Définir le développement compatible avec le climat

This 2011 briefing by CDKN and ODI defines 'climate compatible development' as an integrated approach that combines climate mitigation, adaptation, and human development. It argues that policymakers must move beyond treating these as separate silos to achieve 'triple win' outcomes. The document outlines a new global development landscape shaped by climate risks and opportunities, providing examples from Guyana and Bolivia to illustrate how low-carbon and resilient strategies can be integrated into national planning.

• Climate compatible development is defined as a form of development that minimizes the negative effects of climate impacts while maximizing human development opportunities through a resilient, low-emissions future. It moves beyond the traditional separation of adaptation, mitigation, and development strategies, aiming for 'triple win' outcomes that simultaneously achieve low emissions, strengthen resilience, and promote development.
• The document identifies a 'new development landscape' characterized by shifting patterns of innovation, production, and trade, alongside unprecedented risks and uncertainties in finance, disasters, and conflict. A key element of this landscape is climate finance, which is shifting toward a 'polluter pays' principle rather than charitable motivations, requiring new governance structures and accountability to the UNFCCC rather than traditional aid donors.
• Low-carbon development focuses on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through energy efficiency, low-emission energy sources, and protecting carbon sinks like forests. While GHG reduction is not a primary priority for low-income countries, emissions from land-use changes and forestry are significant in countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, making initiatives like REDD+ critical.
• Climate-resilient development is a form of development capable of absorbing and recovering quickly from climate shocks and stresses. It emphasizes complexity and uncertainty, requiring a four-step process: assessing climate risks and uncertainties, developing measures to address them, prioritizing the most effective measures, and integrating them into development strategies.
• Climate change creates economic winners and losers. Exporters face rising transport costs, and island economies dependent on tourism may be negatively impacted by air travel costs. Conversely, some developing countries may benefit from biofuel demand, carbon market incentives for forest conservation, or demand for new resources, such as lithium in Bolivia.
• The document highlights specific national examples of climate-integrated strategies: Guyana uses a low-carbon development strategy focused on REDD+ payments to preserve rainforests and invest in clean energy and social services; Bolivia is utilizing the World Bank's Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience (PPCR) to strengthen information systems and integrate risk management into its economic and social development plan.

APA

Mitchell, T., & Maxwell, S. (2011). Définir le développement compatible avec le climat. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_CCD_French.pdf

Chicago

Mitchell, Tom, and Simon Maxwell. Définir le développement compatible avec le climat. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_CCD_French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mitchell2011dfinir, author = {Mitchell, Tom and Maxwell, Simon}, title = {{Définir le développement compatible avec le climat}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2011}, month = sep, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_CCD_French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }