Measures aimed at climate mitigation and adaptation will increasingly necessitate the stranding of some natural resources in CDDCs, highlighting the need for these countries to adopt an alternative model of development based on a greater diversification of their economies.' The report aims to highlight how CDDCs will be directly affected by climate change, and indirectly by mitigation and adaptation policies pursued not only by themselves but also by third countries. The report also responds to calls in the Nairobi Maafikiano to assess the trade and development implications of the Paris Agreement and examine the nexus between trade, development and environmental sustainability, with a view to assisting member States in developing natural resource management systems that are appropriate in the context of climate change (Articles 55(f) and 100(h) of the Nairobi Maafikiano).2 The report’s discussion on commodities and climate change is also in line with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Three SDGs are particularly relevant.