Climate Strategies’ submission to SBSTA and SBI on the UAE Just Transition Work Programme

Climate Strategies argues that the upcoming Just Transition mechanism must overcome the current fragmentation of the UNFCCC architecture by integrating finance, technology, and stakeholder engagement. The submission recommends grounding the mechanism in real-world implementation evidence from the Global South, adopting multi-level and multi-sector governance, and ensuring that participation for marginalized groups translates into meaningful policy influence rather than mere procedural consultation.

• The current UNFCCC approach to Just Transitions is fragmented across various work streams, funds, and committees, which risks creating 'symbolic justice' that fails to redistribute power or challenge existing power structures.
• Implementation of Just Transitions in the Global South is hindered by structural barriers including the exclusion of social dimensions from climate finance, poor cross-institutional coordination, and a lack of capacity at the local level.
• Current participation processes for stakeholders—including Indigenous Peoples, youth, and women—often remain procedural and do not result in actual influence over resource allocation or policy decisions.
• Many Just Transition efforts are politically fragile because they rely on executive decisions that can be reversed when governments change; a long-term international mechanism could provide necessary institutional durability.

APA

Climate Strategies (n.d.). Climate Strategies’ submission to SBSTA and SBI on the UAE Just Transition Work Programme. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Climate-Strategies_UNFCCC-JTWP-submission_March2026.pdf

Chicago

Climate Strategies. Climate Strategies’ submission to SBSTA and SBI on the UAE Just Transition Work Programme. n.d. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Climate-Strategies_UNFCCC-JTWP-submission_March2026.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{climatestrategiesndclimate, author = {{Climate Strategies}}, title = {{Climate Strategies’ submission to SBSTA and SBI on the UAE Just Transition Work Programme}}, publisher = {Climate Strategies}, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Climate-Strategies_UNFCCC-JTWP-submission_March2026.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }