Introduction to our work on global climate law, policy and governance: supporting LDCs in and outside of the UNFCCC process

IIED supports the least developed countries (LDCs) and other vulnerable developing countries to achieve equitable and ambitious outcomes in global climate decision-making. We also help individual countries prepare for the effective implementation of these decisions through national policy and legislative strengthening.

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Stepping up global ambition for climate action and justice
A programme of work showing how IIED is supporting the most vulnerable countries to increase global ambition to stay below 1.5°C
Delegates from the LDC Group, including chair Gebru Jember Endalew and IIED's Achala Abeysinghe discuss the revised APA text, Bonn, May 2017 (Photo: IISD/ENB/Kiara Worth)

Delegates from the LDC Group, including chair Gebru Jember Endalew and IIED's Achala Abeysinghe discuss the revised APA text, Bonn, May 2017 (Photo: IISD/ENB/Kiara Worth)

 

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aims to prevent dangerous climate change without compromising sustainable economic development. Adopted in December 2015 and already in force, the implementation of and drive to increase ambition under the Paris Agreement will shape the work of the UNFCCC for the foreseeable future.

To achieve the UNFCCC's goal, all countries must be able to participate fully in formulating global climate change policies. In particular, the concerns of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change must be taken into account. Yet many global decisions are taken without proper representation by these countries.

LDCs and other vulnerable countries often lack the capacity to participate effectively in global policymaking processes. They often have limited financial resources, evidence-based research support and the technical and legal advice they need to negotiate issues effectively. Their small delegations often include new negotiators who must learn on the job.

We support negotiators from LDCs and other vulnerable countries in five main ways:

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