Supporting climate negotiations: examining the evidence

The report identifies three 'drivers of influence' for supporting negotiators: strengthening delegations, developing strategies, and shaping international negotiations. It notes a shift from early projects that primarily provided financial aid for attendance toward more recent efforts focused on technical positions and alliance building. The authors recommend that future support be demand-led, flexible, and focused on building sustainable domestic capacity and trust between providers and beneficiaries.

• Negotiations support projects are categorized by three 'drivers of influence': strengthening delegations through financial and technical aid, helping countries develop clear national strategies and positions, and enabling countries to shape international negotiations by building alliances and influencing agendas.
• There has been a shift in the focus of support projects over time; while initial projects mainly provided financial support for delegates to attend meetings, more recent initiatives emphasize the development of national positions on technical issues and the creation of alliances to increase influence.
• Effective project delivery often involves using consortia of partners to provide multidisciplinary support and establishing a foundation of trust between the delivery organization and the beneficiary.
• Many analyzed projects lacked comprehensive sustainability or exit strategies, despite the uncertainty of future funding.
• Monitoring and evaluation of these projects are currently limited and often driven by contractual requirements rather than a standardized set of effectiveness criteria.

APA

Mylvaganam, A., Dodwell, C., Sefton, J., Shaxson, L., Maxwell, S., Hamza-Goodacre, D., & Sura, K. (2013). Supporting climate negotiations: examining the evidence. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CDKN_Supporting_negotiators_final_revised_18-12-2013_hi-res-1.pdf

Chicago

Mylvaganam, Arani, Chris Dodwell, Justine Sefton, Louise Shaxson, Simon Maxwell, Dan Hamza-Goodacre, and Kiran Sura. Supporting climate negotiations: examining the evidence. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CDKN_Supporting_negotiators_final_revised_18-12-2013_hi-res-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mylvaganam2013supporting, author = {Mylvaganam, Arani and Dodwell, Chris and Sefton, Justine and Shaxson, Louise and Maxwell, Simon and Hamza-Goodacre, Dan and Sura, Kiran}, title = {{Supporting climate negotiations: examining the evidence}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CDKN_Supporting_negotiators_final_revised_18-12-2013_hi-res-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }