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23 Jul 2024 Press release Climate Action


REGIONAL FORA AIM TO INCREASE COUNTRY AMBITION AHEAD OF NEXT ROUND OF CLIMATE
PLANS

Image by Anne-Ed C. from Pixabay

Nairobi, 23 July 2024– As record temperatures and unprecedented impacts of
climate change continue to affect billions of people across the planet, the
United Nations and partners have announced a series of regional meetings aimed
at increasing ambition in the next round of climate pledges under the Paris
Agreement.  

In 2025, countries are required to submit new Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs). These plans are known as NDCs 3.0. In these NDCs,
countries are encouraged to set 2035 ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction
targets that align with limiting global warming to 1.5°C and increase resilience
to climate impacts. 

“To provide climate justice for all and preserve a livable planet, greenhouse
gas emissions must fall dramatically and efforts to adapt to climate impacts
must be stepped up,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “However, greenhouse gas emissions are not
falling, global temperatures are hitting new highs and vulnerable populations
are suffering. NDCs 3.0 must match the moment we face and be far more
ambitious.” 

To help countries shape the next round of their climate pledges under the Paris
Agreement, UNEP, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the NDC
Partnership, in collaboration with the UNFCCC Secretariat (UN Climate Change),
are organizing NDCs 3.0 Regional Fora.  

“Parties have agreed to the ratchet mechanism under Paris because it's a
powerful tool for progress and they recognize the importance of staying
proactive in the face of climate change,” said Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. “We cannot afford
to be stagnant: submitting new Nationally Determined Contributions is not just a
reporting requirement, but a vital commitment to safeguarding our planet's
future for future generations. The NDCs 3.0 Regional Fora will support all
Parties to deliver on their commitments." 

The schedule for the NDCs 3.0 Regional Fora taking place in 2024 has been set as
follows: 

 * Regional Forum for the Pacific, from 12 to 16 August 2024 hosted by the
   government of Samoa in Apia 

 * Regional Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, from 27 to 29 August 2024
   hosted by the government of Colombia in Bogota  

 * Regional for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, from 3 to 5 September  hosted
   by the government of Türkiye in Istanbul 

 * Regional Forum for the Middle East and North Africa, from 23 to 25 September
   2024 hosted by the government of Tunisia in Tunis  

 * Regional Forum for Asia, from 30 September to 2 October in Bangkok,
   Thailand  

 * Regional Forum for Africa, from 7 to 9 October 2024 hosted by the government
   of Rwanda in Kigali  

These Fora will be closed-doors events, targeting government officials
responsible for NDCs revisions from all countries in each region. Inclusivity
and equal-representation will be ensured through the invitation of selected
resources spokespeople from youth and other under-represented and marginalized
groups  

What NDCs 3.0 need to achieve 

UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2023 found that current NDCs put the world on track
for a global temperature rise of 2.5-2.9°C. While emissions are projected to
stabilize after 2030, they still don't decline rapidly enough to meet scientific
targets according to the 2023 NDC Synthesis Report. For a 1.5°C pathway,
reductions to global greenhouse gas emissions of 42 per cent are needed by
2030. 

Meanwhile, UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023 found that the adaptation finance
gap is US$194-366 billion per year. Urgent country-driven adaptation, backed by
appropriate finance, is urgently needed. 

The Fora will use insights from COP28 and the Global Stocktake to focus on
mitigation options, adaptation solutions and inclusion of super pollutants
(short-lived non-CO2 pollutants), such as methane and black carbon in the
NDCs.  

Participants, invited from government ministries engaged in NDC development and
implementation, will engage in peer-learning, explore innovative financing
models and share how to develop policy roadmaps that lead to implementation. The
Fora will be a place to discuss how ambitious sectoral targets can lead to
transformational change and investment plans.  

Climate change is also a major driver of nature and biodiversity loss, with
nature loss driving climate change. The sources of climate change are often the
same as the sources of pollution and waste, hence the crises are interlinked and
the solutions should be integrated.  

The Fora will then encourage countries to consider the co-benefits of climate
action and share examples on how to align climate targets with other
international commitments on nature, pollution and sustainable development in
their NDCs.  

NDCs 3.0 Regional Fora will be organized in collaboration with other partners, 
including the UNEP-convened Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the United
Nations REDD programme, and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), as well as
regional partners including the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP), and the United Nations Economic, Social Commission for West Asia
(ESCWA) and the Asian Development Bank. 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS 

Additional quotes  

UNDP 

“2024 and 2025 represent our best chance as an international community to ensure
that the global temperature rise is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, staving off
the worst effects of climate change. The United Nations is mobilising our entire
system and partners to help developing countries achieve this bold objective via
UNDP’s Climate Promise initiative -- and these NDC 3.0 Regional Forums will be
vital to take the temperature on where the world stands and pinpoint new
opportunities to change climate futures across the globe.”, emphasized UNDP’s
Administrator, Achim Steiner.  

NDC Partnership 

“The Regional NDC 3.0 Forums come at a critical time following the first Global
Stocktake, bringing developing countries' governments together to navigate and
discuss NDC ambition opportunities that are most impactful and nationally
appropriate. Increased ambition, embedded across whole-of-government and
inclusive of whole-of-society, will drive accelerated implementation of plans,
policies, and strategies, and help unlock finance at scale”, said Pablo Vieira,
Global Director, NDC Partnership 

Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia 

As Colombia, we firmly believe that these Fora are a strategic and appropriate
platform to lead the integration of biodiversity and climate change agendas in
our region. Looking ahead to the COP 16 of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) and the COP 29 of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), this meeting will be essential to consider possible
regional or subregional goals that will feed into the international processes on
these two crucial topics.These events represent an invaluable opportunity to
advance our efforts towards increasing ambition in climate action and the
effective implementation of the NDCs, all under the overarching theme of "Peace
with Nature."Additionally, we will reiterate our interest in generating
synergies and establishing clear lines of articulation with climate change
adaptation, preventing loss and damage, and promoting principles of peace, human
rights, and other cross-cutting approaches such as gender, intergenerational,
climate justice, and ethnic, rural, and territorial inclusion”, stated H.E.
María Susana Muhamad González, Minister of Environment and Sustainable
Development, Colombia. 

About the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 

UNEP is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global
environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental
dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and
serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. 

About the UNFCCC Secretariat:  

The UNFCCC Secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the UN entity tasked with
supporting the global response to the threat of climate change. The Convention
has near-universal membership and is the parent treaty of the 2015 Paris
Agreement. The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is to stabilize greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human
interference with the climate system. 

About UN Development Programme: 

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of
poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of
experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated,
lasting solutions for people and the planet.  

About the NDC Partnership: 

The NDC Partnership is a global coalition, bringing together more than 200
members, including more than 120 countries, developed and developing, and nearly
100 institutions to deliver on ambitious climate action that helps achieve the
Paris Agreement and drive sustainable development. 

For more information, please contact:   
News and Media Unit, UN Environment Programme 

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