Opinion: Communication Key for Implementing Climate Change Reforms

As a name, the Paris Agreement trips so effortlessly off the tongue that it would be easy to convince ourselves it's a single entity. But little could be further from the truth.

With 197 parties, the Paris Agreement is essentially 197 accords, which vary depending on the respective nations' needs and capabilities. In contrast with the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement framework stipulates that each country develop its own plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for staying resilient in the face of climate impacts.

While one country might set its focus on solid waste management, others will be looking at disaster risk management, emissions reductions through development of renewable energies, and so on.

Where the similarities are greater than the differences is in the hierarchy of decision-making and process. The voluntary pledges each country makes become the stated goal, and it is often then up to local governments to turn these wishes into the kind of reality that saves lives, bolsters the economy and protects the planet.

http://www.dw.com/en/want-a-climate-solution-start-talking/a-36228962

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