Climate Funds and Sustainable Development

This chapter explores SDG 13 and the Climate Funds established under the UNFCCC to operationalize this goal and mobilize climate finance to developing countries. Drawing insights from nine exemplary case studies, it illustrates the far-reaching implications that the decisions of these Funds can have on individuals in recipient countries. Against this backdrop, the chapter offers a comprehensive literature review of the main proposals designed to address these impacts. However, the chapter’s analysis reveals that the diverse perspectives on the root causes of these impacts and the absence of comprehensive solutions in these proposals fall short of preventing all the negative repercussions that can arise within local communities.