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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,…

NDC Status Rwanda submitted its updated NDC in May 2020. Key highlights from the NDC In its updated NDC , Rwanda increased its climate ambition by expanding the coverage of greenhouse gases included, considering revised baseline conditions and increasing the scope of adaptation actions…

It is broadly recognised that humanity’s unsustainable patterns of consumption and production are driving the triple planetary crisis: climate change, waste and pollution, and biodiversity loss. Our current linear economic system is built on a model of extracting raw materials from nature,…

NDC Status Saint Vincent and the Grenadines submitted its first NDC in June 2016. The country is still grappling with the impacts of volcanic eruptions in April 2021. Although it is still in the recovery phase, the country is determined to submit its revised NDC . A specific date for…

NDC Status Samoa submitted its second NDC in July 2021. Key highlights from the NDC Samoa's second NDC replaced the sectoral targets in its initial NDC with an absolute economy-wide reduction target of reducing total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 26% in 2030 compared to the 2007…

NDC Status São Tomé and Principe submitted their revised NDC in July 2021. Key highlights from the NDC São Tomé and Principe enhanced ambition on their conditional emission target (without land use, land-use change and forestry), with a total greenhouse gas emissions…

Annlyn provides technical support to countries on the formulation, enhancement, and implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions. With extensive experience in climate adaptation and mitigation measures, having worked in the field since 2009 directly with small island developing…

NDC Status Serbia submitted its revised NDC in August 2022. Key highlights from the NDC Serbia committed to an unconditional emissions reduction target of 13.2% compared to 2010 levels, or 33.3% compared to 1990 levels, by 2030. This is an increase compared to the first NDC …

Catherine provides strategic guidance to UNDP’s offer on Nationally Determined Contributions and supports several countries to put in place policies, strategies and coordination mechanisms that facilitate NDC implementation. Prior to joining UNDP, she worked as a consultant for mainstreaming gender…

NDC Status Seychelles submitted their revised NDC in July 2021. Key highlights from the NDC In their updated NDC , Seychelles pledged to reduce economy-wide emissions by 26.4% by 2030 compared to business-as-usual and to achieve a decarbonized net-zero emissions economy…

NDC Status Sierra Leone submitted its updated NDC in July 2021. Key highlights from the NDC In its updated NDC , Sierra Leone defined a progressive path forward for cutting greenhouse gases emissions from 2005 levels: 5% by 2025, 10% by 2030, and 25% by 2050. Unlike the initial…

Catherine Wong is UNDP’s Global Team Leader for Climate and Security Risk and principal technical lead on Climate, Peace and Security. She supports the work of UNDP’s Climate Hub and Crisis Bureau. Catherine possesses more than 20 years’ experience working on climate change and environment at the…

NDC Status Somalia submitted its third NDC in June 2025.Key highlights from the NDC As a Least Developed Country, Somalia contributes minimally to global emissions (0.019 percent). Despite this, Somalia has set a target in its third NDC to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent by 2035. This…

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…