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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…
The Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (AIM) supports local communities around the world to expand and accelerate promising adaptation solutions by providing investment, know-how and visibility.The initiative was born in 2021, out of a need to help countries overcome barriers to developing and…
Today, UNDP is working with partners around the world to improve climate information and early warning systems in more than 40 countries. This work is crucial for safeguarding lives, livelihoods and economies in the face of intensifying climate-related hazards.Building on UNDP’s extensive…
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.
The Progressive Platforms for Climate Action initiative supports climate change negotiators in developing countries, and their groups, to effectively participate in global climate and environmental negotiations and help achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and other multilateral agreements to…
The Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (SCALA) programme supports countries to enhance climate action in land use and agriculture.The programme uses Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC s) and/or…
UN-REDD is the United Nations (UN) knowledge and advisory platform on forest solutions to the climate crisis. It supports 65 developing countries, which host 70 percent of the world’s tropical forests, to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement, particularly Articles 5 and 6.To that end,…
Youth4Climate (Y4C) is a global initiative that supports the implementation of youth-led and youth-inclusive solutions to environmental and climate challenges, both financially and through capacity development.Young people are increasingly acknowledged as vital contributors to global transformative…
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…