Framework Overview

Climate Data Governance Framework
  
CleantechHUB's operating constitution for sovereign climate data in Latin America
  Version 1.0 · May 2026 · CC-BY 4.0
This framework governs how climate data is collected, validated, consented, stored, and used across
CleantechHUB's programmes and partner networks. It applies to all data that flows through CTH's
infrastructure — from KoboToolbox field surveys in Colombian coffee regions to CBAM-compliant
emissions records for LATAM exporters.
  📖 Related: Sovereign Climate Data — 10 Principles — the normative
  principles this framework operationalises. The governance framework is the operating constitution;
  the principles are the substantive standards.
Framework Structure
  
    
⚖️ 1 — Constitutional Layer
    
CTH as Framework Operator. Governance board composition. Voting, dispute resolution and framework evolution.
  
  
    
👤 2 — Roles & Permissions
    
Six roles: Data Submitter, Accredited Validator, Community Sovereign, CTH Data Steward, Regulator/Auditor, AI Agent.
  
  
    
📋 3 — Decision Rules
    
15 machine-executable rules across five domains: submission, validation, consent, AI agents, and framework changes.
  
  
    
🔧 4 — Technical Standards Stack
    
Seven-layer architecture: DID → VC → PROV-O → Ledger → ODRL/OPA → DCAT → Compliance outputs.
  
  
    
🌍 5 — Regulatory Mappings
    
EUDR (Dec 2026), CSRD ESRS E1/E4, CBAM (Sep 2027), ISSB IFRS S2, Article 6 Paris Agreement.
  
Design Principles
  
Principle
What it means
  
Operator ≠ Owner
CTH operates the infrastructure but does not own or control the data. Analogous to ICANN for DNS.
  
Consent is structural
FPIC checks are enforced at database level — no role, including CTH, can bypass them.
  
Agents are first-class
AI agents have explicit permissions, mandatory audit logging, and must pass a policy check before every write.
  
Rules are executable
All decision rules are encoded as ODRL policies enforced by OPA — not prose guidelines.
  
Compliance is output, not goal
EUDR, CSRD, CBAM compliance reports are generated automatically from the governance ledger — not assembled manually.
Framework version 1.0 · Published May 2026 · CleantechHUB ·
Licence: CC-BY 4.0 ·
Governed under: This framework