Saturday 11 November 2023
Panel
Global Goal on Adaptation: capacity-building and resilience to climate change
The Paris Agreement adopted a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) but left its content and substance undefined. The Glasgow-Sharm el-Sheik Work Programme was set up to elaborate the GGA under an overarching “framework,” scheduled to be finalized at COP28. Two differing perspectives have arisen, which have the potential to slow down the progress of the GGA framework. Developing countries aim to enrich the GGA by incorporating concrete targets, often with measurable aspects, into the framework. In contrast, developed countries prioritize the structure and process, and seek to reduce the emphasis on specific targets within the framework. This session on the GGA by the Climate Overshoot Commission focuses on ways in which the Commission recommendations on adaptation might help bridge the divide over the framework. Recommendations on 1) a vulnerability index, 2) metrics, and 3) early warning systems are to play particularly constructive roles in resolving disputes between developed and developing countries.
Jack Kimani
CEO, Climate Action Platform For Africa (CAP-A)
Moderator
Sébastien Treyer
Executive Director, IDDRI
Moderator
Zhongli Ding
Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, People's Republic of China
Speaker
Hina Rabbani Khar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Member, Global Commission on Governing Risks of Climate Overshoot
Speaker
Louise Mabulo
Member of the Youth Engagement Group, Climate Overshoot Commission
Speaker
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