Five years of building climate negotiators’ capacity: lessons from the field

The European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi), launched in 2005, aims to build and sustain capacity among developing country negotiators in the UN climate change negotiations and foster trust between both developed and developing country negotiators.

IIED is a lead partner in ecbi with Oxford Climate Policy and Legal Response International, and works with strategic partners ENDA Energie and the Women’s Environment & Development Organization. IIED delivers the training and support programme, the most recent phase of which ran from November 2015 until May 2020.

In our review of the past five years, we reflect on lessons learned and how the programme's work to train developing country delegates, provide tailored publications, foster regional collaboration and national implementation, and build capacity and support women has evolved. 

"Even in countries where refugees are legally required to live in camps, many will find ways to move to urban areas. Assumptions of self-reliance are blind to the harsh realities of urban living and the difficulties for many refugees in finding paid work."