Learn about plant genetic resources in agriculture and their role in NAPs.

RCC event to better understand expectations for the next NDCs in the Central Asia region.

The 2024 edition focuses on aligning NDCs, national development plans and the SDGs.

The 2023 RCC Annual Report is out: check out the RCCs' achievements per region!

Julie, our RCC Regional Lead, participates in this webinar held at the YECAP Climate Week 2024.

RCC hosted a series of webinars in preparation for NDC 3.0

RCC Asia-Pacific co-organized a regional partners stocktaking meeting on the NDC Update together with the co-chairs of the Issue-based Coalition on Raising Ambition in Climate Action (UNEP and UNESCAP) and the NDC Partnership (NDCP), with 18 organizations attending in person or virtually. This meeting provided a space for attendees to discuss the significance of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs), the challenges faced in engaging with countries, and the gamut of initiatives planned through the year for supporting NDCs,  emphasizing and underscoring the need to capture ongoing activities and streamline and synergize the support being provided.   Background During the meeting, key entities in the region underscored the significance of NDCs under the Paris Agreement-how they have shaped climate action historically and how the new 2025 NDCs need to provide a clear signal for economic transformation. This new round of NDCs, or NDCs 3.0 needs to be backed by sound investment strategies that facilitate implementation by engaging a diverse set of stakeholders, focusing on the private sector to catalyze economic shifts. The need for strong country ownership for the NDCs 3.0 and the importance of coordination and collaboration among international partners also clearly emerged. Some organizations acknowledged their limitation in reaching out to countries and emphasized that development and implementing organizations should be mobilizing support to countries as one instead of a piecemeal approach. Effective collaboration is key, with the RCC Asia Pacific along with the IBC to map the support each agency offers, enhancing the support provided by regional partners. It was also emphasized that NDCs represent each country's targets and ambitions, tempered by national priorities and ground realities. The tools and strategies nations employ to reach these targets can vary. It is important to clarify to the countries the essential components that must be included in NDCs, along with good practices that they can follow, and assist countries in achieving their goals through various funding mechanisms. The focus of this round of NDCs shall also be on strengthening the quality and r robustness of the NDCs.   Objectives The meeting was an opportunity for dialogue and exchange among development partners in Asia and the Pacific actively supporting countries on NDC development and implementation, including sharing information on the different initiatives planned throughout the year for supporting NDCs. RCC Asia-Pacific acknowledged the numerous obligations countries face, recognized their limited capacities and stressed the need for strategic and targeted support. The team highlighted the importance of avoiding the duplication of efforts by establishing a system to share information more efficiently and making it more accessible to countries.  Participants were also encouraged to regularly share updates with the RCC, which will streamline communication and facilitate exchange of information among all stakeholders to align regional support effectively.    Way Forward As next steps, the RCC Asia-Pacific and the IBC will map out the different support areas provided by these agencies to the countries in the region, providing insight on where collaborations can be built, and identifying areas where there is a lack of support, both geographically and sectorally.  They will also establish a platform to capture ongoing activities and available support and make this accessible to all. This exercise will hope to ensure that consistent matchmaking support is available to countries in the region. The RCC AP will look at the integration of various climate action elements such as mitigation, adaptation, gender, loss and damage, etc., aiming to build unified support for the NDCs.

The event will look into sustainable consumption/production, circular economy and climate issues.

Find out the initiatives undertaken by RCC AP during COP 28.

Promoting transformative climate innovation in both the Caribbean and the Pacific SIDS

Read the latest report focusing on just transition in Asia-Pacific

Taking steps towards the growing demand for carbon pricing instruments in the ASEAN region

Building capacity to understand the role of economic instruments in tackling climate change

Capacity-building training during Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023

Hands on training for Pacific region experts on ETF and NDCs

During each of the Regional Climate Weeks 2023, the RCCs will host Regional Dialogues on Carbon Pricing, Article 6 Training and DNA Forums

A webinar series on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement will be hosted by UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centres to share information and provide knowledge on Article 6 with key stakeholders to increase their understanding and readiness for participation

On 26 May 2023, UN Climate Change hosted a webinar about the Notification to Parties on the NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports. The webinar shared details about the planned NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports for 2023 and opened an opportunity for countries to share perspectives.

