In view of the very limited number of tripartite partnerships for climate change in general, and those focused on development (developing countries) in parti cular, as shown in an earlier position paper (Kolk & Pinkse, 2010), it would seem useful to take a step back and consider the linkages between climate and development in more detail. In view of the very limited number of triparti te partnerships for climate change in general, and those focused on development (developing countries) in parti cular, as shown in an earlier position paper (Kolk & Pinkse, 2010), it would seem useful to take a step back and consider the linkages between climate and development in more detail. This paper starts by doing that. It includes a brief discussion of linkages and trade-off s between the two issues and the crucial distinction between climate change adaptati on and climate change miti gati on. Subsequently, it presents the results of an empirical explorati on of a number of illustrati ve partnerships in what seems to be an emergent phenomenon. Implications will be given for follow-up research on climate change and development partnerships.
