Presentation
Southern Transitions, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the University of Cape Town, Dr. Sonja Klinsky, and IDDRI make the following submission regarding the work to be undertaken under the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) and potential topics for the dialogues, as per the mandate set out in FCCC/PA/CMA/2023/L.14, para. 6: "Invites Parties, observers and other non-Party stakeholders to submit views on work to be undertaken under, as well as possible topics for the dialogues under, the work programme via the submission portal by 15 February each year, beginning in 2024."
IDDRI et al. submission on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Key Messages
- The JTWP could fulfill several roles, which we describe in this submission. These include signaling global needs, setting mandates, consolidating knowledge, envisioning funding models, convening key actors, and strategizing international cooperation for just transitions.
- Priority areas that the JTWP could consider, include:
○ Just Resilience: Adaptation can lead to unequal outcomes, and an equitable approach requires recognizing interconnected systems and ensuring that climate actions protect vulnerable communities, without exacerbating risks elsewhere. "Just resilience" is a concept that can help explore equity in adaptation.
○ International cooperation: International cooperation is essential for advancing just transitions across a range of domestic contexts. This requires bringing attention to the international cooperation ecosystem—both within and beyond the UN climate regime.
- During COP29, calls were made for the JTWP to produce more “concrete outcomes”, with parties seeking a structured approach and clear timelines to unlock the programme’s full potential. In this submission, based on the analysis of potential roles and taking into account identified priority areas, we suggest specific outcomes and their modalities that could be achieved by the work programme. They include a Just Transition Guidance Framework, a Just Transition Task Force, amongst others.