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- Event 28 November 2023 Showcasing the digital climate vulnerability map of Uganda This event will provide and facilitate discussions on climate risk management at national level by introducing an innovative climate risk management tool – an interactive digital map that UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has been supporting the Government of Uganda to develop to better understand, assess and manage climate risks and vulnerabilities. The event will start with high level open remarks from the government of Uganda, followed by keynotes from CTCN and UNEP. Then the digital map…
- Event 28 November 2023 Climate Technology for Agriculture - Upscaling Implementation of Climate Technology in the Agricultural Sector Climate technologies are only moderately implemented in many countries. As the impacts of climate change become increasingly visible across the globe, enhancing cooperative action, which is the focus of this event, on technology development and transfer becomes even more important. This event focuses on how to replicate good practice and upscale implementation of climate technologies in the agricultural sector in a global south context. Speakers: Keynote: Jeppe Bruus, Minister, Ministry of…
- Event 28 November 2023 Enabling the shift towards a new finance paradigm: Scaling up adaptation investments for smallholders using novel insurance models International adaptation finance flows to developing countries are 5-10 times below estimated needs and the gap is widening. Without an increase in support, adaptation actions could be outstripped by accelerating climate risks, which would further widen the adaptation implementation gap. Meeting those needs will require a rapid increase in the scale of financing that should go hand in hand with a diversification of the finance sources. Climate finance particularly neglects smallholder farmers…
- News 24 November 2023 Climate technology progress: New report explores urban transformations Today, the 2023 Climate Technology Progress Report was launched, providing invaluable insights into how we can speed up critical implementation of the technologies needed to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. The world is at a critical turning point in the battle against the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Unfortunately, the current pace and scale of global action is insufficient to tackle climate change. Even though global commitment to the…
- News 24 November 2023 Climate technology progress: New report explores urban transformations Today, the 2023 Climate Technology Progress Report was launched, providing invaluable insights into how we can speed up critical implementation of the technologies needed to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. The world is at a critical turning point in the battle against the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Unfortunately, the current pace and scale of global action is insufficient to tackle climate change. Even though global commitment to the…
- Event 22 November 2023 Meet us at COP28 From 30 November – 12 December, COP28 will convene in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. World leaders, experts, organizations and the private sector meet to tackle the urgent threat of global climate change. Together with our partners, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre joins the efforts to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5C and protect our planet and people from the intensifying impacts of climate change. COP28 marks the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake, the main mechanism to…
- News 15 November 2023 Climate action in displacement: Kampala workshop highlights innovative partnerships Driving Climate Action Partnerships in Displacement, international workshop focused on innovative initiatives tackling climate challenges for displaced and host communities, informing pledges ahead of the Global Refugee Forum. UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre co-hosted a hybrid international workshop in Kampala, Uganda, alongside Last Mile Climate on the 8 November 2023. The all-day session was opened by Hon. Beatrice Atim Anywar, Minister of State for Environment for Uganda and attended by more…
- Publication 2 November 2023 Adaptation Gap Report 2023 The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report provides an annual science-based assessment of the global progress on adaptation planning, financing, and implementation. It also explores options for enhancing and advancing national and global adaptation efforts and provides an in-depth analysis of selected issues of interest. In addition to the update on adaptation planning and implementation, the 2023 edition provides a more in-depth finance assessment chapter and includes a thematic deep-dive chapter on loss…