As presented at stakeholder briefings held on 11 September 2026, the Integrated Forum on Climate Change and Trade is calling for written inputs from stakeholders.
Drawing on insights from governments and stakeholders during the Forum’s consultative phase, and informed by discussions at the inaugural IFCCT meeting in Bonn, the IFCCT has selected two initial priority topics for its work:
- Trade and Climate Adaptation
- Bridging Climate and Trade Tools to Support Low-Carbon Transitions
Why these topics? Each addresses an area where the climate and trade communities have something to bring to each other; each offers scope for practical cooperation; and each matters to developing and developed countries alike.
What unites them is that they concern challenges that no government can solve alone. The Forum’s role is to explore practical elements of solutions that governments can take forward, should they so choose.
On each of these topics the IFCCT seeks to hear from stakeholders about where they see gaps and opportunities; what they consider to be working and what is not; what practical solutions could look like from their perspective; and where and how such solutions could most effectively be taken forward.
The IFCCT Expert Panel held its first meeting on 14 September 2026 and is also considering the two priority topics and related questions. Reflections from the Expert Panel and inputs received from stakeholders will together inform the materials and discussions for the IFCCT's first Technical Sessions.
In providing inputs, stakeholders are invited to consider the following specific questions:
Trade and Climate Adaptation
Inputs may address one or more of the following questions:
- How can governments work together to improve access to the goods, services, technologies, finance and implementation support needed to strengthen climate adaptation and resilience?
- What forms of trade cooperation could strengthen preparedness for climate-related disruptions while maintaining resilient trade systems and the movement of essential goods and services?
- How can trade policy and trade cooperation support food security, productive systems and food-related supply chains?
Bridging Climate and Trade Tools to Support Low-Carbon Transitions
Inputs may address one or more of the following questions:
- What practical guidance and good practices could be developed to inform the design and implementation of trade-climate measures in a way that is least trade restrictive, takes into account development concerns, while addressing legitimate climate objectives?
- How can governments strengthen transparency, interoperability, equivalences and confidence between different climate and trade systems while preserving domestic policy flexibility?
- How can practical cooperation strengthen implementation capacity, technology cooperation and broader participation by developing countries in low-carbon transitions?
How to Participate
Deadline: Friday 2 October 2026
Format: Open. Responses to the questions should be limited to 6 pages maximum per topic. Supporting reports and/or links to relevant reports or multimedia materials may also be provided.
Focus: Open. Stakeholders do not need to respond to all questions and are welcome to focus only on areas relevant to their interests and expertise.
Register your interest: Stakeholders are encouraged to register their intention to submit an input by Friday 18 September 2026 at secretariat@ifcct.org
Submit inputs: secretariat@ifcct.org
Queries: secretariat@ifcct.org
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