The alliance of small island States and least developed countries, whose economies and livelihoods are most vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, came from the alliance of small island States and least developed countries. [33] However, developed countries were concerned that classifying the problem as a separate problem and, beyond adaptation measures, would create an additional climate finance clause or imply legal liability for catastrophic climate events. However, self-differentiation in the provision of support in the NDCs is not in line with the subtlety of the Paris Agreement. None of the Annex I countries describes the provision of financial assistance in its NSCs, while some "other contracting parties" (UNFCCC, Article 9(2)), in this case the emerging countries, Brazil, Chile and Panama, do. Similarly, no Annex I country describes capacity-building assistance, but three emerging countries do. This is not in line with paragraph 3 of Article 11 of the Paris Agreement, which describes that all parties should cooperate to improve the capacities of developing countries and that industrialized countries should strengthen support for capacity-building measures in developing countries. Finally, none of the Annex I countries indicate that they will carry out the technology transfer in their NDCs, whereas in four emerging countries this is the article in the way. While the Paris Agreement addresses various elements - reduction, adaptation, financing - to combat climate change, they have not been developed in the manner and to the extent desired by developing countries. The authors make some recommendations to ensure that the objectives of the agreement are achieved. Paris has succeeded as a new type of climate agreement. The regulatory framework can help transform it into a strong and sustainable regime, provided it remains faithful to the Paris Agreement itself.
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