Preventing Pandemics Together - Nature4Health Applications Now Welcome
The Nature for Health (N4H) initiative is currently inviting low-and middle-income countries to apply for technical support in implementing preventative One Health measures around the world.
Regional dialogue addresses impacts of drought in Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe
In recent years, water scarcity and drought have been seriously affecting the Northern Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe, with major impacts on the economy and welfare of people. To address the growing concern over the negative impacts of water scarcity, national focal points, country representatives and scientists gathered for an online Drought Dialogue on 13 July 2022.
How Indigenous Peoples Enrich Climate Action
Indigenous peoples have the knowledge and practices needed for the global community to implement and scale-up climate action. Together, the global community has an opportunity to reorient the way it interacts with nature and build resilience for all through collaborating with and learning from indigenous peoples, the stewards of nature.
5 Facts on disaster risk and the SDGs
The global community continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic and has also become increasingly aware of the impacts of natural hazards and the climate crisis. Yet, the global community has still not recognized the extent to which disaster risk may impact our ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite the impact of risk on the SDGs, risk is not particularly well integrated.
Registration Opens for Africa Climate Week 2022
ACW 2022 is poised to convene key stakeholders, including African Ministers, to provide a platform for regional collaboration. The event will address shared risks and explore shared opportunities to tackle climate change. With governments, private sector leaders, development organizations, youth and civil society attending, discussions will advance on implementation of the Paris Agreement at the regional level. Inspiring examples of climate action already underway will be shared at an Action Hub to showcase what is possible and spur even more action.
The Road to Sharm el-Sheikh: Informal consultations by the COP 26 Presidency and the COP 27 incoming Presidency
The COP 26 Presidency and the incoming-COP 27 Presidency are committed to ensuring a transparent and inclusive process in the lead-up to COP 27 to be convened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 – 18 November 2022.
LAC Climate Week 2022 Has Opened with Strong Calls for Action
The public-facing segment of this year’s Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2022) opened in Santo Domingo yesterday with strong calls for regional action to drive global action to tackle climate change and urgent warnings of growing regional climate impacts, including more frequent floods, droughts and storms.
New Public Registries Showcase Countries’ Climate Plans
The UN Climate Change secretariat has launched two new public registries that showcase countries’ national climate action plans (NDCs) and communicate means of adapting to climate change impacts (ADCOMs) - two key instruments of the Paris Agreement.
Countries Discuss How to Accelerate Climate Action at Bonn Conference
With the world now shifting its attention toward turning the promises of the Paris Agreement into reality, countries are being called upon to come forward with strengthened climate plans that boost both their ambition and real-world action. This was one focus of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn that wrapped up last week.
Statement by Ibrahim Thiaw on his designation as UNFCCC Acting Executive Secretary
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has designated Ibrahim Thiaw to be the Acting Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), effective 17 July 2022, and until a new Executive Secretary is appointed.
Please read his statement below:
I am confident that with the support of UNFCCC management and staff, the continuity will be uninterrupted during this transitional period to deliver on the ambitious agenda ahead of UNFCCC COP27.