As countries prepare new climate pledges (NDCs 3.0), three core principles are essential to putting the world back on track.
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The Global South have mastered locally led climate adaptation solutions. It's time to scale them up.
Locally led adaptation, which is vital for lasting resilience, needs finance, expertise and partnerships to thrive.
A clear legal framework is being developed in Africa to boost private investment in off-grid renewable energy and expand rural electricity access.
Centering gender equality in climate action empowers communities, improves resource management, and leads to more sustainable, inclusive outcomes.
Despite facing challenges, Brazil's Amazonian forest states are developing innovative solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Local solutions harness the protective services of healthy ecosystems to shield communities from climate impacts and bolster biodiversity.
Women from different regions in Colombia are leading solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. Here are their stories.
A community-led effort in the Dry Zone is restoring centuries-old irrigation systems, reviving agriculture and securing water year-round.
The sustainably produced premium coffee will help efforts to enhance sustainable agriculture and strengthen local communities in Ecuador.
UNDP has teamed up with Lavazza to produce the world’s first certified ‘deforestation-free’ coffee in Ecuador.
In Tanzania’s drought-prone rangelands, the planting of native species is reviving ecosystems, to the benefit of people and nature.
The 29th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP29) will take place from 11 to 22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Green technologies offer a unique opportunity to build a more sustainable future for rural communities.
Climate change impacts human health in many ways. We explain how and what we can do to limit these impacts.
