Climate Plans for the People: Civil society and community participation in national action plans on climate change
Publication date
2024-03-25Subject
Climate changeCountry
BangladeshBrazil
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Chad
Indonesia
Kenya
Mozambique
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Peru
Senegal
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Oxfam NovibDocument type
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In 2024, all countries will be updating and submitting their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These national climate plans outline commitments towards tackling climate change. These plans impact all walks of life and must therefore be inclusive of the whole of society. By examining recent practices across 11 countries, Oxfam found that NDCs were not sufficiently inclusive, often failing to involve civil society and communities who bear the burden of climate change and the impact of climate transition plans. This paper explores who the main actors are in NDCs, which stakeholders have not been included, and why. In order to foster a sustainable, equitable, and inclusive social, economic, and political environment for climate action, the paper makes recommendations for the UN, governments, donors, international agencies and civil society.