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Alexis is a Programme Specialist in the Climate and Forests pillar of UNDP’s Climate Hub. She has over 15 years’ experience supporting countries across Latin America, Africa and Asia to develop policy solutions. Prior to working with countries on the forests and land sector, Alexis worked for…

Natalia Linou is a social epidemiologist and the Deputy Director of UNDP’s HIV and Health Team. She has worked in global development and health equity for almost two decades, including on the environmental determinants of health. Prior to her current role, she served as Executive Director of the…

NDC Status Colombia submitted its revised NDC in December 2020. Key highlights from the NDC Colombia's revised NDC includes a more ambitious mitigation target of not emitting more than 169.4 MtCO2eq by 2030, equivalent to a 51% reduction in emissions from a revised 2030 reference…

Suvi Huikuri is a Policy Specialist in UNDP’s HIV and Health Team in New York, working on the intersection of climate, environment and health. She supports countries to address and better govern the health impacts of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Prior to joining UNDP in 2017,…

Liam Fee is an Adaptation Planning Specialist at UNDP’s Climate Hub. He supports UNDP’s portfolio of projects on national adaptation planning, working with countries that are formulating project proposals related to National Adaptation Plans. He also supports UNDP’s efforts to ensure greater…

NDC Status Costa Rica submitted its third NDC in November 2025.Key highlights from the NDC Costa Rica's updated NDC strengthens the country’s commitments across mitigation, adaptation, inclusion, and financing. The NDC establishes an economy-wide net emissions budget for 2025 – 2035, covering all…

With the largest population in the world, the Asia-Pacific region faces severe climate vulnerability. At the same time, with high emitting and vibrant economies, the region also offers the largest mitigation potential. Based on climate trends and projections from the latest IPCC report, Asia and…

NDC Status Cabo Verde submitted its revised NDC in April 2021. Key highlights from the NDC Under its revised NDC , Cabo Verde comprehensively increased the scope and ambition of its mitigation goals while also enhancing their focus on adaptation, climate justice and gender…

Cassie Flynn is the Global Director of Climate Change at UNDP. The portfolio supports over 150 countries to take bold climate action. She previously served as the Strategic Advisor on climate change to UNDP’s Administrator and Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Fiji as COP23 President…

Indigenous Peoples and local communities are critical actors in the global fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Managing approximately 25 percent of the world's land, they safeguard a significant portion of Earth's biodiversity and carbon reserves. Notably, they steward about 36…

Yusuke Taishi serves as the Officer in Charge (OIC) Head of Adaptation and is the Senior Technical Advisor for UNDP’s work on climate change adaptation. Since joining UNDP in 2008, Yusuke has been instrumental in advancing climate change adaptation initiatives across Asia and the Pacific, including…

Natalia Olofinskaya is a Policy and Integrated Programming Specialist and Technical Advisor on Climate Change Adaptation. Natalia has over 25 years of policy and programming experience with UNDP in the fields of environment and climate change at the global, regional and country levels. In her…

Jennifer Baumwoll is a global climate change specialist based in New York and the global coordinator for UNDP’s Climate Promise. She has worked with UNDP for over 12 years on climate change policy and adaptation, both at Headquarters and the Regional Hub for Africa in Addis Ababa. Her work focuses…

Mr. Marcos Athias Neto serves as UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS). Mr. Neto has previously served as the Director of UNDP’s Sustainable Finance Hub, leading UNDP’s work on sustainable finance in more than…

Monica Borrero is the Global Programme Manager for the UNDP-Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (UNDP-AFCIA), one of the funding windows anchored under the Adaptation Innovation Marketplace. In this role, she leads efforts supporting 44 organizations to scale up innovative adaptation…

Clint is an impact investment consultant focused on deploying capital to build fairer, more resilient systems. His work spans corporate social responsibility, blended finance and impact investment across the private, philanthropic and development sectors. He has advised on education investments in…

The Greening Moonshot Initiative is UNDP’s commitment to reduce its corporate carbon footprint by 50 percent by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, the organization is shifting to resources-efficient, resilient and future-fit operations utilizing energy efficiency, renewable energy and low-carbon…