Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique

The issue of interstate distribution of financial resources provided under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support adaptation in developing countries has attracted considerable attention both in academic circles and in international negotiations. Which parameter...

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Autor principal:	Romain Weikmans
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Publicado:	Éditions en environnement VertigO 2016
Materias:	climate change adaptation international finance official development assistance UNFCCC aid allocation Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e6cadb6ae009474bb62b122c758c8d1c2021-12-02T10:00:44ZDimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique1492-844210.4000/vertigo.17677https://doaj.org/article/e6cadb6ae009474bb62b122c758c8d1c2016-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/17677https://doaj.org/toc/1492-8442The issue of interstate distribution of financial resources provided under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support adaptation in developing countries has attracted considerable attention both in academic circles and in international negotiations. Which parameters should guide the allocation of these financial resources? Considerations of equity and efficiency are present in the text of the UNFCCC (1992) and in various decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. However it is apparent that notions of equity prevail in these texts regarding the allocation of adaptation funding. For some observers, this pre-eminence of equity issues comes from the difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of adaptation actions. It is right that significant uncertainties plague projections of climate change, exposure pathways and vulnerabilities. However, and as we discuss in this article, the assessment of countries’ vulnerabilities – i.e., the assessment of their adaptation needs – is equally complex. In our view, the focus on equity issues in the allocation of international adaptation finance should rather be understood as a reflection of ethical choices. This article aims at (i) highlighting these normative choices; and (ii) examining how they unfold in the allocative practices of dedicated multilateral climate funds.Romain WeikmansÉditions en environnement VertigOarticleclimate changeadaptationinternational financeofficial development assistanceUNFCCCaid allocationEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350FRVertigO, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2016)
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description	The issue of interstate distribution of financial resources provided under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support adaptation in developing countries has attracted considerable attention both in academic circles and in international negotiations. Which parameters should guide the allocation of these financial resources? Considerations of equity and efficiency are present in the text of the UNFCCC (1992) and in various decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. However it is apparent that notions of equity prevail in these texts regarding the allocation of adaptation funding. For some observers, this pre-eminence of equity issues comes from the difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of adaptation actions. It is right that significant uncertainties plague projections of climate change, exposure pathways and vulnerabilities. However, and as we discuss in this article, the assessment of countries’ vulnerabilities – i.e., the assessment of their adaptation needs – is equally complex. In our view, the focus on equity issues in the allocation of international adaptation finance should rather be understood as a reflection of ethical choices. This article aims at (i) highlighting these normative choices; and (ii) examining how they unfold in the allocative practices of dedicated multilateral climate funds.
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title	Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique
title_short	Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique
title_full	Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique
title_fullStr	Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique
title_full_unstemmed	Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique
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Dimensions éthiques de l’allocation du financement international de l’adaptation au changement climatique

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