AFRICA

The purpose of this study is to assess the social, employment and economic impacts of Zimbabwe’s climate policies.

Posted on August 24, 2021

This metabolic analysis report is the result of a comprehensive analysis of resource flows and their impact on the quality of natural assets in The Gambia. The analysis served as the basis for a stakeholder process to identify circular greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation opportunities.

Posted on April 14, 2021

As countries develop revised national climate pledges, they’re doing so in the context of multiple historic crises: climate change, rising inequality, and the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Fortunately, it’s possible to address all three at once, through a just transition to a green economy.

Posted on April 7, 2021

Kenya undertook an in-depth Gender Analysis to ensure that gender responsive actions are identified, planned, budgeted for and implemented as part of mainstreaming gender into Kenya’s NDC.

Posted on February 26, 2021

The Blue Congo Basin Fund aims at mobilizing the necessary resources, from African States, public and private funders, to finance the implementation of programs and projects which contribute to the sustainable development and the promotion of the Blue Economy in the Congo Basin region

Posted on December 30, 2020

The gender analysis and gender action plan provide strategic recommendations on governance, planning, and policy that will strengthen the country’s gender equality outcomes in the key NDC sectors of Agriculture, Energy, and Waste

Posted on December 18, 2020

This report estimates the private sector investment potential for delivering NDC sectoral targets in Kenya’s energy sector.

Posted on December 1, 2020

The Government of Ghana and Switzerland signed a bilateral agreement today, which brings the cooperative approaches of the Paris Agreement to life. The bilateral agreement sets the framework conditions for the cooperation.

Posted on November 23, 2020

This report estimates the private sector investment potential for delivering NDC sectoral targets for the energy sector in Côte d’Ivoire through assessments of the country’s NDC targets, enabling environment, current market, and investment potential.

Posted on November 12, 2020

This report estimates the private sector investment potential for delivering NDC sectoral targets for the energy sector in Uganda through assessments of the NDC targets, the enabling environment, current market and Uganda’s investment potential.

Posted on November 11, 2020

The Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry (MECTHI) together with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, SMEs Development recently validated the country’s climate change Gender Action Plan (GAP).

Posted on October 28, 2020

This report estimates the private sector investment potential for delivering NDC sectoral targets for the energy sector in Ghana through assessments of the NDC targets, the enabling environment, the current market and Ghana’s investment potential. Its findings will allow for mapping private sector actors in the energy sector, one of the country’s NDC priority sectors.

Posted on October 22, 2020

Du 09 au 26 septembre 2020, se sont déroulés dans le District de Bamako et dans les régions de Ségou, Sikasso, Mopti, Koulikoro et Kayes, les ateliers de concertations régionales sur le processus de la révision de la CDN.

Posted on October 5, 2020

Le processus permettra d’accroitre le niveau d’ambition des engagements nationaux de lutte contre les changements climatiques et d’assurer l’implication effective de tous les acteurs notamment le secteur privé -

Posted on September 30, 2020

In continuation of the Regional Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Business Roundtables to sensitise and increase private sector participation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) NDC Support Programme held the third and fourth in the series for the North-Central and North-East Regions in Keffi and Gombe respectively.

Posted on September 9, 2020

Ghana has launched the revision process of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to strengthen the implementation of national priorities on climate change adaptation and mitigation to achieve low carbon development in the country.

Posted on September 6, 2020

Le comité de pilotage conjoint des projets NAP-GCF, CBIT-FEM et NDC-SP a tenu à Abidjan sa toute première réunion ce mercredi 5 août 2020, en vue d’évaluer le travail réalisé par les responsables en charge de ces trois projets qui s’inscrivent dans le cadre de la lutte contre les changements climatiques en Côte d’Ivoire. A l’unanimité, le bilan est jugé satisfaisant et même très prometteur de part et d’autres.

Posted on September 2, 2020

CoP Chat Enhancing Transparency Frameworks: Kenya's Integrated Online MRV Tool Example

Posted on September 1, 2020

Posted on August 28, 2020

In partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and the Government of Uganda, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has facilitated training for Ugandan companies to use a digital tool to discover opportunities to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Uganda’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to address climate change. This initiative was made possible through an innovative partnership with global tech company, Impacti.

Posted on August 28, 2020

Ghana's launch ceremony of enhanced NDC in spirit of its whole-of-society approach to climate action.

Posted on August 26, 2020

This document presents the Government of Rwanda’s update of its first Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for mitigation and adaptation for the period to 2030.

Posted on August 19, 2020

In May 2020, Rwanda became the first least developed country (LDC) and the first African country to submit its enhanced NDC. It committed to a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of up to 38% compared to business-as-usual (BAU) in 2030.

Posted on August 19, 2020

Ethiopia’s NDC has three complementary objectives, namely, (1) fostering economic development and growth, (2) ensuring abatement of future emissions by reducing emissions by 64% (255 Mt CO2) below the ‘business-as-usual’ by 2030 and (3) setting priorities for resilience building with a focus on drought, flood and cross cutting intervention.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Togo’s NDC is to embark in a low-carbon and climate compatible development pathway and to make its production systems more climate resilient

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Mali’s first NDC is to keep the country as a carbon sink by limiting emissions in the energy, agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sectors and by prioritizing a green and climate resilient economy.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Côte d’Ivoire’s NDC is to increase renewable energy in the energy mix by 42%, intensify and mechanize agricultural production, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the forestry sector, and sustainable management and recovery of waste.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of DRC’s NDC is to transform the Congolese society by implementing inclusive and participatory climate actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and a carbon neutral development by 2100.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Kenya’s NDC is to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030, despite the fact that Kenya contributes a mere 0.1% to the total global emissions. Towards this end, the NDC specifies adaptation and mitigation actions and responses.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Ghana’ NDC is to reduce emissions by 15-45% below business-as-usual (BAU) and strengthen climate resilience in close alignment with its development priorities. In all, 20 mitigation and 11 adaptation actions in 7 priority economic sectors have been committed for implementation in the next 10-year period (2020-2030).

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Nigeria’s first NDC is to support economic and social development, grow the economy by 5% per year, improve the standard of living and ensure electricity access for all.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Uganda’s NDC is to pursue a low-carbon development pathway and reduce the vulnerability of the population, environment and economy to the impacts of climate change by implementing measures and policies that build resilience.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Zambia’s NDC is to reduce total emissions by 38,000 GgCO2eq by implementing three programs driven by Zambia’s Climate Response Strategy in the areas of sustainable forest management, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Posted on August 19, 2020

This brief lays out the business case for private sector engagement in climate action.

Posted on August 7, 2020

Participants learn step-by-step how the digital tool can help their businesses discover opportunities to contribute to the big challenges set out in Uganda’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Posted on August 5, 2020

The climate action grants will focus on women and youth-led innovative technology solutions with high impacts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to NDC implementation and sustainable development.

Posted on July 28, 2020

Zimbabwe recently launched a green jobs assessment to support improvements of the national climate plan or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Posted on July 21, 2020

Through the NDC Support Programme, in collaboration with the Climate Change Department in the Ministry of Water and Environment and Private Sector Foundation Uganda, these six climate challenge grants were selected from a pool of 325 proposals from registered groups.

Posted on June 16, 2020

UNDP’s offer to the COVID-19 response is three pronged: We support countries to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the pandemic in a robust manner. In Uganda, UNDP’s support to the government of Uganda includes socio-economic assessments, the provision of digital solutions for business continuity in the public sector, as well as coordination and resource mobilization.

Posted on May 29, 2020

The report looks at how to incorporate climate change issues into the full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes, as a practical way to ensure that development projects align with climate adaptation and mitigation measures.

Posted on April 20, 2020

On Monday, 16th March 2020 the Government of Mali launched the review process of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to address the harmful effects of climate change.

Posted on April 6, 2020

This report serves as an input for the preparatory work Ghana would undertake in 2020 to update its NDC which was submitted in 2015.

Posted on March 17, 2020

This report is the culmination of a joint effort to evaluate the current state of Ghana’s MRV system and propose practical ways to institutionalise it in the energy and transport sectors.

Posted on March 17, 2020

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says it is committed to support at least 100 countries to ensure that their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) were more technically robust.

Posted on March 7, 2020

This is Cote d'Ivoire's National Strategy for Gender and Climate Change.

Posted on December 11, 2019

L’inclusion de la dimension genre dans la mise en œuvre des NDC en Côte d’Ivoire sonne comme un impératif et doit transparaitre dans un document devant servir de référence.

Posted on December 5, 2019

An OpEd by Mohamed Yahya, UNDP Resident Representative, on Nigeria's climate action and NDC.

Posted on October 1, 2019

Executive Summary outlining key findings and recommendations for Ghana's gender analysis in the energy and agriculture sector.

Posted on September 28, 2019

This reports summarizes key findings from an online survey that was conducted on business and the SDGs.

Posted on September 20, 2019

The report reflects key findings of Uganda's initiative to develop the business case for private sector engagement in climate action.

Posted on September 20, 2019

A regional training workshop to assist UNDP’ Country Offices in enhancing their understanding on NDCs and in strengthening support provision to national governments on NDC and Transparency.

Posted on September 19, 2019

This Training Handbook on climate finance enhances transparency of the climate finance support needed and received through international and national sources with the objective to improve management and tracking of climate finance from public and private sources.

Posted on September 18, 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019

CGEM (Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc), the largest business association in Morocco, is hosting private sector and government actors from 5 other francophones countries to learn from Morocco’s experience in helping companies seize opportunities in a green economy.

Posted on September 12, 2019

Learn about the tool which UNDP and Impacti co-developed to support businesses with assessing their contributions to the NDC and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Posted on September 6, 2019

igeria’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are projected to grow 114% by 2030, but its NDC, aligned to the country’s development policy Vision 20:2030, targets a 20% unconditional and 45% conditional emission reduction below Business as Usual (BAU) by 2030.

Posted on July 31, 2019

To address its climate vulnerability, Ghana has implemented various policy frameworks to enhance its climate resilience, and integrated climate change into its national development agenda, while strategically tapping into support from various development partners.

Posted on July 31, 2019

The LECB project sought to support the Government of Zambia in achieving its main development goals as defined in the Sixth National Development Plan (SDNP) (2011—2015), Vision 2030, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the draft NCCRS.

Posted on July 31, 2019

The LECB project was designed to align with existing socio-economic development and climate change goals, including the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP), which was being drafted at the time of the project inception.

Posted on July 31, 2019

The LECB project in Tanzania therefore aimed to strengthen the foundations for climate change governance and introduce long-term mechanisms and institutional frameworks for managing climate change risks and opportunities.

Posted on July 30, 2019

LECB Kenya focused on building capacity for the development of a national GHG inventory to enhance the process of national reporting, and on the preparation of NAMAs with associated NAMA monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems, to attract funding and monitor implementation of mitigation activities.

Posted on July 30, 2019

Even before the LECB project began in 2013, government had focused on how to mainstream climate change into development planning at both local and national levels, and recognised the LECB project as a significant opportunity to support existing efforts to transition to low carbon development.

Posted on July 30, 2019

The specific objectives of LECB in DRC were to define and validate NAMAs in the agriculture and energy sectors; to drive the integration of climate issues into the relevant sectoral strategies; and to support the development of a LEDS for the country.

Posted on July 30, 2019

Uganda's NDC prioritizes both adaptation and mitigation and is strongly aligned to the country’s development agenda. Uganda’s NDC targets greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by 22% from Business as Usual (BAU), but this is conditional on international financial support.

Posted on July 30, 2019

Tanzania is highly vulnerable to climate change as its economy is dependent on climate sensitive natural resources, rain-fed agriculture and biomass energy. The country’s INDC targets GHG emission reduction of 10-20% by 2030 relative to the Business as Usual (BAU) scenario.

Posted on July 30, 2019

Sierra Leone has adopted its National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) and National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (NCCS&AP) around which the country’s NDC revolves.

Posted on July 30, 2019

In Nigeria, the Investment and Financial Flow (I&FF) methodology will be used to get a better understanding of the investment gap between the current development trends in the 5 sectors without the low carbon measures proposed in the NDC sectoral plan and with the low carbon measures.

Posted on July 22, 2019

Nigeria held a workshop to initiate the assessment of Investment and Financial Flow assessment (IFF) for its NDC sectoral plan.

Posted on July 16, 2019

Genre et changement climatique en Côte d’Ivoire. The report assesses the integration of gender in climate change policies and programmes in Cote d'Ivoire.

Posted on July 9, 2019

The “National MRV system Assessment report of Ghana” is to provide an assessment of how Ghana’s national MRV system operates, its gaps and efforts being made to addressed them. This report is an outcome of review of existing reports, policy documents and consultations with stakeholders.

Posted on July 3, 2019

Posted on July 3, 2019

The framework seeks to strengthen private sector engagement in climate change actions and enhance ambitious national actions on climate change in Kenya.

Posted on June 29, 2019

In order to enhance coordination and synergy to support effective implementation of Kenya’s MRV+ system as envisioned in the first and second National Climate Change Actions Plans, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry with support from NDC support programme organised a technical workshop at the Gelian Hotel, Machakos from 10th to 13th July 2018.

Posted on June 18, 2019

The Programme in Côte d’Ivoire sponsored the 2019 African Forum on Sustainable Cities (Forum Africain des Villes Durables -FORAVID) in Abidjan where it took the stage to present how the programme will support local climate action.

Posted on May 29, 2019

With rapidly growing economies and the ambition to become ‘a global powerhouse’ – as outlined in Africa’s Agenda 2063 – the need to grow sustainable economies while building resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change has never been so pronounced.

Posted on May 17, 2019

Ghana is the first country that has completed a gender analysis for the implementation of the NDCs. This blog shares the findings and lessons learned from the gender analysis and also offers recommendations as for what the country should take into consideration in terms of integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations for climate action.

Posted on April 23, 2019

While climate change threatens livelihoods and security across the board, the different roles and responsibilities of women and men means there are gendered differences in the impacts of and the responses to climate change adaptation and mitigation actions. This blog explains why a gender analysis is an important first step for countries to build inclusive national climate action.

Posted on April 20, 2019

Private sector investors from various industries pledged to support Ghana to implement the 31 climate actions contained in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), developed in line with the Paris Agreement.

Posted on March 28, 2019

While countries across the African continent are working fiercely to address climate change, access to climate finance at scale remains one of the biggest challenges. This blog identifies the key barriers at the same time explores options on how countries can overcome hurdles to climate finance.

Posted on March 18, 2019

The blog outlines how Ghana will fund development projects through a carbon finance mechanism that is a central feature of a new clean energy programme.

Posted on February 25, 2019

2019 has clearly emerged as a critical year – perhaps an inflection point – as climate change has become “the defining issue of our time”, as the UN Secretary General António Guterres has said. A series of Regional Climate Weeks will kick-start converstations for the Summit in Africa, Latin Amercia and Asia Pacific.

Posted on February 4, 2019

The event, which will take place in March 2019, will focus on the outcome of COP24, including the Paris Work Programme, and support for governments and non-Party stakeholders to shift gears toward implementing ambitious climate action for a low-emission and climate-resilient future.

Posted on January 29, 2019

This Forum aims to catalyse private sector investment and financial as well as substantive support from all relevant stakeholders to help Ghana implement its climate commitments.

Posted on January 29, 2019

What role can regions and municipalities play in meeting a country’s climate commitments? This question was put on the table in a recent meeting on subnational climate action in Côte d’Ivoire, which had been co-organized by the UNDP NDC Support Programme, the NDC Partnership and the Assembly of Regions and District of Cote d’Ivoire (ARDCI).

Posted on January 23, 2019

The webinar will highlight country experiences and lessons learned in strengthening governance frameworks for NDC implementation and tracking. It will focus in particular on how these frameworks are integrating sub-national governments and actors and how countries have overcome specific challenges.

Posted on January 15, 2019

One of the greatest challenges of an investor is that of information and comparison among investment opportunities. A new training programme for the public and private sector which was recently launched in Ghana, tries to remedy this situation.

Posted on January 7, 2019

As part of the initial activities of the in-depth gender analysis that Kenya is conducting with the support of UNDP NDC Support Programme, an inception workshop was held to agree on a workplan and methodology for the analysis.

Posted on December 19, 2018

We talked with Hartley Walimwipi, the project manager for UNDP’s NDC Support Programme, about Zambia’s experience with institutional capacity building and integrated climate and development planning.

Posted on December 13, 2018

In November 2018, the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) conducted a 4-day interactive workshop in Ghana to launch a curriculum and training development program for Private Investment Mobilization (PIM) for Low Carbon Development (LCD) actions at scale.

Posted on November 29, 2018

A Farmer in Zambia's Kalomo district describes his experience with conservation agriculture as an alternative farming approach and tool to adapt to climate change.

Posted on November 26, 2018

Côte d'Ivoire recently embarked on developing a partnership plan with the NDC Partnership and validated the NDC Support Programme work activities.

Posted on November 22, 2018

The Cote d’Ivoire will hold a workshop on November 19, 2018 in Abidjan to validate de work NDC programme.

Posted on November 15, 2018

Joint Event on Launch of ccGAP, Orientation Workshop for Gender Focal Points and Validation of NDC Implementation Plan

Posted on October 31, 2018

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for concerted efforts to consider the special needs, concerns, knowledge and experiences of both male and female in climate change adaptation and mitigation planning, and implementation.

Posted on October 31, 2018

The event will inform private sector actors about innovative finance mechanisms available and approaches to leverage public- private sector finance. In addition, good practices of private sector involvement the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be shared.

Posted on October 19, 2018

Private sector finance and investments will be needed to achieve Kenya’s NDC goals. The country’s private sector is already contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, however there is need for enhanced action and coordination to fully realize the potential of the sector in climate change response. The objective of the workshop was to develop a private sector engagement framework in the context of NDC and NCCAP implementation.

Posted on September 8, 2018

In order to enhance coordination and synergy to support effective implementation of Kenya’s MRV+ system as envisioned in the first and second National Climate Change Actions Plans, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry with support from NDC support programme organised a technical workshop at the Gelian Hotel, Machakos from 10th to 13th July 2018.

Posted on July 13, 2018

Lagos, Nigeria - July 11, 2018. Representatives from Nigeria’s Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA), the private sector, non-governmental organizations and academia met to validate the project document for the NDC Support Programme.

Posted on July 12, 2018

UNDP and the Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment are hosting a validation workshop for the project document of Nigeria’s NDC Support Programme

Posted on July 2, 2018

Much of Kenya’s work has been bolstered by the UNDP’s NDC Support Programme, which takes the approach of embedding itself within national systems rather than seeking to direct them from outside. UNDP’s work, in turn is being supported by the “Paris Climate Bond” concept from ClimateMundial.

Posted on April 6, 2018

Two day workshops helped key stakeholders refine and finalize applications for the NAMA facility.

Posted on March 13, 2018

As the 2030 Agenda takes effect globally, the Government is taking steps to implement principles such as green growth that are embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Uganda was among the first countries to mainstream SDGs into its development plan, although a strategy that unpacks green growth into sectoral interventions that can be implemented has yet to be devised. In response, the Government has developed the Uganda Green Growth Development Strategy (UGGDS) to operationalize…

Posted on November 29, 2017

As we continue to implement the Uganda Vision 2040 through medium term five-year National Development Plans to achieve the envisaged transformation, it is increasingly important to identify various efficient approaches to development for new conventional economic benefits.

Posted on November 28, 2017

Sustainable and resilient development can best be achieved through an integrated approach that builds on the synergies of actions on climate, development and resilience.

Posted on November 23, 2017

As more than 40 African countries recently met at the Africa NDC Dialogue in Rabat to discuss the implementation of the climate targets and goals set for the Paris Agreement, it became clear how much countries had advanced on setting in motion the transition towards low carbon economies. Discussions quickly dived into the hairier issues of rolling out national climate targets on the country level, engaging new groups of stakeholders, and creating the right architecture to financing, implementing…

Posted on November 4, 2017

The Regional NDC Dialogue for Africa was a 3-day event hosted by the Government of Morocco in Rabat from September 26-28. The dialogue helped countries exchange experiences about approaches for NDC implementation planning in countries across Africa. 

Posted on September 26, 2017

Ghana recently introduced a corporate emissions reporting programme to better capture emissions from the electricity sector. The programme, which was led by Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Energy Commission (EC) and developed with UNDP LECB’s support, trained mining and electricity production companies on carbon accounting techniques.

Posted on September 7, 2017

For the last three years, UNDP – in coordination with the UNFCCC Secretariat and partners – has been regularly convening countries to advance progress for the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Over 150 countries have benefitted from three global workshops and 14 regional dialogues since 2014. In the lead-up to the Paris negotiations, these dialogues and workshops contributed to countries successfully submitting their climate plans, or intended Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDCs), which…

Posted on August 28, 2017

This joint UNDP and Asia Development Bank (ADB) report ‘Initial Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Power Sector – Electricity Generation through 100 % Renewable Energy’ includes a step-wise approach for the assessment of the 100% renewable electricity generation target, the composition of renewable energy generation and the costs associated with the target.

Posted on August 15, 2017

Trinidad recently completed an Implementation Plan for its National Climate Plan (NDC). The climate targets strive for a 15% emission reduction below BAU by 2030 in the country’s three highest emitting sectors, including an unconditional reduction in public transportation emissions by 30% by 2030.

Posted on August 8, 2017

Led by the Ministry of Local Affairs, Tunisia launched a national consultation process for the preparation of an NDC implementation roadmap on 04 and 05 July 2017 with the support of the United Nations Development Program.

Posted on August 3, 2017

The Regional NDC Dialogue for Africa was a 3-day event hosted by the Government of Morocco in Rabat from September 26-28. The dialogue helped countries exchange experiences about approaches for NDC implementation planning in countries across Africa. 

Posted on July 31, 2017

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), with funding support from the NAMA Facility, is structuring an Improved Institutional Cook Stove (IICS) Programme in Uganda.

Posted on May 21, 2017

This report, which was compiled by Ambition to Action, is the prologue to a series of update reports on NDC-related topics. The reports will be published twice a year, before international climate change meetings, to present analysis, opinion, and discussion pieces. Drawing on the Ambition to Action (A2A) project and input from a wide range of experts and practitioners, including UNDP, the reports aim to be a platform for learning, sharing insights, and discussing topics relevant to technical…

Posted on May 8, 2017

The new data portal allows comparison across sectors under different scenarios: historical; the Paris Agreement’s emission reduction pledges; the CAT’s “current policy projection” scenario, “best-practice” examples, and the presently available 2°C pathways.

Posted on April 7, 2017

A group of governments, international organizations and non-state actors joined forces through a new global partnership last year to catalyze the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and related climate commitments (NDCs) at the country level. The NDC Partnership, which is currently co-chaired by Germany and Morocco, will help countries with the challenging task of transitioning to a green economy pathway that is closely aligned with their respective development priorities.

Posted on April 3, 2017

Uganda’s Green School NAMA, which supports the uptake of improved institutional cook stoves in Ugandan schools, is among 7 NAMAs that were granted conditional approval of financing for the detailed design of a NAMA by the NAMA Facility.

Posted on March 10, 2017

This Training Workshop on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), held in Entebbe, Uganda, was co-organised by UNDP and the International Partnership for Mitigation & MRV. It was held in collaboration with the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of the joint UNDP-UNFCCC INDC Regional Dialogues funded by a number of donors. The workshop brought together representatives of Anglophone and Lusophone African Countries.

Posted on January 1, 2017

This research project assesses possibilities for enhancing the role of SD-benefits in the context of activities supported by future market mechanisms under the UNFCCC.

Posted on January 1, 2017

Numerous resources are available to assist developing countries that are putting in place a national greenhouse (gas) inventory system. This document, which accompanies GHG Inventory Information Brief on this topic, contains a range of items – from international data sets and models, to templates and terms of references.

Posted on January 1, 2017

A national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is a cornerstone of a country’s reporting obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Posted on January 1, 2017

UNDP’s Sustainable Energy Strategy Note, 2017-2021: Delivering Sustainable Energy in a Changing Climate articulates – for the first time – UNDP’s vision, mission, approach, guiding principles, and focus in the area of sustainable energy.

Posted on December 7, 2016

Uganda is one of the world’s fastest growing countries in terms of population size. Around 20 million or 55% of the population is under the age of 18. Children attend day schools or boarding schools (depending on distance) who use primarily firewood to cook school meals and boil drinking water for the cafeteria. This has put immense pressure on forests surrounding urban and peri-urban areas.

Posted on November 18, 2016

In 2013, UNDP, the UNFCCC Secretariat and the UNEP DTU Partnership joined forces to produce a comprehensive Guide on formulating effective NAMAs.  

Posted on November 15, 2016

The report also provides an overview of progress to date on the integration of women’s empowerment and gender equality into national climate policy and action—particularly as countries begin implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Posted on November 14, 2016

This report has been designed for policymakers to offer guidance on how to promote gender equality across all levels of policy and programming in climate change, and to provide the necessary tools to do so.

Posted on November 14, 2016

It is clear that climate change is affecting everyone, everywhere, but not equally. Just as the risks and impacts of climate change induced hazards vary between countries, so do the capacities of countries to address them.

Posted on November 4, 2016

The report looks at the breadth and depth of UNDP’s work on climate change, including mitigation, adaptation and forestry, over the last two decades.

Posted on November 2, 2016

Raising awareness among the Ghanaian population on the Paris Climate Change Agreement and its implications for Ghana, was a key goal when the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), led by the H.E Minister Mahama Ayariga, launched the “Regional Climate Change Roadshow” in May earlier this year.

Posted on October 31, 2016

This Regional Dialogue on (I)NDCs, held in Tunis, Tunisia, was organised by UNDP, the UNFCCC Secretariat, and the UNDP/UNEP Global Support Programme (GSP) for National Communications and Biennial Update Reports. The dialogue was part of the series of joint UNDP-UNFCCC regional dialogues funded by a number of donors and was hosted by the Government of Tunisia. It brought together government representatives from the Africa region, developed country representatives, and international…

Posted on September 5, 2016

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the second largest area of forest in the world. However, this important resource is threatened by the country’s agriculture and energy access practices, which are key drivers of deforestation. In particular, fuel wood is currently meeting 90% of total energy needs in DRC, despite the high potential for renewable energy.

Posted on July 27, 2016

Waste management is a major challenge in Kenya, especially in Nairobi, the rapidly growing capital which produces around 2,400 tons of waste every day. Only 38 per cent is collected and less than 10 per cent recycled while the remaining 62 per cent is left on illegal dumpsites or is burned.

Posted on July 21, 2016

SEP 2016 | Regional Dialogue on NDCs for Africa in Tunisia

Posted on July 1, 2016

In Ghana, around 64% have access to electricity, but rising demand for electricity has led to power disruptions and the need for deliberate control its power supply system. More than 40% of the households use wood fuel as the dominant form of cooking fuel. Currently, inefficient and polluting cooking processes are deeply ingrained in Ghanaian culture.

Posted on June 21, 2016

Building on its previous country support in the run up to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, UNDP conducted a survey to assess capacity development support needs among developing countries as they prepare for implementation of the Paris Agreement and, in particular, their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The survey addressed countries’ progress on NDC implementation planning, as well as capacity development or technical assistance needs related to NDC implementation.

Posted on May 18, 2016

With only 23% of the population with access to electricity, Kenya is committed to expanding access to energy for its growing population. Wood fuel has remained the most important source of energy, meeting over 70% of the country’s total energy consumption needs. This has put immense pressure on Kenya’s forests. The Constitution calls for efforts to increase tree cover to 10 per cent of Kenya’s total surface area.

Posted on May 13, 2016

Rising heat in the workplace implies severe effects for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and emerging economies with high concentrations of outdoor labour and industrial and service sector workers operating in ineffectively climate controlled conditions.

Posted on May 4, 2016

As an oil producing country, Ecuador meets its domestic energy demand primarily with oil while generating significant income from oil exports. This NAMA concept note is builds on the “Optimization of Power Generation and Energy Efficiency Program” (OGE & EE) of Petroamazonas - a unit of Ecuadoran state oil company Petroecuador.

Posted on December 1, 2015

The Africa Regional Training Workshop on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), held in Entebbe, Uganda, was co-organised by UNDP and the International Partnership for Mitigation & MRV. It was held in collaboration with the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of the joint UNDP-UNFCCC INDC Regional Dialogues funded by a number of donors.

Posted on November 3, 2015

This Training Workshop on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), held in Entebbe, Uganda, was co-organised by UNDP and the International Partnership for Mitigation & MRV. It was held in collaboration with the UNFCCC Secretariat as part of the joint UNDP-UNFCCC INDC Regional Dialogues funded by a number of donors. The workshop brought together representatives of Anglophone and Lusophone African Countries.

Posted on September 23, 2015

Regional Workshop on Private Sector Engagement for Low Emission Solutions in Africa and Arab States.

Posted on September 2, 2015

In the second edition of the Global Good Practice Analysis (GPA2.0) a new selection of cases was examined by a consortium led by New Climate Institute and including the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Libélula.

Posted on September 2, 2015

L’atelier de formation sur les Contributions Prévues Déterminées au niveau National (CPDN) pour les pays africains francophones a eu lieu à Rabat, au Maroc. Cet évènement a été co-organisé par le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD) et le Cluster Francophone du Partenariat International sur l’Atténuation et le MRV (Cluster Francophone). L’atelier a été financé par un certain nombre de donateurs et est tenu en collaboration avec le secrétariat de la Convention Cadre des…

Posted on August 26, 2015

This report responds to country requests for urgent guidance on the preparation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), a core component of the Paris climate change conference (COP21).  

Posted on August 19, 2015

AUG 2015 | Regional INDC Training WS for Francophone Africa and Arab States in Morocco

Posted on May 6, 2015

The second Regional Dialogue on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) in Africa brought together country representatives from the Africa region, developed-country representatives, multilateral and bilateral agencies, and regional organizations, as well as other experts.

Posted on January 27, 2015

To date, a number of global studies have looked at barriers that typically hinder transitions to low-carbon economies. While these have focused on technological and financial barriers, most developing countries also face significant political and institutional challenges to the introduction of low-carbon alternatives into their national development planning.

Posted on January 1, 2015

The important role of the private sector in the transition to low-emission development is well recognised. The aim of this study is to analyse experiences that countries participating in the LECB Programme have had in engaging the private sector and to provide some recommendations on how to do so in the future.

Posted on January 1, 2015

Charcoal is one of the main sources of domestic energy in Ghana. Around 80% of the rural population is dependent on wood fuel as their primary source of fuel, while charcoal is the primary source of fuel for more than 50% of the population living in urban areas. Given the projected growth of the urban population in Ghana, charcoal use in the short and medium term, will continue to be an important source of household energy for cooking particularly in urban areas of the country.

Posted on October 21, 2014

JAN 2015 | Regional Technical Dialogue on INDCs for Africa: Ethiopia

Posted on October 2, 2014