28 June 2022 | Virtual - Webinar - Notification to Parties on the NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports from Asia and MENA Region

On 28 June 2022, an informative webinar was 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 also presented an opportunity to hear perspectives on plans to submit updates to NDCs or LT-LEDS in advance of COP27. The webinar was organized by the UNFCCC secretariat through RCC MENA and SA and RCC Bangkok, in collaboration with development partners.

In opening remarks, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa emphasized how critical this year is in terms of increasing ambition and enhancing support to achieve that ambition in line with the Paris Agreement. This set the tone for a presentation by the UN Climate Change secretariat that featured an overview of the latest CMA decisions relevant to the preparation of NDCs and LT-LEDS.

The presentation highlighted two Notifications shared with Parties on 22 April 2022, pertaining to important dates and approaches for the NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports. These reports will be prepared by the UN Climate Change secretariat by 21 October 2022 based on the latest NDCs and LT-LEDS communicated by 23 September 2022. In addition, the status of NDCs and LT-LEDS submissions in the region was shared with the audience.

During the webinar, development partners NDC Partnership, the 2050 Pathways Platform and UNDP shared information on support available to the region to develop or update NDCs and LT-LEDS, including pathways to access support.

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Webinar on the Notification to Parties - NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports - Asia and MENA

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Background

At COP26, , the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) urged Parties that have not yet communicated new or updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to do so as soon as possible before COP27. (Decision 1/CMA.3, para. 28). The CMA requested Parties to revisit and strengthen 2030 targets in their NDCs to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022 (Decision 1/CMA.3, para. 29).

The CMA also urged Parties that have not communicated Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) towards just transition to net zero emissions by or around mid-century, to submit these strategies by COP27. The CMA invited Parties to update their LT-LEDS regularly in line with the best available science and noted the importance of aligning NDCs with LT-LEDS (Decision 1/CMA.3, paras. 32, 33 and 35).

On 22 April 2022, the UNFCCC secretariat notified Parties and observer groups of important dates and approaches for the NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports. The secretariat is planning to publish the 2022 version of the NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports by 21 October 2022, updated based on the NDCs and LT-LEDS that have been communicated by 23 September 2022