Climate Diplomacy
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Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century - the repercussions for our foreign policy agenda are substantial. Increasing water scarcity, additional flooding and extreme weather events directly threaten the livelihoods of millions worldwide and, in some cases, force people to migrate or trigger violent conflict. A stronger role for foreign policy in international climate policy has been called for – namely through climate diplomacy. The German Federal Foreign Office in cooperation with adelphi and partners has therefore launched the Climate Diplomacy initiative together with a number of activities designed to support action on climate change.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.