Research and Reports

This report outlines best practices and lessons learned for supporting subnational jurisdictional efforts to reduce deforestation.
This report highlights the gaps, challenges and opportunities that exist for African countries to mobilize climate resources.
An overview of private sector opportunities with economic, social and environmental potential for sustainable development progress across Africa.

The Peoples’ Climate Vote is the world’s largest standalone public opinion survey on climate change.

This review assesses whether existing and planned adaptation expenditure is sufficient to avoid the economic impact from climate change.
UNDP is collaborating with global initiatives to ensure high integrity across all types of carbon markets.
This paper explores gender commitments, the conditions supporting gender-responsive climate actions and their implementation in Africa.
A progress report on the Japan-funded project being implemented in 23 countries and territories under the Climate Promise initiative.
This report outlines essential considerations for tropical forest countries supplying high integrity forest carbon credits to the VCMs.

This new report unpacks why a just transition is central to delivering the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, analyses key global…

An interactive, digital tool based on a comprehensive dataset from 56+ forest countries.
This report features 19 countries where central, regional, and local governments have come together to work towards a national climate strategy.