OWG Proposed Target 13.b
RATING: This target is rated as UNCERTAIN. This target as written is simply a sub-target of 13.3 with a focus on particularly vulnerable groups or communities. There is strong evidence that women, youth, local and marginalized communities in LDCs will suffer most from climate change, but also that these have significant power to instigate change within their communities. By targeting this subset of 13.3, the benefits, particularly in terms of development co-benefits could be great.
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In our recent report, not just the target above, but all 169 targets have been assessed by 60 teams of the world’s top economists. The targets have been categorized into five ratings based on evidence of economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits. While we applaud that the UN Open Working Group's final outcome document contains 43 fewer targets than the previous document, we are concerned that many targets have simply been combined, therefore reducing the number of both phenomenal and poor targets assessed according to our cost-benefit analysis. Our new assessment includes suggestions for how these can be improved as reported in this article by the Financial Times.
