• Publication 26 November 2019 Emissions Gap Report 2019 - Executive Summary Each year for the last decade, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report has compared where greenhouse gas emissions are headed, against where they should be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Each year, the report has found that the world is not doing enough. Emissions have only risen, hitting a new high of 55.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2018. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2019 finds that even if all unconditional Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the…
• News 22 November 2019 TNA solutions and impacts in Eswatini What climatic issues is Eswatini facing? Agriculture is the backbone of the economy in Eswatini, with livestock prevailing in the landlocked country of 1.3 million people. Climate change-induced dry spells and erratic rainfall patterns are affecting crop production in the country. Most farmers are dependent on rainfall for crop production and are therefore vulnerable to changes in rain patterns and reduced rainfall. Eswatini’s water and forestry sectors also face a number of challenges, with…
• News 18 November 2019 Success stories for climate technology implementation What do dams in Pakistan, energy efficient retrofitting in Armenia, hybrid cars in Tunisia and technical regulations and standards in Ecuador have in common? Besides all being cases of climate action implementation, they are also direct or indirect results of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Now a new publication has collected the newest success stories from the TNA project in: "From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments". A highly practical tool…
• News 18 November 2019 Success stories for climate technology implementation What do dams in Pakistan, energy efficient retrofitting in Armenia, hybrid cars in Tunesia and technical regulations and standards in Ecuador have in common? Besides all being cases of climate action implementation, they are also direct or indirect results of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Now a new publication has collected the newest success stories from the TNA project in: “From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments”. A highly practical tool…
• Publication 14 November 2019 Implementing the Enhanced Transparency Framework: Early Insights from the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency The Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) is a crucial component of the Paris Agreement, designed to provide a better understanding of actual progress in climate action, as well as better accountability of the resources assigned and outcomes achieved in the process. Internationally funded activities like the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) are fundamental to build the institutional and technical capacities of parties to meet the enhanced transparency requirements as defined…
• Publication 12 November 2019 From needs to implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments (2016) This publication provides examples of how countries have used their Technology Needs Assessments, and specifically their Technology Action Plans, to advance implementation for environmentally sound technologies for mitigation and adaptation. It provides country-based examples from different regions and covers a range of sectors for both adaptation and mitigation.
• News 8 November 2019 Building on success: Renewed support for UNEP DTU Partnership For the past three years, UNEP DTU Partnership has worked to develop, promote and implement green and efficient district energy solutions around the world, with the support of the Bitten & Mads Clausen Foundation. Now the foundation has renewed its support to UNEP DTU Partnership's work to accelerate the deployment and investments in district energy systems. The support will help increase and develop the partnership's work on the mounting challenge of cities' growing need for energy and…
• News 5 November 2019 UNEP DTU Partnership expert joins adaptation board Promoting climate adaptation action and help local communities adapt to the devastating impacts of climate change, the African Development Bank has appointed a group of renowned experts, among them UNEP DTU Partnership senior advisor Fatima-Zahra Taibi, to the executive board of the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM). The ABM board is being assisted by an interim secretariat, which is placed in the Bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth department, headed by the director Dr. Anthony Nyong. “We…

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