A fundamental challenge for achieving CRD globally is reconciling different perspectives on CRD. As noted in the AR5, 'as policy makers explore what pathways to pursue, they will increasingly face questions about managing discourses about what societal objectives to pursue' . Since the AR5, such discourses have become prominent in policy debates over climate action and sustainable development because of different nations, communities and subpopulations having different understandings of what constitutes CRD. Aggressive efforts to rapidly reduce GHG emissions or enhance resilience to climate change, for example, could have negative externalities for the development objectives of some actors. This potential for trade-offs complicates efforts to build consensus regarding what constitutes appropriate climate and development policies and practices and by whom. The CRD pathways preferred by one actor are likely to be contested by others. This means operationalising concepts such as CRD in practice is likely to necessitate ongoing negotiation.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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