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

Indigenous Peoples and local communities are critical actors in the global fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Managing approximately 25 percent of the world's land, they safeguard a significant portion of Earth's biodiversity and carbon reserves. Notably, they steward about 36…

UNDP has won a Webby Award for their Dear World Leaders initiative - an innovative campaign aimed at raising awareness of the global…

The conference will provide a space for networking, showcasing innovative ideas, and positive examples of NDC implementation.

The 29th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP29) will take place from 11 to 22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan.

With their immense human capital, cities are huge engines of growth, contributing to nearly 70 percent of the world’s GDP. At the same time, cities consume substantial resources like energy and water, and serve as key transportation hubs, emitting substantial amounts of carbon through extensive…

From more frequent and more intense extreme weather events to rising sea levels and worsening food and water scarcity, climate change poses significant challenges to lives, livelihoods and economies worldwide. The cost of these impacts is mounting. Over the past 50 years, extreme weather events…

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…

Relatedly, UNDP supported the design and launch of South Sudan’s first digital integrated Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system.

Viet Nam’s strong political commitment and ensuing policy action had set the stage for widespread climate change action; LECB project support sought…

Omar has over ten years of experience in development and climate policy design and implementation at the national and sub-national levels. Prior to joining UNDP, he served as the Regional Manager for Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA regions at the NDC Partnership Support Unit where he…

As of November 2020, UNDP is working with 115 countries, including 38 LDCs, 28 SIDS, 14 higher-emitters, 42 fragile states on NDC enhancement under…

Rebecca is a climate technical specialist with the NDC Support Programme with a passion for transformational change, good governance, and youth empowerment. Since joining UNDP in 1998, she has supported developing countries around the world to strengthen climate policies and strategies and design…

'High Integrity' initiative tackles crucial carbon market issues, focusing on precise emissions accounting and addressing environmental risks.

Limiting warming in line with the Paris Agreement goals requires deep cuts in transport emissions, even as demand for transport continues to grow.…

This analysis of circular economy opportunities for Vanuatu seeks to help reduce the waste flow of imported materials, while also examining how to…

NDC Status The Dominican Republic submitted its revised NDC in December 2020. Key highlights from the NDC In its updated NDC , the Dominican Republic commits to a 27% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, with 20% conditional and 7% unconditional, by 2030 compared to business as usual. This…

Leticia is UNDP’s global team leader for carbon markets, responsible for supporting developing countries’ access to carbon markets for the implementation of their climate targets. She has 18 years of experience as a senior technical advisor, policy analyst and project manager structuring…

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

Vulnerable countries are stepping up amidst a slow response from some of the biggest emitters on the climate crisis.