Under the Climate Promise, UNDP delivers the UN system’s largest portfolio of support on climate action in more than 140 countries. This portfolio is worth over US$2 billion in grant financing and draws on UNDP’s expertise on gender equality and inclusion, energy, poverty, health, climate security, nature and biodiversity, among others.
Explore some of our flagship initiatives to see how they are driving progress and fostering sustainable development across the globe.
The Africa Minigrids Program enhances clean energy access across 21 countries by promoting sustainable, scalable solar minigrid investments.
UNDP works on strengthening climate information and early warning systems in the face of intensifying climate-related hazards.
Climate Promise 2025 helps countries align their national climate pledges with the 1.5° goal, strengthen their quality and investability, and accelerate their implementation.
The Progressive Platforms for Climate Action initiative supports climate change negotiators in developing countries, and their groups, to better engage in global climate and environmental negotiations.
The Adaptation Innovation Marketplace offers local actors the investment, know-how and visibility to expand and accelerate promising, scalable adaptation solutions.
The SCALA programme responds to the urgent need for increased action to cope with climate change impacts in the agriculture and land use sectors.
Youth4Climate is a global initiative that supports the implementation of youth-led and youth-inclusive solutions to environmental and climate challenges.
