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On the face of it, the Maldives is paradise on Earth. Yet the low-lying atoll nation is also fragile, confronting the impacts of a warming planet.
This Mayan millennial agriculture system is key to forest conservation in Mexico – and needs women and young people to survive.
Photo credit: Stéphane Bellerose/UNDP in Mauritius and Seychelles
Transparency is key to ensuring that everyone is doing their part to keep global warming to well below 2°C.
Photo by UNDP
With more than 50 percent of world's consumption, the Asia-Pacific region must take a leading role in planetary green transformation.
The 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) will take place from 30 November to 12 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Photo: Yuichi Ishida/UNDP Timor-Leste
The low cost of solar panels presents an opportunity for investing in solar energy across the Pacific Islands.
Photo : UNDP Mali
In a historic move, sahelian countries have adopted a landmark declaration, committing to bolstering climate security.
Photo: UNDP Zimbabwe/Anesu Freddy
An analysis of NDCs in African countries reveals how we can strengthen climate action with a focus on gender equality and inclusivity.
This paper explores gender commitments, the conditions supporting gender-responsive climate actions and their implementation in Africa.
Photo: Emdadul Islam Bitu / UNDP Bangladesh
The world must step up support for Least Developed Countries – and follow their example.
From primary school to university and technical training as well as through adult continuing education, learning about climate change can take place throughout a lifetime. Photo: UN CC:Learn/Lorenzo Franchi
Education provides the most consistent pathway out of poverty. UNDP and UNITAR look at how this argument plays out for climate change.
Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain ranges will lose up to two thirds of ice by 2100, causing water and food shortages for over 2 billion people.
African countries are in the process of understanding how to weigh the opportunities afforded by carbon markets.
Countries are increasingly examining the potential of carbon markets to close the significant gap in climate finance in Africa.
Accelerating ambition and implementation of climate action in forests, is necessary to reach net-zero emissions.
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The completion of the Paris Rulebook, following agreement on several previously unresolved issues, is one major achievement at COP26.
Kenya and Cambodia share experiences.
The Amazon Summit held in Brazil witnessed a robust commitment to sustainable development with the Belém Declaration.
The workshop aimed to build the capacity of Ivorian actors to participate in carbon markets.
The Dry Zone is one of the most climate sensitive and natural resource poor regions in Myanmar. As temperatures rise, things are getting worse.