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Adopted in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was an exciting new shared vision to end poverty, rescue the planet and build a peaceful world. In the years following, countries made great strides towards its 17 interlinked goals. However, no one predicted the rise of COVID-19. In…

NDC Status  South Africa submitted its updated NDC in September 2021.  Key highlights from the NDC  South Africa’s updated mitigation targets represent a significant progression from the first NDC : the country commits to a fixed target for greenhouse gas emissions levels…

With 13 year's experience in climate finance and policy – with a focus on adaptation – Claudia provides strategic advice to ensure coherence between UNDP's support on climate finance readiness, including the Climate Promise and programming for adaptation and mitigation. She also provides oversight…

Regional Climate Policy Advisor at the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, Daisy has more than 25 year's experience in international development. For the past 20 years she has worked in various capacities in the UN system, at country and continental levels, providing policy, programmatic and…

NDC Status South Sudan submitted its second NDC in September 2021. Key highlights from the NDC A post-conflict nation and one of the world’s least developed countries, South Sudan is in pursuit of a low-carbon, climate-resilient pathway which also delivers economic development. …

Excellent is a development expert and specialist in climate science and policy, natural resources management, nature-based solutions, disaster risk management, resilience-building, and GHG inventory development and reviews. He is particularly interested in assisting communities to respond to risks…

Fernando is a passionate specialist in climate change with wide experience in project management and broad knowledge in strategic planning, climate policies, energy systems, gender mainstreaming, mitigation and adaptation strategies, private sector engagement and climate finance. He first joined…

Gianluca is an engineer with extensive experience in the fields of energy, oil and gas, and water management. Since 2006, he has been consulting on emissions mitigation projects, greenhouse gas inventories, climate finance and climate change adaptation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

James is a Climate and Cities Technical Specialist working jointly with both UNDP and UN-Habitat in support of the inter-Agency enhanced collaborative framework. James contributes to the Climate Promise and NDC Support Programme global management teams, specializing in urban and local and regional…

Krib is the Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific for UNDP’s Climate Promise and SCALA programmes, based in UNDP’s Bangkok Regional Hub. With more than 12 years of wide experience in project management ranging from climate policy advisory on renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate…

Lisa is a climate change, resilience, and gender expert who supports the team to manage and develop knowledge products and resources. This work supports UNDP as a thought leader in the climate-development nexus, provides intelligence and learning on climate ambition and action, and enhances…

With the energy sector responsible for around 80 percent  of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, the shift to clean, renewable sources is critical to mitigating climate change and advancing sustainable development. This shift involves replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy technologies (…

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-…

With more than 12 year's experience in developing and managing environmental and climate change initiatives and projects, while building an extensive network of stakeholders to foster environmental awareness and understanding, Patricia oversees the GCF Readiness Portfolio at UNDP. She holds a…

Serving as a thematic lead on just transition and LT-LEDS within the Climate Strategies and Policy Team, she spearheads thought leadership, including engagement with global policy processes, and country support for integrating just transition into climate pledges. Additionally, she manages…

Working with UNDP since 2008, Susanne focuses on climate finance. She has been co-developing UNDP methodologies for climate finance and biodiversity finance, and has been leading the work on climate finance assessments for mitigation and adaptation. Prior to this, she worked on water issues with…

As the coordinator for the Climate Promise in UNDP's Regional Hub for Africa, Tiangoua provides policy advice and technical support on strategy and programming to countries. He collaborates with country coordinators and relevant thematic colleagues and delivers an integrated approach to support the…

Verania has worked for UNDP for more than a decade, developing strong expertise in gender, climate, and environment issues. As her work has focused on the integration of gender equality and women's empowerment into national planning and capacity-building processes, she is currently spearheading the…

Forests are critical ecosystems for global sustainability. They mitigate climate change by acting as carbon sinks, they provide habitats for most of the terrestrial biodiversity, they sustain the livelihoods of nearly one billion people, and they represent the ancestral territories for many…

NDC Status Sri Lanka submitted its updated NDC in September 2021. Key highlights from the NDC Sri Lanka committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 14.5% for the decade to 2030, including an unconditional reduction of 4%. Despite its low carbon footprint and highly…