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NDC Status Vanuatu submitted its third NDC in September 2025.Key highlights from the NDC Vanuatu's third NDC explicitly references the 1.5°C goal and states it fully adheres to the outcomes of the Global Stocktake (GST).On mitigation, Vanuatu articulates an economy-wide ambition expressed through…

This report analyzes the climate commitments of 194 countries party to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

Carbon markets are trading schemes that provide financial incentives for climate change mitigation. In these schemes, greenhouse gas emission reductions and/or removals are quantified into carbon credits that can be bought and sold, with the aim of transitioning economies to net zero by mid-century…

NDC Status Kazakhstan submitted its third NDC in October 2025.Key highlights from the NDC Kazakhstan’s third NDC is aligned with the country’s Strategy on Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2060.Kazakhstan’s new NDC commits to a 17 percent unconditional emission reduction target and below 1990…

The toolkit helps government, civil society and other partners put gender equality at the core of immediate and long-term recovery processes.

Daniela is the Climate Promise regional communications specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean. Previously, she worked with UNDP's Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy in New York for two years, handling the Spanish content for UNDP's global audience. In that capacity, she liaised with…

Thiago is the coordinator for the Lusophone Transparency Network for the Belgium-funded “Enhancing Climate Transparency” project under the Climate Promise. Thiago brings over 15 years of experience on MRV systems, Transparency and GHG reporting. He is a certified GHG inventory…

This guide provides advice on how to better integrate marine and coastal components within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Josep Garí serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at UNDP. He is a political ecologist, dedicated to international cooperation for sustainable rural and territorial development. He currently leads the Climate and Forests pillar of the UNDP Climate Hub, serving in the UN-REDD management and overseeing…

The “Pathway for Increasing Nature-based Solutions in the Nationally Determined Contributions: A seven-step approach for national governments to…

How the SCALA programme supports countries in advancing their climate goals through policymaking in the agriculture and land-use sectors.

NDC Status Suriname submitted its second NDC in December 2019. Key highlights from the NDC Suriname has increased its sectoral coverage for mitigation activities by adding the agriculture and transport sectors, and has incorporated its 2019 National Adaptation Plan for implementing…

Clea Paz-Rivera is the global advisor on integrated policies for climate, forests and land. She coordinates the Climate Promise work in the forests and land sector, including support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities. She also leads knowledge management and outreach for the UN-REDD…

This checklist provides guidance to parties on preparing ambitious, transparent, and inclusive NDCs.

Celina is UNDP's Senior Regional Technical Advisor and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist for Climate and Forests in the Asia-Pacific region. She is also the region’s Carbon Markets focal point. Celina brings over 25 years of experience in the forest and land use sector, more recently through her…

NDC Status Timor-Leste submitted its first updated NDC in November 2022. Key highlights from the NDC Timor-Leste’s updated NDC confirms the direction and priorities set out under its INDC while providing additional details and further specifying the different commitments and initiatives…

UNDP and the Government of Iceland is organizing a high-level side-event during CSW66.

Benjamin Larroquette is the Global Advisor for Climate Information and Early Warning Systems and a Regional Technical Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation at UNDP. Benjamin leads the flagship Early Warnings for All global programme and is the UNDP representative at the Systematic Observation…

This short guidance for government stakeholders on conducting a gender analysis for NDCs explains how the analysis should provide recommendations on…