LDC 2050 Vision: Towards a climate-resilient future
The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR) is an LDC-led, LDC-owned initiative to develop a long-term vision for delivering a climate-resilient future. LIFE-AR outlines the ambitious commitments that we LDCs are making together to ensure not to leave a single LDC behind.
The climate emergency calls for a historic shift in the way LDCs and the international community respond to climate change. LIFE-AR charts out an effective, ambitious response to the climate challenge, with all countries and communities — from the least to the most vulnerable — working hand in hand for a climate-resilient future.
To achieve this it's necessary to deliver mechanisms that are flexible and forward-looking; that respond to changing circumstances, needs and new knowledge as they arise; and that are transparent and open, with predictable budgets rather than funds for prescribed activities. This document highlights the need for mechanisms to be vertically integrated with government systems while also enabling horizontal collaboration across different sectors.
This vision supports the document's intention to develop long-term climate strategies under the Paris Agreement Article 4 paragraph 19 and to articulate ambitious leadership on climate action. Through it, would be possible to better address the long-term impacts of a changing climate and further define and update the adaptation priorities of our national adaptation plans (NAPs) and NDCs, in line with national development goals for climate resilience and poverty eradication.
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