Agreements and Projects
UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
The secretariat of the framework is tasked with supporting the United Nations' efforts to mitigate the effects of global climate change. The convention was signed in 1992 and was the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the 2007 Kyoto Protocol. The ultimate objective of the Convention is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations "at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human-induced) interference with the climate system. Therefore, this process requires the determination of climate change risks, which involves the process of “integrated assessment.”. Integrated assessment involves interdisciplinary approaches such as environmental, societal, and economic impacts.
The convention places the onus on industrialized countries, based on the principle that the "more you destroy, the more you build." As a result, the Annex 1 countries were obliged to not only work towards decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions but also to help other countries battling with climate change by funding
ACE(Action for Empowerment)
Action for Empowerment is a term adopted by the UNFCCC to denote work under Article 6 of the Convention and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement. It serves 6 key elements to tackle climate change: education and public awareness, training, public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation.
COP28
The 28th conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between November 30 and December 12, 2023. The conference signaled the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. This laid the groundwork for reducing the usage of fossil fuels, with the largest oil market countries contributing to the agenda. The meetings included a critique of the current achievement of the aims set in the Paris Agreement and the enhancement of the principles of the UNFCCC in combating the climate change crisis.
Decisions taken include:
Scaling up financial resources for climate adaptation and mobilizing these sources for easier access.
Prioritizing local ownership through channeling finance at the local level.
Investing in the design, piloting, delivery, and scaling up of climate adaptation programming.
Enhancing the disaster risk finance mechanisms, ecosystem restoration, sustainable agriculture, building climate-smart infrastructure and resilient food, water, and energy systems; and strengthening shock-responsive and inclusive social protection systems.
Strengthening operational partnerships across governments international and regional organizations, financial institutions and mechanisms, civil society, local communities, and the private sector.
Marrakesh Partnership For Global Climate Action
During the two weeks of COP22, the winners socialized "Reflections on the way forward" as an entrance to climate change. Parties and observers gathered for their input. based on these consultations the champions finalized their offer for future climate change and published it at the Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action. Since the release of the Marrakesh Partnership within the documents.
The most significant reason for the Marrakesh Partnership is to collaborate between governments and cities that must act on climate change. Marrakesh Partnership activities include collaboration with regional climate weeks and other organizations. The main idea of it is to generate enough momentum among a critical group within the sector so that systematic change picks up the point.
The Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement is a legally strict treaty on climate change. It acknowledges the increase in global average temperature as 2°C. This temperature is shown to be above the expectations which was to limit the increase at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. To reach that goal greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025 at the latest and decline 43% by 2030.
The Paris Agreement is a climate change process because, for the first time, an agreement brings all nations together to take action for climate change combat. Zero-carbon solutions are becoming competitive across economic sectors representing 25% of emissions. In this move, the power and transport sectors changed and new job opportunities were formed. By 2030, zero-carbon solutions could be competitive in sectors representing over 70% of global emissions.
Some of the clauses in the Paris Agreement:
This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objectives, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including:
Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change;
Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development in a manner that does not threaten food production;
Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development.
This agreement will be implemented to reflect equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances.
SAARC Agreement on Rapid Response to Natural Disasters
The SAARC agreement envisages the creation of a preferential trading area that includes the seven member states of SAARC. The countries that are included in the SAARC are Bangladesh, Butan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, which were signed in Dhaka in April 1993.
It aims to accelerate the process of economic and social development through its increased intra-regional membership.SAARC also makes headway in greening economies and investing in the environment and ecosystems. In Bangkok, on September 22, 2015, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) made introductions to the greenway. According to the SAAR-UNEP report, the South African environment has taken good steps towards a green economy and green growth. However, climate change and extreme weather may decelerate green growth.
EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement
EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement is a platform for cooperation in the area of natural and technological disasters in the Mediterranean. The main goal of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement is the risk management of cooperation and promotion between the member states and countries on a multi-disciplinary path to enhance faith in prevention. Furthermore, protection against the risks and better preparation have been provided. The decision given in the agreement is to open up any member state that may contribute to the agreement by becoming a member.
Last updated