20160518-联合国-资金与效力-中国气候变化南南合作：历史回顾与未来展望_Chinas Climate Change South-South cooperation to date and future trends . more money more impact.pptx

;Research Paper More money, more impact? China’s Climate Change South-South Cooperation to date and future trends;1;2;3;FOREWARD;The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, as the lead UN entity mandated by the General Assembly to promote and support South-South and triangular cooperation, stands ready to work with our fellow UN agencies and other stakeholders on this vitally important topic. I am convinced that this research paper will strengthen the understanding of the international community on the unique added value of China’s leadership in this area. My hope is that this is just the first of many studies that will spark discussion on how to enhance existing and new partnerships in this field. I congratulate UNDP on this most impressive work.;6;7;;derive from the production of its globally exported goods.6 As some of these high-emission heavy and light industries are being relocated to other developing countries, China’s South- South cooperation will be crucial for supporting recipient countries in greening these industries and avoiding a lock-in effect on high-emission technologies and fossil fuels. As the world’s largest developing country, China seeks to ‘become a demonstration model that other developing countries can follow in pursuing sustainable development’ by avoiding reliance on the traditional high-pollution and high-emission development pathways (NCSC 2015). Furthermore, China’s vast experience in adapting to the adverse effects of climate change is of crucial importance to many developing countries. Acknowledging that ‘climate change is a common challenge confronted by humankind’ China advocates for the strengthening of international cooperation ‘to tackle it together’ and has been actively expanding its climate change South-South cooperation, in particular with African countries and Small Island Developing States, through the provision of technical support, technology transfer