Translation of "Core Capacity Building for Climate Change Program " (English → French) :

Exchange of best practice, training and capacity building (applicable to Climate change mitigation and adaptation, Biodiversity and Protection of water as mentioned above in this Annex).

Considers that the EU should continue providing financial support and capacity-building assistance to the Philippines for poverty alleviation, social inclusion, respect for human rights and the rule of law, the promotion of peace, reconciliation, security and judicial reform, and assisting the country in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery and the implementation of effective policies to tackle climate change.

40. Recalls that developing countries, in particular Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, have contributed the least to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but are the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have the least capacity to adapt; calls on all countries in a position to do so to support those countries that are the most vulnerable in their efforts to adapt and respond to the impacts of climate change in order to achieve climate-resilient sustaina ...[+++]ble development and to seek agreements on strengthening national adaptation planning processes, climate financing, technology transfer and capacity building;

54. Stresses that partnerships designed to strengthen governance at the local and national level must include building capacity to take climate change considerations in account in national decision-making processes, strengthening participation in international climate negotiations and multilateral institutions, and improving risk management and disaster prevention strategies;

43. To the extent that the GCCA entails action on mitigation, stresses that LDCs and SIDS need capacity-building and technical support in order to be able to enhance their participation in the CDM; also calls on the Commission to actively engage in international climate change negotiations with the goal of strengthening the CDM, to ensure additionality and coherence with development and climate goals; further calls on the Commission not to focus exclusively on CDM as the ultimate policy tool, but also provide alternative support for mitigation action more ...[+++] suitable for the poorest countries, with priority given both to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities and low-carbon technologies;

Systematic account shall be taken in mainstreaming into all areas of cooperation the following thematic or cross-cutting themes: human rights, gender issues, democracy, good governance, environmental sustainability, climate change, communicable and non-communicable diseases and institutional development and capacity building.