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The second week of the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (#COP24) opened overnight with a hive of activity.

Discussions this week will see the development of the Paris Agreement Rulebook that brings the #ParisAgreement to life through outlining how climate action will be carried out and accounted for by all Parties, to achieve the PA goals. This includes guidelines on how to track the national commitments made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as how to communicate the climate actions undertaken at the national level.

Today we spent time with Mr Joe Aitaro, Chief Negotiator for #Palau to find out how the negotiations were progressing in the key areas of #climatefinance.

Q. What has been on the table here at COP24 when it comes to climate finance and the Adaptation Fund?

Joe Aitaro: “We want to look at the Adaptation Fund, we know there are discussions going around that it will serve the Paris Agreement, but in particular we would like to finalise just how it will serve the Paris Agreement. We want to make sure that the Adaptation Fund does move forward as adaptation is crucial for us in the Small Island Developing States, so we want to make sure that it does progress and have a say in what form it will take or how it will be operationalised. That’s being discussed and negotiated right now on the floor. All the parties have agreed it will serve the Paris Agreement, but we need to finalise how it will - details such as the governance issues, who makes up the board, the financial flows and so on. Those are just the tip of the iceberg of what we are negotiating here at COP24.”

Full story here: www.sprep.org/news/three-point-q-and-a-with-mr-joe-aitaro-chief-negotiator-for-palau-at-the-un-cl...

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