Cross-border, cascading climate risks and the LDC Group: catalyzing management options within the UNFCCC

This policy brief highlights efforts to develop indicators capturing transboundary and cascading climate risks for inclusion in the UAE-Belém Work Programme, emphasizing regional and international cooperation to strengthen adaptation strategies for Least Developed Countries.

The policy brief puts forward the following key recommendations:

• Elevate and champion the voices of the LDC Group and the AGN within the UNFCCC processes.
• Encourage more countries and regional institutions to actively propose regional and multi-country adaptation projects.
• Increase climate finance for regional and multi-country adaptation projects.
• Leverage the support and existing policy mechanisms of regional bodies for the cooperative management of transboundary climate and adaptation risks.
• Fund the LDC Expert Group (LEG) and others to develop technical guidelines for assessing TCARs in the NAPs.