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Christopher is a SDG Finance and NDC Policy Specialist, and works with both the Sustainable Finance Hub and Climate Promise teams. He leads the implementation of the Joint Agenda for Scaling up Finance to Deliver the Paris Agreement. Prior to this role, he was UNDP’s Development Economist for…

NDC Status Cambodia submitted its revised NDC in December 2020. Key highlights from the NDC Cambodia increased mitigation ambition with an emissions reduction target of 41.7% by 2030 compared to business as usual. The revised NDC includes new mitigation targets in the agricultural and…

The Europe and Central Asia region features many energy-intensive and energy-inefficient economies, while also facing severe risks due to climate impacts on the population. Despite having excellent potential for renewable energy, the region remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels, due to…

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…

Carbon markets are trading schemes that provide financial incentives for climate change mitigation. In these schemes, greenhouse gas emission reductions and/or removals are quantified into carbon credits that can be bought and sold, with the aim of transitioning economies to net zero by mid-century…

Malak is a Communications and Project Analyst overseeing the communication strategy for the UNDP Rome Centre for Climate Action and Energy Transition. She focuses on the Youth4Climate initiative, the Platform for Investment Support and Technical Assistance (PISTA), and the Italy-UNDP Energy…

Gonçalo is the interim coordinator for the Lusophone Transparency Network for the Belgium-funded “Enhancing Climate Transparency” project under the Climate Promise. With 25 years of experience on climate change, he has worked with more than 16 countries, as well as in regional and global…

NDC Status The Cook Islands submitted its first NDC in September 2016. The revised NDC is currently being prepared. In the current NDC, the Cook Islands committed to a future powered by renewable energy with targets for renewable-sourced electricity of 50% by 2015 and 100% by 2020…

Charles (Chongguang) Yu currently serves as a Climate Finance and Investment Specialist at UNDP. He supports countries in Asia and Africa by leading the design and appraisal of climate and environmental action projects, with a particular focus on mobilizing investments from financial institutions…

Benjamin Larroquette is the Global Advisor for Climate Information and Early Warning Systems and a Regional Technical Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation at UNDP. Benjamin leads the flagship Early Warnings for All global programme and is the UNDP representative at the Systematic Observation…

Josep Garí serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at UNDP. He is a political ecologist, dedicated to international cooperation for sustainable rural and territorial development. He currently leads the Climate and Forests pillar of the UNDP Climate Hub, serving in the UN-REDD management and overseeing…

Elspeth Halverson serves as Programme and Partnership Management Advisor, providing programme and partnership management for UNDP’s Climate and Forests portfolio. She also represents UNDP in the management of the UN-REDD Programme. Elspeth has over fifteen years of experience launching and…