Climate change is a global challenge that affects all countries, but its impacts are felt more severely in developing countries, and by specific social groups. The extent of the efforts and cooperation required to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change are significant. South-South cooperation refers to the framework of collaboration between developing countries in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, and technological realms. It is a platform for countries, international organizations, civil society, academics and the private sector to exchange knowledge, skills, resources, and successful practices in a variety of fields. The concept of South-South cooperation has emerged as a significant tool for achieving sustainable development, including addressing climate change challenges.
The 6th Capacity-building Talk will offer a space to explore challenges and share good practices of climate action capacity-building provided in the framework of South-South cooperation. South-South cooperation can play an important complementary role to North-South cooperation in enhancing capacities in developing countries to implement effective climate action. This has been highlighted in a joint report by the United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General and the UNFCCC secretariat on “Catalysing the Implementation of NDCs in the Context of the 2030 Agenda through South-South Cooperation”, as well as through a series of reports by the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee on South-South and triangular cooperation on climate technologies.
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