Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

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Open efforts toward climate mitigation and adaptationOpen efforts toward climate mitigation and adaptation embrace transparency for improved monitoring and accountability and encouraging public participation in decision-making processes related to clima... More embrace transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More for improved monitoring and accountability and encouraging public participationGiving citizens opportunities to provide input into government decision-making leads to more effective governance, improved public service delivery, and more equitable outcomes. Technical specificatio... in decision-making processes related to climate action.

Technical specifications: Actions to reduce impact of climate change and adapt to anticipated changes. These may be attempts to mitigate climate change through reduction of greenhouse gases or commitments that explicitly aim to reduce vulnerability and or build resilience to climate impacts.

See also: Climate FinanceGovernments are making climate finance more open by introducing public oversight to ensure funds reach intended targets and making decision-making processes more inclusive to make vulnerable groups mo... More