ABSTRACT
Global climate negotiations have grown out of an imperative to manage the increasing concentration of green house gases (GHG) that intensify the heat-trapping capacity of the Earth's atmosphere. The climate change impacted natural and human systems on all continents; affecting water resources, shifting species distributions and changing crop yields. Integrity systems to guide governance that incorporate mechanisms founded on adaptive and humanitarian principles can support ethical stability amid dynamic shifts that affect nation's capacity to address their agreed rights and responsibilities. Political and operational stability are valuable assets for a secure and prosperous society. Governance systems are designed to achieve stability and reinforce it within social and economic systems. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), adaptation includes adjustments in ecological, social or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects. The humanitarian principles that underpin the International Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC) and the UN Millennium Development Goals offer established guidance.
