• News 11 August 2023 Innovative cold room initiative aims to transform food storage and boost livelihoods A new cooling initiative is poised to change the way food is stored and traded in Homabay County, Kenya, as the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre partners with local stakeholders on an innovative cold room project. The venture, a part of the EU-Horizon SESA project, not only seeks to curb food waste and related emissions but also aims to improve livelihoods of smallholder traders and wholesalers, which are predominantly women. A significant 31 percent of food never reaches consumers, resulting in…
• News 9 August 2023 TNA Capacity Building workshop will help countries achieve Development Goals The Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) process presents an opportunity for least-developed countries to reflect on their needs to achieve their development goals, identify gaps, and technological solutions needed to address the identified gaps or constraints. The process also provides recommendations on national strategies and policy frameworks to achieve key national priorities and development goals. Delivering her opening remarks, the Director of the Pacific Centre for Environment &…
• News 23 June 2023 Botswana: Drought resistant cattle moving in 162 cattle imported from Texas landed in Gaborone last month to help improve climate resilience and productivity of local breeds. The Texan herd consisted of several breeds of cattle such as the American Brahman, that are more drought and disease resistant, better suited for the impacts of climate change in Botswana. By breeding the imported cattle and mixing with local breeds, it is expected that Batswana farmers will be able to increase production and income, in the end leading to greater…
• Project 20 April 2023 The Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency – Global Support Programme (CBIT-GSP) The CBIT-GSP is global project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), executed by UNEP and implemented by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. CBIT-GSP is a continuation and merging of two prior global progammes, the CBIT Global Coordination Platform and the Global Support Programme. The Paris Agreement established the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF), which introduces more comprehensive and stringent transparency requirements, which present a significant challenge for most…
• News 12 April 2023 Article 6 community: Carbon Markets and social needs How can trading emissions under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement address social needs? When discussing the potential of carbon markets in Pakistan, cross cutting social issues has turned out to be a common topic. In early March 2023, the Community of Practice for Article 6 Implementing Countries (CoP-ASIC) road show continued to Pakistan, reaching six universities across three cities: Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi. In Pakistan, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is leading the work with the…
• News 3 November 2022 Adaptation Gap Report: Adapting to climate change must become a global priority As climate impacts intensify across the globe, nations must dramatically increase funding and implementation of actions designed to help vulnerable nations and communities adapt to the climate storm, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Released ahead of COP27 – the latest round of climate talks taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – The Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk, finds that global…
• News 6 October 2022 Renewable energy for refugees: How to make a difference More and more people are forced to flee their homes, as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations. As the number of forcibly displaced hits a new record of than 100 million, UNHCR and host countries are struggling to accommodate growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, approx. 80% of whom reside in low or middle-income countries. A new Research Paper published today on “Scaling sustainable energy services for displaced people and their hosts:…
• News 22 April 2022 Experiences from preparing gender responsive TNAs Our new briefing note, Experience from preparing gender responsive TNAs, presents and discusses key trends and insights regarding efforts to mainstream gender considerations in the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) process. Impacts and solutions to climate change are gendered The impacts of climate change are gendered, as are the solutions and technologies to address it. Women tend to rely more on natural resources or have more domestic burdens, especially in rural areas, and are thus hit…

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