The Status Quo, Problems and Strategic Countermeasures of South-South Cooperation on Climate Change

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AbstractStrengthening South-South cooperation on climate change is crucial to promote the implementation of the Paris Agreement and global cooperation on climate change. It is also an inevitable pathway for China to maintain the unity of developing countries, to better participate in climate change negotiations, to promote green and low-carbon development, and to create favorable external conditions for our socioeconomic development. The article reviews our historical process of South-South cooperation on climate change, analyzes our comparative advantages of South-South cooperation on climate change, and clarifies existing problems and obstacles. Based on a wide range of multi-sample questionnaires and expert surveys, it evaluates the potential needs of relevant countries to deal with climate change technologies, finances, capacity building, and policies within the framework of South-South cooperation. Against the backdrop of the transition of global climate governance and within the framework of China’s diplomatic strategies, the article also anticipates the development trend of South-South cooperation, analyzes the patterns of future South-South cooperation on climate change, and designs a strategic development roadmap for phasing in measures in the medium and long term, so as to seek the driving force for global actions on climate change, to establish a new partnership for the green and low-carbon transition, and to provide countermeasure support for enhanced bilateral and multilateral dialogues, exchanges and pragmatic cooperation on climate change.KeywordsSouth-South cooperationClimate changeClimate governance