RCC EAS Africa and RCC WAC Africa mobilize regional partners for the NDCs 3.0
In late March 2024, RCC East and Southern Africa and RCC West and Central Africa teamed up to bring together more than 10 partners in the region to connect countries with support for the NDCs 3.0. This meeting was convened as part of a global series of partner meetings to develop ambitious NDCs by early 2025. Connecting governments with support for NDC development can increase confidence needed to make bold commitments and accelerate implementation.
Background
The 2025 NDCs, or NDCs 3.0, are to be prepared with a timeframe for implementation till 2035. All Parties are required to submit their NDC 3.0, latest by February 2025, in order to allow for sufficient time for the preparation of the compilation and synthesis report in advance of CMA7 (November 2025). NDC 3.0 are expected to be a progression beyond previous NDCs and should reflect the highest possible ambition.
The NDCs 3.0 will determine to a large extent whether the world will get back on a global GHG emissions trajectory that is in line with the 1.5C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement and whether countries will build up the resilience for such a scenario. Ideally, the next NDCs should not only be ambitious in terms of numbers on paper. They should also help to accelerate implementation, unlock finance, and be well positioned to credibly move the needle on climate action.
Taking the above into account, the UNFCCC secretariat plans to coordinate with key partners to ensure coordinated support for the Parties to deliver the 2025 NDCs. To launch this effort the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat is convening a meeting to bring together key organizations to jointly lay the ground to ensure NDCs 3.0 are fit for purpose, will accelerate implementation of climate action, will unlock finance and will be well positioned to credibly move the needle on climate action.
Credit: UN Climate Change
Meeting Objectives
Provide an opportunity for regional development and implementing organizations to discuss approaches for increased cooperation and coordination in providing support towards the developing of ambitious and implementable NDCs by 2025 as a precursor to the webinar that was held with Parties from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM on the 26 March 2024.
Way forward
RCC West and Central Africa and RCC East and Southern Africa together with NDC Partnership will map out the different support areas provided by partners to countries in the Sub-Saharan region, providing insight into 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.
RCC West and Central Africa and RCC East and Southern Africa will look into the integration of various climate action elements such as mitigation, adaptation, gender, loss and damage, etc., aiming to build unified support for the NDCs.
