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- News 19 September 2025 Federated States of Micronesia Launches TNA Process The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a Pacific island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, comprised of 607 islands across four states – Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), the FSM are extremely vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, especially its implications on rising sea levels and devastating natural disasters, threatening the very existence of the country. While SIDS contribute less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions…
- Publication 18 September 2025 National Inventory Document Template / Plantilla de CBIT-GSP para el Documento del Inventario Nacional The development of national greenhouse gas inventories (NGI) is a task requiring highly technical precision that the Parties to the Paris Agreement shall undertake biennially starting from 2024. Its multiple benefits include providing the Parties, especially developing countries, with a means to track progress made in implementing and achieving their committed goals for GHG emission control and reduction to mitigate climate impacts. Nevertheless, it is not only important to periodically carry…
- News 8 September 2025 What does it take to turn climate commitments into progress? A new UNEP policy brief dives into the “how” of climate action, looking at ways to turn commitments into concrete mitigation and adaptation action. Advancing NDC Implementation: Insights from UNEP’s NDC Action Project showcases real-world strategies, innovative financing, and inclusive governance that are helping countries deliver on their NDCs. Compiled by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, the policy brief highlights country-specific insights from the International Climate Initiative-funded NDC…
- News 2 September 2025 Building Climate Resilience in Zambia: Addressing Urban Risks and Restoring Nature Zambia is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Its urban and peri-urban communities are increasingly exposed to alternating cycles of drought and flooding, which exacerbate economic and non-economic losses and damages. As part of UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre’s work funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Danida), a team of experts recently completed a country visit to Zambia, advancing two key climate resilience initiatives: One focused on Loss…
- Event 1 September 2025 From Hard to Abate to Hard to Ignore: Shipping’s Historic Climate Regulation and the Impact on Developing States (Webinar) The recent approval of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO's) Net Zero Framework (NZF) marks a major turning point for the shipping industry - and presents a significant opportunity for developing countries. This webinar will take a closer look at what the NZF means in practice, especially for developing states. Together with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, we will explore how this climate regulation can…
- News 18 August 2025 Together for Transparency: Countries convene to enhance evidence-based climate action Transparency is foundational to strong climate action and the success of the Paris Agreement. 2025 is a crucial year for strengthened climate action through updated pledges backed by greater transparency. With the 2024 deadline for the first Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework moved from design to operationalisation as countries reported on their climate action progress. This milestone also marked a pivotal moment for countries to…
- News 18 August 2025 Building Momentum for Carbon Markets in Support of Pakistan’s Climate Goals Advancing Pakistan’s preparedness for cooperative approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC) conducted a strategic mission under the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) programme. Over the course of engagements in Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, and Karachi, the mission worked closely with federal and provincial governments, the private sector, and development partners to translate policy frameworks into actionable pathways…
- News 12 August 2025 Building Capacity of Lusophone Youth in the Climate Transparency Process As host of this year’s COP30, Brasil has been a lead advocate for climate transparency and the transition of countries ad-hoc reporting requirements to efficient, evidence-based and institutionalised processes for reporting their climate change progress and commitments. The path to COP30 is thus a unique opportunity to introduce Lusophone youth to climate governance. COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago has stated that “as countries prepare and communicate their next NDCs and Biennial…