Governance & Policy
Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan
Definition
The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan is the cover decision of COP27 (November 2022). Its landmark achievement was the decision to establish new funding arrangements and a fund for loss and damage — the culmination of three decades of advocacy by vulnerable countries. It also reaffirmed the 1.5 °C goal, urged NDC strengthening, and called for reform of multilateral development banks, while efforts to secure stronger fossil fuel phase-down language failed.
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Overview
How it is used
The plan structures implementation mandates to UNFCCC bodies, MDB reform processes, and the negotiating baseline for subsequent COP decisions.
Why it matters
COP27's plan moved loss and damage from demand to institution — the most significant equity development in the climate regime since Paris.