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In 2015, world leaders signed on to a bold and necessary vision: a collective agreement to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. This legally binding international treaty is known as the Paris Agreement. For the world to…

The country’s INDC targets GHG emission reduction of 10-20% by 2030 relative to the Business as Usual (BAU) scenario.

NDC Status Ghana submitted its revised NDC in November 2021. Key highlights from the NDC With more ambition across sectors and the inclusion of new greenhouse gases, Ghana raised its target to cut emissions by 64 MtCO2e by 2030. Ghana commits to implementing…

The Carbon Payments for Development Facility (CP4D) draws on decades of UNDP experience using carbon finance to stimulate investments for emission…

Trinidad and Tobago is a small island developing state (SIDS), considered as the most industrialized economy in the English-speaking Caribbean. Oil…

An interactive, digital tool based on a comprehensive dataset from 63 forest countries.

Gender responsiveness refers to outcomes that reflect an understanding of gender roles and inequalities and encourage equal participation, including…

This technical brief was designed to inform policy makers in the review and update of Viet Nam's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). It aims…

NDC Status Botswana submitted its first NDC in November 2016. The revision of the NDC is currently underway. The national intention is to expand the NDC to include 3 new sectors, enhance monitoring and tracking, and align to new developed strategies, policies and plans such as the…

This report examines how countries in the region are integrating AFOLU priorities into their climate strategies.

The UNDP NDC Support Programme organized a global gender workshop on the NDC planning for implementation from April 24-26, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.

NDC Status Tanzania submitted its updated NDC in July 2021. Key highlights from the NDC Developed in a consultative manner, Tanzania's updated NDC raised its 2030 economy-wide emissions reduction target ranges for 2030 from 10-20% to 30-35%, with a focus on addressing the energy,…

NDC Status Burkina Faso submitted its third NDC in December 2025.Key highlights from the NDC Burkina Faso's third NDC reiterates the country’s commitment to pursue efforts consistent with limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C and aligns its long-term objectives with the Long-term…

Natalia Linou is a social epidemiologist and the Deputy Director of UNDP’s HIV and Health Team. She has worked in global development and health equity for almost two decades, including on the environmental determinants of health. Prior to her current role, she served as Executive Director of the…

NDC Status Equatorial Guinea submitted its revised NDC in October 2022. During the revision process, UNDP has assisted the government in updating its greenhouse gas inventory, aligning the NDC with the Sustainable Development Goals and reviewing legal frameworks. This support also…

NDC Status Haiti submitted its updated NDC in June 2022. Key highlights from the NDC In its updated NDC , Haiti commits to unconditionally reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 6.32% compared to business as usual by 2030, increasing this target to a 25.5% reduction if external support…

NDC Status Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted its revised NDC in April 2021. Key highlights from the NDC Bosnia and Herzegovina updated its conditional greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 36.8% below 1990 levels by 2030. The country also increased the unconditional…

The 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will take place in-person from 15-26 April 2024.

Learn more about the outcomes of the COP27 decision on the just transition, at our webinar on 1 February at 8.30AM ET

Elizabeth is a Gender Specialist in the Climate and Forests pillar of UNDP’s Climate Hub, with over 15 years’ experience working in the social and environmental policy sectors. Before starting her current role in 2014, she worked as a gender and climate finance consultant for UNDP’s Gender…