UNDP-supported initiatives are linking environmental protection, inclusion, economic opportunities and peace in a region ravaged by climate change.
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As Jamaica prepares to install solar in three public hospitals, lightbulb retrofits are already saving energy, money and barrels of oil
The impacts of the climate crisis are all around us. Yet despite the headlines, there is hope to be found in climate action.
Small and medium enterprises are engaging in small-scale renewable energy through the use of the country's first "green" bonds.
Islamic finance and crowd funding brings clean energy to underserved communities.
With plans to cut emissions 60% by 2030, become carbon neutral by 2050, Lao PDR is showing climate leadership.
Young Kenyan entrepreneurs are tackling deforestation and shifting to a circular economy through innovation.
How a woman-led company, City Waste Recycling, is contributing to the fight against plastic waste.
9 countries working towards gender-responsive climate policies.
From local activism to the halls of science, women in Europe and Central Asia are making a big difference on climate action.
Costa Rica is confronting the climate crisis with agroforestry.
In recent years, Somalia has worked to carve a climate-resilient path forward, but success depends on international financial support.
Faced with increasing extreme weather events, Vanuatu is working hard to build a climate-resilient future.
29 countries in the Africa region submitted more ambitious climate pledges in 2021 with support from Climate Promise.
