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🟢  New resource | Tracking ambition, quality and just transition in the latest national climate plans (NDCs). The NDC Insights Series - September and October 2025 (Issue 07). UNDP Climate’s flagship NDC Insights Series provides timely analysis and key updates as nations prepare and submit their new NDCs ahead of #COP30. This latest edition dives into emerging trends on ambition, quality and policy coherence - examining how NDCs align with national development plans. It also highlights just transition as a defining feature of this new generation of NDCs, linking environmental goals with social equity and decent work. -- Key insights and takeaways -- 🔹 62 countries have submitted new NDCs as of 15 October 2025 - representing around 31% of global GHG emissions. 🔹 Countries are applying a range of approaches to enhance mitigation ambition and strengthen adaptation. 🔹 Political moments like the United Nations Climate Summit 2025 and Pre-COP reaffirmed the central role of multilateral cooperation and UN support. 🔹 Policy coherence is emerging as a defining feature, aligning NDC targets with development and sectoral priorities. 🔹 81% of new NDCs include aspects of just transition. Read the full edition online here: go.undp.org/3rK #ClimateAction

🟢 Resource spotlight: Climate change coordination mechanisms. Turning climate ambition into action requires more than strong pledges, it takes coordination. To deliver on their national climate plans (NDCs), many countries are building dedicated mechanisms that: 🔹 Align ministries 🔹 Mobilize finance 🔹 Engage stakeholders 🔹 Promote accountability Through UNDP’s NDC Support Programme, 18 countries advanced cross-sectoral coordination - from interministerial committees to inclusive working groups. This new report shares lessons from Argentina, Bhutan, Colombia, the Marshall Islands and Peru - highlighting seven key features of effective climate coordination. 👉 Read online here: https://go.undp.org/Uyy #COP30 | #ClimateAction

How is locally led adaptation shaping a climate-resilient future? 🌏 From flood-prone villages in Bangladesh to the rangelands of Tanzania and the semi-arid farmlands of Brazil, communities are leading the way on climate adaptation — designing solutions rooted in local knowledge and innovation. Over the past 5 years, the UNDP - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (UNDP-AFCIA) has supported 44 organizations across 33 countries to develop and scale locally led adaptation solutions. Together, they have reached more than: 🔹 2.6 million people 🔹 Created 1,300 green jobs 🔹 Restored 29,000 hectares of land 🔹 Strengthened the resilience of the world’s most vulnerable communities. Innovation, inclusion - and local leadership are transforming adaptation from the ground up - proving that with the right support, communities can not only endure the climate crisis but thrive. 👉 Read the full story: https://go.undp.org/ii7 #AFCIA | #ClimateAction

Transparent data is one of the most powerful tools we have to protect forests and drive #ClimateAction. UNDP’s interactive PLANT tool brings together data on emissions, deforestation, and climate goals - offering a clear, accessible view of forest and land-use information across 63 countries. Users can explore detailed inventories, track country-level progress, and compare data across regions. By strengthening understanding and accountability, PLANT helps turn information into action. 🌳 Start exploring the tool here: go.undp.org/JDR #WorldStatisticsDay | #DataDriven

🟣 Webinar announcement: Innovative financing for climate adaptation – unlocking scalable solutions.   #ClimateChange impacts are intensifying, and the adaptation finance gap continues to widen.   How can innovative financial tools help close this gap and direct resources to where they’re needed most?   Organized by UNDP and partners, this session will bring together governments, development banks, private investors, civil society and knowledge institutions to explore practical financing solutions - from sovereign bonds, insurance and risk finance to special drawing rights and other emerging instruments.   🗓️  23 October 2025 ⏰ 15:00 – 16:30, Addis / Nairobi | 14:00 – 15:30, CET 📍 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eBJxK7m6   Building on the High-Level Solutions Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation convened by the UN Secretary-General, this webinar is part of efforts under the Adaptation Accelerator Hub (AAH) — a global initiative launched in 2025 to fast-track climate adaptation where it’s needed most.

Food is the foundation of our lives - but climate change is putting it at risk. Building resilient food systems is one of the most urgent priorities of our time. Climate change is already affecting agriculture, fisheries and forestry, threatening livelihoods and food security for billions. On #WorldFoodDay, UNDP experts Julie Teng and Alana Craigen share 5 ways countries are transforming agriculture and food systems to adapt to a changing climate. 👉 Read here: https://go.undp.org/i42 From diversifying value chains and strengthening policy coherence, to engaging the private sector and scaling nature-based solutions - these lessons from the International Climate Initiative (IKI)-funded SCALA Programme offer tested, country-driven pathways for resilience. FAO | #FoodSystems | #ClimateAction

Indigenous women in Brazil are leading by example. Across rural communities, women are driving climate solutions that protect livelihoods, ecosystems and futures. In the Amazon, the Guerreiras da Floresta show what this leadership looks like — combining ancestral knowledge with modern tools to monitor fires, safeguard biodiversity, and inspire new generations. On this #RuralWomenDay, meet the forest warriors protecting one of the world's most important ecosystems: go.undp.org/ikn #RuralWomen | #COP30 | PNUD Brasil | Projeto Floresta+ Amazônia

🌏 Innovation -- Impact -- Inspiration 🌏 Meet the 2025 #Youth4Climate Awardees — 50 youth innovators from 39 countries, each receiving support to scale their climate solutions. They’ll join us in Brasília for the flagship #Y4CBrasilia event on the margins of Pre-COP30 — a space for collaboration, creativity, and action. 👉 Learn more about the event: https://shorturl.at/mfdf2 UNDP Rome Centre | #COP30