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- Blog
- 2023

How JETPs can be of service to COP28
UNFCCC can act to tackle unfit international cooperation, without having to be the place where all the cooperative processes take place. JETPs were born at the outskirts of the COP, but nonetheless are an extraordinary source of learning that COP28 needs.
- Marta Torres-Gunfaus, Henri Waisman
- Press release
- 2023

New DDP report calls for “innovative international cooperation” to reach Paris Agreement goals, as COP28 starts this week
Traditional approaches to international cooperation are insufficient to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement. As a complement to the existing governance framework, innovative solutions must start happening, according to a new report “Innovative International Cooperation for Climate” published by the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) Initiative.
- Blog
- 2023

The Global Stocktake: A critical juncture for increased ambition
The first Global Stocktake will culminate at COP28 after two years of technical and political processes. It is a critical milestone to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
- Henri Waisman, Marta Torres-Gunfaus, Renee Karunungan
- Glossary
- 2023

COP28 GST Glossary of Terms
New to the UNFCCC COP process? Here are some terms to know that can help you navigate the negotiations at this year’s Global Stocktake.
- Comics
- 2023

International Cooperation in Comics
Today, the DDP launched its report on “Innovative International Cooperation for Climate”. Here we have a comics strip to illustrate what innovative international could mean. Follow the story of the forest animals and how they work together on creative solutions to solve their problem.
- Blog
- 2023

International cooperation crucial to COP28 success
The UNFCCC stresses the need to envisage systems’ transformation in climate policy and identifies a set of key conditions to implement them, as part of the synthesis report of the first Global Stocktake (GST).
- Henri Waisman, Marta Torres-Gunfaus
- Video
- 2023

Watch: Africa’s participation in the Global Stocktake
Watch a video with Africa GST Project lead Xolisa Ngwadla on the key findings of the report “Status Quo Analysis on African engagement and perspectives on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Global Stocktake”
- Post
- 2023

Inclusive and nationally-owned long-term planning: a way of meeting both climate and development objectives for African countries
African countries need a concrete vision of their low-greenhouse gas and climate-resilient development that reflects their national circumstances.
- Sécou Sarr, Chukwumerije Okereke, Henri Waisman, Ogheneruona Diemuodeke, Samba Fall, Johannes Svensson
- Post
- 2023

Africa GST Project: Africa’s engagement in the Global Stocktake
The first global stocktake under the Paris Agreement will conclude at CoP 28 in Dubai, with a technical process since 2022. African participation is limited due to capacity constraints. The Africa GST Project aims to enhance African perspectives and address challenges identified in a status quo analysis. It emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and raising ambition levels to bridge the ‘implementation gap.’ The Africa GST Project will publish further outputs before CoP 28 to advance African priorities in the global stocktake process.
- Xolisa Ngwadla