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Switching to bamboo charcoal not only brings significant environmental benefits, but also creates local jobs and new income opportunities.
With funding from Japan, the country is launching an ambitious initiative to protect the Asi river in the Hatay province.
Japan became the first bilateral partner to fund the new re-afforestation and land restoration programme through the Climate Promise FLaRAK project.
The final event in a series of dialogues on environment took place ahead of the international conference in Stockholm.
The Government of Turkmenistan updated the Nationally Determined Contributions, upping ambition to tackle climate change.
Adopting electricity as the primary source of energy for cooking helps reduce carbon emissions and deforestation.
Relatedly, UNDP supported the design and launch of South Sudan’s first digital integrated Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system.
With new financing from Japan, UNDP will assist Armenia in planning for evidence-based adaptation action and loss and damage reduction.
The new funding will be key in sustaining resilient forest ecosystems that benefit local economies, protect biodiversity, and address climate change.
UNDP has won a Webby Award for their Dear World Leaders initiative - an innovative campaign aimed at raising awareness of the global climate crisis,…
With support from Japan, Kosovo* is pursuing a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in vulnerable communities.
With support from Japan, Serbia aims to replace coal as primary energy source, through a just transition.
UNDP and Defra aim to demonstrate the potential of nature to help tackle the climate crisis and reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.
With new climate financing support from Japan, UNDP will assist Georgia to protect forests and reduce emissions.