UNFCCC - Paris Agreement (6-Nov). Article 8: Capacity-building. lyrics

Article 8 (CAPACITY-BUILDING) 1. Option 1: Capacity-building under this Agreement should facilitate the enhancement of ability and capacity in all areas on climate change for developing country Parties, particularly vulnerable developing countries such as the LDCs, SIDS and Africa, in accordance with principles and provisions of the Convention to identify, design and implement adaptation and mitigation actions; facilitate technology development and the absorption of technology; facilitate access to finance; facilitate relevant aspects of education, training and public awareness; and facilitate the transparent, timely and accurate communication of information. Option 2: The objective of capacity-building under this Agreement is to enhance the capacities of Parties, in particular vulnerable developing countries, the LDCs and SIDS, to implement this Agreement effectively. Option 3: Capacity-building under this Agreement should facilitate the enhancement of ability and capacity in all areas on climate change for developing country Parties, particularly vulnerable developing countries such as the LDCs, SIDS and Africa, and other Parties in need of support, including countries with economies in transition, in accordance with principles and provisions of the Convention, to identify, design and implement adaptation and mitigation actions; facilitate technology development and the absorption of technology; facilitate access to finance; facilitate relevant aspects of education, training and public awareness; and facilitate the transparent, timely and accurate communication of information. Option 4: The objective of capacity-building under this Agreement is to enhance the capacities of Parties, in particular Parties in need, to implement this Agreement effectively. 2. Option 1: Capacity-building should be based on and respond to national needs and foster country ownership of Parties, in particular for developing country Parties, including at the national, subnational and local levels. Capacity-building should be guided by lessons learned and should be an effective, iterative process that is participatory, country-driven, cross-cutting and gender-responsive. Option 2: Capacity-building should be country-driven, based on and responsive to national needs and foster country ownership by developing country Parties, including at the national, subnational and local levels. Capacity-building should be guided by lessons learned, including under the Convention, and should be an effective, iterative process that is participatory, cross-cutting and gender-responsive. 3. Option 1: Developed country Parties shall scale up support to enhance the capacity of developing country Parties to implement this Agreement, mainly through the Financial Mechanism of the Convention. Option 2: All Parties should cooperate to enhance the capacity of developing country Parties in need of support to implement this Agreement. 4. Option 1: Developed country Parties shall regularly prepare, communicate and implement plans, policies, actions and measures on capacity-building support to developing country Parties in order to progressively scale up such support and cooperation to enhance the capacity of developing country Parties to implement this Agreement, including through regional, bilateral and multilateral approaches. Option 2: All Parties should regularly prepare and communicate actions or measures on capacity-building in order to enhance the capacity of developing country Parties in need of support to implement this Agreement, including through regional, bilateral and multilateral approaches. Developing country Parties shall regularly communicate progress made on implementing any capacity-building plans, policies, actions or measures, including the impact and estimated results of support received for capacity-building. Option 3: No text {issue to be dealt with in the Article on transparency} 5. Option 1: The provision of capacity-building, including under this Agreement, shall be enhanced through, inter alia, effective institutional arrangements. Existing institutional arrangements shall therefore be enhanced, as appropriate, to improve the provision of capacity-building. In order to further enhance and coordinate capacitybuilding in accordance with this Agreement, an international capacity-building mechanism is hereby established to serve the Agreement. Option 2: Institutional arrangements related to capacity-building serving this Agreement should enhance the effectiveness of capacity building efforts. Article 8bis Option 1: Parties shall cooperate and take appropriate measures to develop, adopt and implement policies, strategies, regulations and/or action plans on climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information so as to enhance actions under this Agreement. Option 2: Parties [shall] [should] cooperate and take appropriate measures to enhance climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information so as to enhance actions under this Agreement.