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A perspective on the significance of reporting climate change adaptation information to the united nations framework convention on climate change

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  • K. B. Mantlana

    (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)

  • M. Ndiitwani

    (Walter Sisulu University)

  • S. Ndhleve

    (Walter Sisulu University)

Abstract

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the centre of the global policy response to climate change. The Paris Agreement, a legally binding treaty under the UNFCCC, has located climate change adaptation as a critical component of the global response to climate change. The Paris Agreement also establishes an enhanced transparency framework to track progress towards Parties climate change commitments. However, the UNFCCC has consistently maintained a marked difference in provisions for reporting climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation. Consequently, reporting on climate change adaptation lags far behind in detail when compared to that for reporting on climate change mitigation. Using literature review as the main method of analysis, this paper aims to understand the underlying factors that have resulted in the lack of specificity of reporting provisions of the UNFCCC for climate change adaptation and the consequences of non-mandatory provisions for reporting on climate change adaptation on national and global adaptation practice. The paper then highlights the benefits of regular reporting of climate change adaptation to the UNFCCC. It makes important contribution to the growing literature on global environmental governance, especially on national reporting of adaptation information, an under-studied and a poorly understood field.

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  • K. B. Mantlana & M. Ndiitwani & S. Ndhleve, 2024. "A perspective on the significance of reporting climate change adaptation information to the united nations framework convention on climate change," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 309-324, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ieaple:v:24:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s10784-024-09640-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10784-024-09640-2
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