CLIMATE CHANCE CONFERENCE AGADIR-MOROCCO 11-13 SEPTEMBER 2017 AGADIR AGADIR DECLARATION of Climate Actors « Stepping up climate action and goals together » EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Agadir Declaration belongs to the continua- nous peoples, Researchers, Farmers, etc.) and This declaration does not intend to be a great • Issues of increased international, public and pri- tion of world declarations by non-state actors of the co-coordinators of the thematic coalitions new declaration of intention but a truly accurate vate funding, to support incentives for action, adopted during the «Climate and Territories» federated by the Climate Chance incentive. The road book, where non-state actors have reite- • Need to make access to funding easier for non- Summits in Lyon in July 2015 and during the first amendments received on the first version disse- rated their priorities for the next 15 months be- state actors, and in particular local and regional «Climate Chance» in Nantes in September 2016. minated were integrated into the final text during fore COP24 in Katovice: governments, It covers their main principles, particularly the im- a last meeting, during the Agadir summit, with the • Recognition of non-State actors as stakeholders portance of the territorial approach in the fight representatives of major global groups. • Strengthening of a transparent framework of in the negotiation, against climate change and the unbreakable link dialogue between the Countries and the non- The declaration was adopted unanimously during between climate and development stakes. The • Strategic importance of the 2018 facilitation dia- state actors within the framework of UNFCCC, the plenary session which closed the summit, with need for a common agenda between the im- logue to strengthen ambition, a special mention for the mobilisation of Moroc- • Importance of sector-based reflections and plementation of the Sustainable Development can civil society, which made the exceptional suc- • Support from American actors who are deter- long-term road books proposed by the actors Goals and the decisions made in the United Na- cess of this second «Climate Chance» possible, a mined to continue to act despite President grouped in thematic coalitions, tions Framework Convention on Climate Change summit which brought together 5000 actors from Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States (UNFCCC) and to combat desertification (UNC- • Availability of non-state actors to work more clo- 80 nationalities. from the Paris agreement, CD) are also defended. sely with the scientific community. • Support for the initiative of African elected re- This declaration was prepared based on propo- presentatives who commit to acting on their ter- sals by members of the Strategic Orientation ritories and mobilise all their non-state actors, The declaration is signed today by all the main This declaration does not intend Board of the «Climate Chance» summit; around a global networks of local communities, the • Reiteration of adaptation issues for the most hundred structures made up of official representa- to be a new declaration of intention youth constituency (YOUNGO), the main global vulnerable territories, particularly on the African tives of the major groups recognized by UNFCCC network of environmental NGOs (CAN interna- but an accurate roadmap continent, (environmental NGOs, Local authorities, Firms, tional), the global organisation of trade unions Young people, Women, Trade Unions, Indige- (CSI/ITUC), the African committee of indige- nous peoples (IPACC), the European women’s and gender network (WECF), and around a hun- dred national business organisations, NGOs, lo- cal authorities, researchers, etc. Globally, this is the most widely-signed declaration by non- state actors in their diversity. THE AGADIR DECLARATION Twenty-five years ago in Rio the international and their employees during this period of trans- aim to strengthen the action dynamic, based 2 / THE FACILITATIVE DIALOGUE IN 2018 IS A community, already concerned about the risks of on alliances and sectoral coalitions that make formation towards a low-carbon economy; and KEY STEP TO ENSURE THAT CURRENT CONTRI- global warming, created the Climate Convention up the non-Party stakeholders. This dynamic is the need to strengthen the influence of women BUTIONS MEASURE UP TO THE GOALS OF THE (UNFCCC) under the aegis of the UN, with the aim essential to reverse the rise of greenhouse gas and their capacity for action, in particular in local PARIS AGREEMENT of mobilizing Member States and coordinating emissions over a very short period of time and governance. We also recognize the fundamental their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. succeed in creating a new «zero net emissions» role of education, since raising awareness among Climate actors insist particularly on the importance Unfortunately, the mobilization has been extre- economy between now and the year 2050 and the youngest generations and strengthening their of this dialogue which should trigger a process to mely insufficient and the climate situation has beyond based on a real ecological transition. ability to take action are crucial challenges in a revise and enhance NDCs by latest 2020, to pre- worsened. After the records in 2015 and 2016, the For the past two years, the international commu- changing world. Involving them in our decisions, sent the actions carried out so far in a transparent month of July 2017 has again set a new tempera- nity has been working on harmonizing actions is ensuring transition”. and inclusive manner and to lend credibility to an ture record. The multiplication of extreme climate performed in the fight against climate change and Given the scope of the challenges and the in- action scenario enabling the objectives of the Pa- phenomena such as droughts, typhoons, floods for the implementation of the 17 Sustainable De- creasingly unstable climate situation, it is our ris Agreement to be met at all the levels of gover- and land degradation that cause migration and velopment Goals (SDGs) adopted in New York in collective responsibility to urgently ramp up nance. They therefore insist that the National Go- destabilization of countries demonstrate every 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly at our actions on all levels - citizens, actors from ci- vernments should prepare for this critical meeting day that our societies will not survive accelerated the continuation of the Earth Summit in Rio + 20 vil society, local and subnational governments, with all ambition and necessary care and to closely climate change. (2012). National Governments…-. We should accele- involve the climate actors, whose action potential The community of climate actors who as- rate the implementation of the transition and is often overlooked and even ignored in certain Climate Chance countries, in order to strengthen Nationally Deter- It is our collective responsibility semble during the Summits establish a shared operational calendar. While believes that climate action is intrinsically lin- meeting in Agadir, climate actors from all over mined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020, and grant to urgently ramp up our actions ked to the sustainable development challen- the world laid out their priorities. them the means to participate. The adoption by on all levels ges, as was reaffirmed during declarations at the the UNFCCC of the Gender Action Plan will of- World Summit Climate and Territories in Lyon in fer an opportunity to reinforce this ambition. They 2015 and during the Climate Chance Summit in support the initiatives taken by the climate actors Adopted two years ago, the Paris Agreement Nantes in 2016: “Measures aiming at limiting cli- / CLIMATE ACTORS ARE STAKEHOLDERS to prepare for the 2018 Facilitative dialogue, par- sparked real hope for two reasons: firstly, am- 1 mate change must also help face the other great IN THE NEGOTIATION ticularly the summit in California. As climate ac- bitious objectives were set by the international challenges of our century and vice-versa, such tors, we commit to assist National Governments community to limit warming well below 2 degrees as poverty alleviation, access to sustainable en- in capturing increased ambition towards the 2020 Celsius, and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5 While they support the implementation of the ergy, water, and other resources, sustainable ur- deadline and the summit called in New York in degrees Celsius. Secondly, a precise and sustai- Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action, ban and rural development, food sovereignty, September 2019 by the UN Secretary-General nable framework was defined to meet these ob- formerly the Lima Paris Action Agenda, they em- gender equality, decent work and workers’ rights, Antonio Guterres will be an important step to jectives: a facilitative dialogue in 2018 outlining phasize that their role should not be limited to including those of farmers; respect for the rights achieve that. Climate actors point out their willin- the actions in progress even before the Agree- this partnership and they should be able to inter- of indigenous peoples, protection of forests and gness to participate and present their proposals at ment became effective to inform the submission vene in the framework of the negotiations itself. biodiversity, preservation of natural resources this summit to accelerate and strengthen action. of NDCs in 2020, a global stocktake every five The organizations representing the climate actors etc. Affirming and demonstrating these syner- years