Legal Readiness to Attract Climate Finance: Towards a Low-Carbon Asia and the Pacific

Event: The Dawn of International Arbitration in the South Pacific: Regional International Arbitration Conference

Legal Readiness to Attract Climate Finance: Towards a Low-Carbon Asia and the Pacific

13 February 2018

Author / Speaker:

Christina Pak, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Takako Morita, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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This article highlights some of the legal barriers faced by developing countries in optimizing their options for funding their nationally determined contributions and showcases examples from the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Republic of Fiji, where the countries have embarked on legal modernization to attract more international climate finance.

Geographical Focus:

Subregional- Pacific

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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