Post COP 21 Paris: Now What?

The negotiations at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris have yielded a historic agreement that promises to shape not only the global strategy for cutting emissions, but also the way we live on this planet. In bringing together competing interests and disparate voices from the developing and developed nations of the world, the COP 21 agreement provides an unprecedented opportunity for pursuing the imperative of climate justice through united and meaningful action.

This issue's contents includes: (i) COP21 Paris: Now What?; (ii) Renewable Energy for Climate Justice; (iii) Flexibility and Foresight for Meaningful Action; (iv) Climate Finance for Effective Adaptation; (v) Historic, but Room for more Ambition; (vi) Sunita Narain Highlights the Hits and Misses of Paris Climate Deal; (vii) CDKN on Paris Agreement; (viii) A Climate Agreement for a Resilient World; (ix) Unicef Seeks Ambitious Action on Climate Change; (x) Let’s Lead in Zero Emission; (xi) Climate Compatible Development: Synergies with the SDGs; (xii) Pressing the Wrong Climate Button; (xiii) Integrating of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Myanmar; (xiiii) Resilient Odisha: Addressing Changing Climate and Disaster Risks at the Local Level; (xiv) Synergized Standard Operating Procedures for Hazardous Weather Events; (xv) Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation; and (xvi) COP21: Resources for New Climate Agreement.