• News 20 January 2021 Adaptation Gap Report 2020 Webinar The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 Webinar features presentations and discussion of the key findings from the report. In view of the Global Stocktake coming up in 2023, the webinar will provide a snap shot of where the world stands in its collective efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It presents conclusions from the report's assessment of progress in three central elements of the adaptation process: planning, financing and implementation. It also provides an overview of…
• Event 20 January 2021 Adaptation Gap Report 2020 Webinar The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 Webinar features presentations and discussion of the key findings from the report. In view of the Global Stocktake coming up in 2023, the webinar will provide a snap shot of where the world stands in its collective efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change. It presents conclusions from the report's assessment of progress in three central elements of the adaptation process: planning, financing and implementation. It also provides an overview of…
• News 14 January 2021 Step up climate change adaptation or face serious human and economic damage As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face serious costs, damages and losses, the 2020 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report finds. The report shows that while nations have advanced in planning, huge gaps remain in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation projects to the stage where they bring real protection against climate impacts such as droughts, floods and sea…
• News 9 December 2020 Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap A green pandemic recovery could cut up to 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the 2020 UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds. The annual flagship report also finds that, despite a dip in 2020 carbon dioxide emissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is still heading for a devastating temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century. The Emissions Gap Report is coordinated by UNEP…
• News 16 July 2019 Asia-Pacific Climate Week Gears Up to Boost Climate Ambition Seizing the opportunity of the incredible momentum of climate action, and Asia-Pacific countries being at the forefront of innovation to tackle the climate crisis, the upcoming Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 (APCW) is gearing up to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The APCW takes place in Bangkok, Thailand on the 2-6 September and provides a space to develop multi-stakeholder climate action. A critical juncture The world is at a critical juncture in its efforts to…
• News 11 July 2019 Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The event takes place in Salvador, Brazil form the 19th to the 23rd of August. Leadership at the highest level is urgently needed to close the ambition gap of current national climate plans in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees…
• News 23 March 2019 Africa Climate Week highlights opportunities of national climate plans Africa Climate Week formally closed Friday, concluding a five-day programme of events in Accra. Throughout the week stakeholders from all sectors in an encouragement to increase the scope and scale of climate ambition, on a continent that although it least responsible for the emissions causing climate change, it is yet the most negatively affected. The week ended with a summary event where key takeaways was presented to Luis Alfonso de Alba, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for this year’s…
• News 17 January 2019 Ghana kicks off year of ambition at Africa Climate Week In two months stakeholders from all sectors will gather in Ghana to participate in the first regional climate week of 2019. The Africa Climate Week will take place with the theme: “Climate Action in Africa: A Race We Can Win”. The provisional program for Africa Climate Week 2019, hosted in Accra, Ghana from 18–22 March, has just been published online, and displays a dynamic schedule of activities that will demonstrate enhanced ambition across the continent. Hosted by the Government of Ghana,…

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