Arab States

As Iraq grapples with the scars of war, economic shocks, and impacts of the pandemic, Climate Change looms on the horizon. But with support from the UNDP, the government of Iraq is setting bold climate goals and charting a new, more sustainable future.

Posted on May 12, 2021

Lebanon is seeking to improve the gender responsiveness of its climate policies and climate action through the NDC revision and implementation process. To support this, a Gender Analysis was carried out to assess various aspects of the governance, policy and planning processes related to climate change and gender equality and specifically analyzed data collection, existing technical capacities, institutional mechanisms, and gender mainstreaming opportunities.

Posted on February 19, 2021

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

Posted on December 28, 2020

Globally the health, social and economic challenges wrought by COVID-19 have been swift and devastating, unfolding in a matter of months. The pandemic struck against the backdrop of another, no less dramatic, global crisis: climate change. The twin crises have highlighted the urgency for a green, inclusive and transformative recovery – one that advances social justice and equality for all.

Posted on October 26, 2020

The objective of Morocco’s first NDC is to pursue a rapid transition to a resilient, low-carbon economy while enhancing equality and progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The NDC was also aligned with the UN Conventions on biodiversity and land degradation.

Posted on August 19, 2020

The objective of Tunisia’s NDC is to reduce emission intensity (CO2 consumption per unit of gross domestic product or GDP) by 41% by 2030 compared with 2010. As energy is responsible for 58% of emissions, this sector plays the central role in mitigation targets.

Posted on August 19, 2020

Morocco has actively pursued various initiatives and programmes to transition towards a low carbon and sustainable economy. To support this vision, the INDC Project provided assistance to strengthen national capacities to implement its NDC.

Posted on July 31, 2019

The INDC Project provided an opportunity for Lebanon to package its already existing mitigation and adaptation assessments and sectoral strategies, strengthen capacities, and bring about synergy and coordination across sectors to design and implement climate action.

Posted on July 31, 2019

Egypt’s long-term national development framework, the Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS): Egypt’s Vision 2030, has three dimensions (economic, social and environmental) and its 10 pillars are aligned to the SDGs. Egypt’s INDC is aligned to both of these.

Posted on July 31, 2019

Given Morocco’s relatively advanced climate change policy and compliance under the UNFCCC, the LECB) project focused on rationalizing the country’s NAMAs and bringing them into line with international approaches, which had developed significantly towards the end of 2011, when the project was being conceptualized.

Posted on July 30, 2019

LECB project in Egypt sought to build technical capacity to identify and quantify opportunities for reducing GHG emissions across the sectors.

Posted on July 30, 2019

Lebanon is assessing SDG linkages as part of the process of updating its climate action plan (NDC) for the Paris Agreement. After testing the SDG tool in the building sector, Lebanon shares first thoughts.

Posted on July 15, 2019

This article provides practical advice for stakeholders involved in designing and implementing robust and integrated national MRV systems for NDCs in developing countries, describing the differences between developing NDC related MRV systems bottom-up and top-down, as well as how to link both approaches and develop a “linked MRV system”.

Posted on December 26, 2018

One year after Syria decided to join the Paris Climate Agreement, the country has established its climate commitments and is ready to join the Paris Agreement.

Posted on November 30, 2018

Morocco held an Inter-ministerial Dialogue on climate change, where the NDC priorities and next steps were discussed.

Posted on September 21, 2018

Technical Dialogue to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in Asia and the Arab States.

Posted on September 4, 2018

This project proposes a car fleet renewal system accompanied by a scrapping programme to introduce fuel-efficient cars in the market and dispose of old polluting cars in an environmentally sound way

Posted on July 9, 2018

The Arab region is experiencing one of the most dramatic periods of change in its history - with an escalation of conflict, a dramatic rise in poverty, and the emergence of more than 20 million…

Posted on May 3, 2018

The objective of this report was to analyse the most cost-effective public derisking measures to promote private sector investment in large-scale wind energy and solar PV in Lebanon. The report sets out the results from a quantitative, investment-risk informed modelling analysis.

Posted on February 21, 2018

As Egypt is looking to wrap up its activities under the Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) project, stakeholders discuss follow up actions on other foundations the project laid to address climate change.

Posted on February 7, 2018

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

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

ClimaSouth's latest E-Handbook delineates Lebanon's Climate Act and its goals for economic growth and crosssector collaboration. The handbook was developed with contributions from UNDP and is part of a series produced to enhance strategic climate planning in the South Mediterranean region.

Posted on August 17, 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

This case study illustrates the development of a “strategic menu for mitigation options” by the Government of Egypt which facilitates the matching of identified priority actions with funding opportunities.

Posted on June 12, 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

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

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

To identify and prioritize promising concepts for developing into NAMA proposals, the Lebanese Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme engaged a range of national stakeholders and international experts to discuss and prioritize NAMA concepts based on a collaboratively designed selection process. The process increased awareness across national government actors and other stakeholders around the concept of NAMAs, their origin,…

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

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

Lebanon Climate Act establishes a network of companies and institutions actively engaged in the fight for climate change.

Posted on October 10, 2016

Egypt needed to bring its diverse activities within the climate change mitigation area into a coherent framework. To facilitate a comprehensive approach, the Egyptian Government, developed a “strategic menu on mitigation” with high-potential for emission reductions and associated NAMA Information Notes (NINOs).

Posted on September 14, 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

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

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

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

Posted on May 6, 2015

The Global Good Practice Analysis is a joint initiative by the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV (now Partnership on Transparency) and the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme.

Posted on May 8, 2014