Integrating Environmental and Climate Action into Development Co-operation
Reporting on DAC Members’ High-Level Meeting Commitments
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At their High-Level Meeting (HLM) in 2020, members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) set out a number of commitments and aspirations to align development co-operation with the objectives of international agreements to fight climate change and protect the environment. One year later, this report documents the individual and collective steps taken to give effect to the four voluntary commitments set out in the HLM Communiqué. It provides information on provisions and actions taken by DAC members to systematically integrate international environment and climate goals into development co-operation, to pursue more coordinated approaches, to support the transition of developing countries towards sustainable development pathways, and to better address the particular needs of Small Island Developing States.
Also available in: French
Executive summary
The transition towards environmentally sustainable, low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathways is critical for countries’ ability to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As a result, development co-operation providers recognise the need to better support developing countries in this transition. In response to commitments on environment and climate change by Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) taken at their High-Level Meeting (HLM) in November 2020, this report provides information on: 1) steps taken to pursue more co-ordinated approaches in supporting climate change and environmental objectives; 2) efforts to systematically integrate international environment and climate goals into development co-operation policies; 3) specific approaches to support developing countries in achieving transitions that are environmentally sustainable, low-emissions and climate-resilient; and 4) DAC Members’ policies to better address the particular needs of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Also available in: French
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