The 5th Capacity-building Hub took place from 3-10 December at COP 28  in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and sought to showcase efforts made to enhance climate action through the lens of capacity-building.

All sessions of the Hub were livestreamed on the PCCB YouTube channel

Thematic days & lead partners

Date	Thematic Day		Lead Partner
Dec. 3rd		Opening Day	Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB)
Dec. 4th		Effective Capacity-building Day	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Dec. 5th		CapaCITIES Day-learning from and transforming our cities	United Nations University's Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) & ICLEI-Local Government for Sustainability
Dec. 6th		Private Finance Capacities Day	onepoint5 & Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Dec. 8th		South-South Capacities Day	Impulsouth
Dec. 9th		Capacities for Rights-based Climate Action Day	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) & Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Dec. 10th		PCCB4NAPs Day	Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB)

Background & Objectives

One of the flagship activities of the PCCB is the Capacity-building Hub, a series of capacity-building-related sessions that focus on different themes, typically over the course of a week, in conjunction with sessions of the COP. COP 25 mandated the PCCB to continue organizing the Capacity-building Hubs annually in conjunction with the COPs. 

The Capacity-building Hub is a direct response to the mission of the PCCB in enhancing coherence and coordination of capacity-building under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, addressing current and emerging capacity gaps and needs, and facilitating greater awareness of the scope and impact of capacity-building efforts.

With COP28 being a milestone moment when the world will take stock of its progress on the Paris Agreement, the fifth edition of the Hub seeks to create a platform where the importance of capacity-building with regards to the Paris Agreement and its progress is highlighted as well as showcase and accelerate climate change action that has the capacity to yield long-lasting impacts.