ALM UNDP

Summary:

##### Background

Mainstreaming is seen as a more sustainable, effective and efficient use of resources than designing and managing separate climate policies. However, there is scant understanding of what mainstreaming actually involves in practice.

Mainstreaming climate issues into the broader development process is vital because, as we’ve now seen, these issues are closely linked. Those links can be clearly seen in the implications of some Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings for the global development targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).