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Rita Missal is the Global Recovery Advisor for UNDP’s Crisis Bureau. Rita is a post-disaster recovery practitioner with over 20 years of experience. She leads the UN partnership on conducting post-disaster recovery assessments and has led UNDP’s global efforts in conducting COVID-19 recovery needs…

NDC Status Uganda submitted its updated NDC in September 2022. Key highlights from the NDC Uganda has submitted a full updated NDC after its interim submission in 2021. Through its updated NDC , Uganda commits to reducing its net greenhouse gas emissions by 24…

Indigenous women in Kenya are leading the way in forest conservation while preserving their cultural heritage.

There is no country in the Europe and Central Asia region where the impact of climate change cannot be seen and felt – from catastrophic flooding in…

NDC Status Zambia submitted its third NDC in October 2025.Key highlights from the NDC Zambia's third NDC , submitted in October 2025, presents a shift toward an economy-wide approach across ten sectors, with a strong emphasis on renewable energy expansion, energy efficiency, and nature-based…

NDC Status Honduras submitted its third NDC in January 2026.Key highlights from the NDC Honduras's third NDC introduces strengthened inter-institutional ownership, improved comparability of targets, and enhanced climate governance. These advances lay the foundation for more effective implementation…

As the climate crisis intensifies, time is running out to take swift and decisive action to cut down our greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible.But the transition to low-carbon economies can have undesired consequences such as higher costs of living, job displacement and loss of income, or…

The Arab States region has the most water insecurity and highest dependence on food imports in the world. Some of its economies are heavily reliant on oil, while also boasting some of the highest potential in renewable energy, particularly solar. Temperatures across the region are rising faster…

In Lebanon, the impact of climate change will see an increase in natural disasters, warmer temperatures, sea level rise, and variable precipitation…

Cassie Flynn is the Global Director of Climate Change at UNDP. The portfolio supports over 150 countries to take bold climate action. She previously served as the Strategic Advisor on climate change to UNDP’s Administrator and Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Fiji as COP23 President…

NDC Status Zimbabwe submitted its updated NDC in September 2021. Key highlights from the NDC Zimbabwe enhanced its climate ambition by setting a 40% economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2030, compared to business-as-usual levels, a significant increase…

Yusuke Taishi serves as the Officer in Charge (OIC) Head of Adaptation and is the Senior Technical Advisor for UNDP’s work on climate change adaptation. Since joining UNDP in 2008, Yusuke has been instrumental in advancing climate change adaptation initiatives across Asia and the Pacific, including…

Africa Climate Week focuses on partnerships for resilience and energy transition.

The five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji and Somalia.

A green transition is at the heart of meeting the Paris Agreement goals. Nonetheless, if not managed well, it also runs the risk of increasing social…

Thailand needs 13-14 billion THB to make the transport infrastructure more resilient against climate change.

As of April 2021, UNDP is now supporting 118 countries on NDC enhancement under the Climate Promise, including 38 LDCs, 28 SIDS, 14 higher-emitters,…

Our team is made up of a network of global experts, regional coordinators and national project teams, with strong leadership from UNDP’s country…

NDC Status The Republic of Congo submitted its revised NDC in August 2021. Key highlights from the NDC The updated NDC introduced an unconditional pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17.09% relative to business-as-usual by 2025, with a reduction of 39.88% conditional…

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…