In May 2023, RCC Asia-Pacific partnered with YECAP in collaboration with YOUNGO and, the International Youth Climate Movement to host the YECAP Climate Negotiators Training 2023.   YECAP Climate Negotiators Training 2023 15 to 17 May 2023 Concept Note and Agenda   From 15 to 17 May 2023, the UN Climate Change RCC Asia-Pacific partnered with Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP), YOUNGO (the UNFCCC Children and Youth Constituency) and the International Youth Climate Movement to host the YECAP Climate Negotiators Training 2023 in the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.   Objectives The Negotiators Training was delivered to achieve several objectives: Increase the capacity of young trainees on underlying processes of UNFCCC such as Mitigation, Adaptation, Means of Implementation, and Communication and Engagement Tools Increase knowledge and awareness among young people on the overall UNFCCC negotiation process, key topics that are of importance for Parties (countries) and non-party stakeholders, motivating them to be able to participate in the process Increase the understanding of the key outcomes from COP26 and COP27 and knowledge sharing on the implementation and decision-making process in the lead up to COP28 Share available opportunities for the young advocates to engage at national and regional dialogues and programmes including Nationally determine Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and other key areas from the outcomes of COP26 and COP27   Participants and Speakers Young climate leaders joined from across Asia and the Pacific. At the workshop, experts from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), UNFCCC Secretariat, RCC Asia-Pacific, YOUNGO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), and United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP) in areas such as overview of UNFCCC negotiation process, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE),  Article 6, Fossil fuels and Coal Phase Down policies, Loss and Damage, Cross-cutting issues and technology, etc. For more information, please visit Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform.

Harnessing the Collective Actions of ASEAN Private Sectors – COP27 event

On 8 to 11 August 2022, a regional training workshop on Climate Finance Access and Mobilization for Least Developed Countries in Asia was held in Bangkok

On 28 June 2022, two informative webinars were held to share details on the NDC Synthesis Report and LT-LEDS Synthesis Report with Parties in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. This presented an opportunity to hear perspectives on plans to submit updates to NDCs or LT-LEDS in advance of COP27.

Six Regional Collaboration Centers (RCCs) of the UN Climate Change secretariat are coming together to organize 3 consultative regional dialogues to guide and communicate on capacity building needs for Article 6 for Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East; and, Latin America and the Caribbean. Discussions at regional dialogue will inform the Article 6 workplan, identify capacity building needs and provide information for decision making, including policy and planning for development of the work programme to implement capacity building 

To raise awareness, create a call-to-action and prepare young climate advocates across Asia and the Pacific for larger, global dialogues in the lead up to Stockholm+50 conference in June, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFCCC, UNEP, OHCHR, UNV, UNESCO, The British Council, YOUNGO, Movers Programme and 2030 Youth Force co-organized the virtual regional summit, Road to Stockholm+50: Regional Dialogue on Youth Empowerment in Climate Action on 6-7 April 2022.

As part of capacity building under the workplan with the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change, two webinars are being organized on 14 and 16 December. These aim at providing policymakers and regulators in ASEAN member countries with knowledge and experience relating to the design of carbon pricing instruments, in particular emissions trading schemes, for the power sector. The webinars will be limited to participation for policymakers and regulators by invitation through the AWGCC focal points.  

UNFCCC/IGES Regional Collaboration Centre in Bangkok (RCC Bangkok) in collaboration with ESCAP, IDRC and UNIDO will be hosting an event that serves as an avenue for SMEs and diverse stakeholders to identify capacity and/or knowledge gaps and needs where support is urgently required or is available in regard to climate action. This event will take place virtually on 26 October 2021 at 13:00-17:30 pm (GMT+7). Read more... 

Over 80 participants, including representatives from the Ministries, development partners and finance institutions from twelve countries from Pacific SIDS participated at the 2-day workshop on “NDC Implementation: Good Practices in the Pacific”. This workshop provided an avenue for Pacific SIDS to identify areas where implementation can be fast-tracked to help ensure NDC targets are realized, as well as share good practices on NDC implementation and to identify areas of cooperation between countries and development partners.

UNFCCC/IGES Regional Collaboration Centre in Bangkok (RCC Bangkok) in collaboration with ESCAP, IDRC and UNIDO will be hosting a side event at the Thematic Sessions of the Asia Pacific Climate Week. This event will take place virtually on 8 July 2021 at 15:00-16:30 pm (GMT+7)

In continuation with the Virtual Workshop Series that were initiated in 2020, RCC Bangkok and RCC Dubai conducted the Fourth Episode of the DNA Virtual Workshop Series. The focus of the workshop was on the topic "Sustainable Development Assessment of Climate Change Actions". This focus of the workshop was aligned to the on-going momentum on accelerating

Over 120 participants from the region participated the workshop on “Good Practices in NDC Update and Implementation: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa” to share challenges and good practices in NDC implementation process, and identify areas of collaboration as countries enter the next cycle of NDC update process. 

On 9 - 10 February, The Regional Dialogue on Youth Empowerment in Climate Actions, co-organized by RCC Bangkok, UNDP and a number of other partners in the region, successfully gathered more than 1,000 young leaders, government officials nd civil society representatives from the Asia-Pacific region. The event marked the launch of a regional youth empowerment platform on climate action.