final decision document which can be hundreds of pages long, with complexities on many articles (chapters of the decision), specific wordings and language that is finally…
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Through the looking glass
Global goal on adaptation
One of the pillars of the Paris agreement is the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), which is addressed in Article 7.1 the GGA aims at “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to contributing to sustainable development and ensuring an adequate response in the context of the temperature…
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Time to Focus on the Global Goal on Adaptation
During the negotiations that led to the historic Paris Agreement at the 21st UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in 2015, the climate vulnerable countries argued for and succeeded in getting the global goal on mitigation of staying below two degrees Celsius—and if possible, below 1.5 degrees Celsius. This was indeed a remarkable achievement for the…