The challenge. We are facing three major and inter-related environmental crises: climate change, biodiversity collapse and pollution. All sectors must contribute to the green transition, not only by mitigating their negative environmental impacts, but by aligning policies and actions to environmental and climate objectives and actively contributing to the solutions. The ambitious environmental and climate goals and targets set by the international community and the EU will not be achieved with a business-as-usual approach. It is time to step up our action to accelerate the green transition.
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Purpose and target group. The toolbox targets staff in EU Delegations and European Commission headquarters involved in international cooperation, as well as implementing partner organisations and partner countries. The green transition is a shared responsibility of everyone working in all sectors and across all regions and instruments. Potential contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction must be considered a starting point in the identification and formulation of each programme and every action and investment. Interventions that bring a positive contribution should be prioritised, while those offering limited such opportunities should ensure compliance with the ‘do no harm’ principle, usually operationalised through the 'do no significant harm' principle.
Achieving the green transition is a shared responsibility involving all EU services |
This document provides practical guidance and tools to align EU international cooperation with environmental and climate objectives and to help partners engage in transformative change. It covers the whole intervention cycle (from programming to evaluation) and the different implementation modalities.
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