Regional Consultation

Climate Resilient Low Carbon Strategies combine strategies to deal with climate risks and action to reduce carbon emissions, focusing on improving social, economic, health, and livelihoods. There is a need for analysing and deliberating on the pathways required to achieve Net Zero commitments for the countries in the region and regional approaches to achieve climate commitments and sustainable, inclusive economic growth. IRADe worked on a landscaping report and convened a consultation with key regional stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers to deliberate on the pathways and priorities to achieve climate-resilient inclusive development in the background of Net Zero commitments. 

 Some of the key priorities which emerged from the project are: 

• Building resilience to climate change depends on the preparedness to deal with the issues of the shock, including financial, technological, and societal resources. Multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral arrangement is essential to manage the climate change and shape the development process in the region. 

• Communities are central in addressing the climate resilience, low carbon and inclusive growth and there is a need to identify potential force multipliers in the region. Community based organisations like cooperatives have huge potential for inclusive and sustainable development. 

• Regional connectivity, technology, and private sector involvement are critical to developing sustainable renewable energy. Regional cooperation on energy transition, regional grid system, and multi-lateral water arrangements will build capacity of the nations. 

• Cleaner production, circular economy, renewable resolution, and sustainability can help mitigate risks of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.