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Jennifer oversees the application of social and environmental safeguards and incorporation of sustainable development impacts in UNDP’s Carbon Markets and Climate & Forests portfolios. She has more than 15 years of experience supporting developing countries to assess and manage social and…

Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. They are highly…

Japan became the first bilateral partner to fund the new re-afforestation and land restoration programme through the Climate Promise FLaRAK project.

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…

Rohini Kohli is senior technical advisor on climate change adaptation policy and planning at UNDP's Climate Hub. She provides policy advice, and experience sharing upon requests from governments, development partners and to UNDP country offices. She oversees UNDP's portfolio of National Adaptation…

Nataliya has more than 10 years' experience in environmental consultancy – primarily in climate change policy, but also in carbon markets and waste management – for government, private sector, and international organizations, and more than six years in coordination roles in international donor-…

As demand for fresh water grows, young researchers from the University of Honduras are working with local communities on comprehensive solutions.

This framework aims to help agrifood companies strengthen the resilience of their supply chains to climate risks, while reducing emissions.

NDC Status Lesotho submitted its first NDC in January 2017. The revision of the NDC is currently ongoing. UNDP is supporting Lesotho in enhancing its NDC by adopting a whole-of-government and a whole-of-society approach, engaging with religious leaders, communities, youth,…

NDC Status Philippines submitted its first NDC in April 2021. Key highlights from the NDC The Philippines commits to a projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction and avoidance of 75%, of which 2.71% is unconditional, for the period 2020 to 2030 for the sectors of agriculture,…

UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner, met with local communities in Chile that are rolling-out much-needed solutions to waste management.

Ankit supports the management of the Climate Promise database and BI dashboard. He also supports the team to identify lessons and results through data analysis and data visualization. Ankit has more than eight years of professional experience focused on data management, information management, data…

Message from UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner, on the latest IPCC report.

This guidance explores what meaningful youth engagement in climate action looks like, both conceptually and practically.

NDC Status Jamaica submitted its revised NDC in July 2020. Key highlights from the NDC Jamaica has updated its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target significantly from 7.8% to 25.4% unconditionally and from 10% to 28.5% conditionally compared to business as usual by 2030. The…

Innovative tools help young farmers and fishers in Jamaica fight climate change impacts.

Eileen Mairena Cunningham is a Miskito Indigenous woman of the Waspam Community of the Wangki Awala Kupia Indigenous Territory on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. She is the Director of External Affairs of the Center for the Development and Autonomy of Indigenous Peoples (CADPI) and currently…

This paper aims to help countries think through the process of enhancing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to include strengthened…

NDC Status Dominica submitted its updated NDC in July 2022. Key highlights from the NDC Dominica's updated NDC is more robust, clearer and more ambitious than its first NDC . It commits to reducing emissions by 45% below 2014 levels by 2030 and expands its mitigation targets across key…