UN SDG16 Conference in Rome and the session on "participation and engagement for inclusive climate action" - May 2023

During UN SDG16 Conference in Rome, and the session on "participation and engagement for inclusive climate action", was kicked off by Uchita de Zoysa 

answering the question "what are the main barriers and challenges preventing inclusive climate action and the realization of climate justice". Some pointed I highlighted included;

a.     Lack of convergence between the Climate & Sustainability Agendas (2030 Agenda & Paris Agreement are administered as separate international and national processes. similarly peace, human rights, etc. are on separate tracks)
b.     Lack of coherence on Climate Sustainability between Science, Policy, Enterprise and People (03 decades plus to find resolution on rights and responsibilities.  (NDC vs. VNR vs. Sustainability Reporting and lack of coherence and who knows about these in a nation)
c.     Fragmented institutional architecture for Climate Sustainability (UN:  500+ MEA SL: 425+ agencies in SL – 52 ministries – 09 provinces – 341 local authorities)
d. Fragmented and manipulated financial architecture (a new agenda for transformation was designed with a a new financing architecture. The emerging climate finance or blended finance for sustainability is still on the lending and borrowing model. No approach to ecosystems services based financing/budgeting/resourcing)
e.     Keeping space for games of deception – delaying the obvious 
f.     Siloed & sporadic Climate Action not reinforcing Peace, Justice & Inclusion for SDG16+
g. Inclusion is about co-creation for sustainable futures. The continued approach is keeping planning exclusive and exclude other stakeholders.