The Adaptation Committee (AC) provides technical support and guidance to the Parties in two main areas: adaptation action and means of implementation, which encompasses finance, technology and capacity-building.

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) provides technology solutions, capacity building, and advice on policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks tailored to the needs of individual countries by harnessing the expertise of a global network of technology companies and institutions.

The Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) is the primary channel for providing technical assistance and support to developing country Parties in fulfilling their reporting requirements concerning measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) under the Convention and the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement.

The Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) Executive Committee provides technical support and guidance on approaches to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, including extreme events and slow onset events. The Santiago network aims to catalyze technical assistance of relevant organizations, bodies, networks, and experts for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage at the local, national and regional levels in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

The Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) aims to operationalize the LCIPP and facilitate the implementation of its three functions related to knowledge, capacity for engagement, and climate change policies and actions. 

The Glasgow Committee on Non-market Approaches aims to implement the framework and the work programme under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement by providing Parties with opportunities for non-market-based cooperation to support the implementation of mitigation and adaptation actions in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

The Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures (KCI) facilitates and builds capacity on the identification, development, customization, and use of tools and methodologies to assess the impacts of the implementation of response measures.

The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) provides technical guidance and support to LDCs on the process of formulating and implementing national adaptation plans (NAPs), the preparation and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs), and the implementation of the LDC work programme. The LEG also offers technical guidance and advice on accessing funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to support the formulation and implementation of NAPs.

The Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) addresses capacity-building mainly in the context of SCF forums, which provide a platform for a wide range of stakeholders to discuss topics of interest related to climate finance and promote linkages and coherence in the mobilization and delivery of climate finance.

The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body oversees the implementation of the Article 6 capacity-building programme, aiming to develop technical capacity to meet the requirements of the Article 6.4 mechanism and design baselines for application in Parties hosting climate mitigation activities under cooperative approaches.

The Technology Executive Committee (TEC) plays a key role in supporting countries to identify climate technology policies that help them achieve the Agreement’s objectives. 

The Adaptation Fund (AF) Readiness Programme for Climate Finance aims to help strengthen the capacity of national and regional implementing entities to receive and manage climate financing, particularly through the Fund’s Direct Access modality, and to adapt and build resilience to counter changing climate conditions in sectors ranging from agriculture and food security to coastal zones and urban areas. The AF also offers technical assistance grants for its national implementing entities (NIEs) to help strengthen their capacity to address and manage environmental and social risks and gender considerations. It also organizes readiness workshops to raise awareness and enable the exchange of information on the Adaptation Fund’s environmental, social, and gender policies.

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) aims to enhance the abilities of developing countries by providing resources through supporting the preparation of Technology Needs Assessments; support initiatives as part of the country support program; and transparency-related activities under the Capacity-building initiative for transparency (CBIT). GEF projects support institutional development and strengthening, vulnerability and adaptation assessments, the development of national climate change programmes, the implementation of adaptation measures, research and systemic observation through climate information systems, and public awareness and education programmes.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) provides capacity-building support in the context of its Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, providing financial support to developing countries in UNFCCC-defined priority areas for capacity-building including: institutional capacity-building; enhancement and/or creation of an enabling environment; national climate change programmes; vulnerability and adaptation assessment; capacity-building for the implementation of adaptation measures; and education, training and public awareness. It provides support to its national designated authorities and national focal points to prepare their strategic frameworks, including country programmes, and to develop GCF programme pipelines on mitigation and adaptation. The GCF also supports countries in developing country-specific strategic frameworks for engagement with the GCF, building on existing strategies and plans, providing support for the formulation of national adaptation plans and providing guidance to countries on the formulation of adaptation planning and readiness proposals.

Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is a term adopted by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to denote work under Article 6 of the Convention and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement. The over-arching goal of ACE is to empower all members of society to engage in climate action, through the six ACE elements: climate change education and public awareness, training, public participation, public access to information, and international cooperation on these issues.

The Lima work programme on gender was originally established in 2014 to advance gender balance and integrate gender considerations into the work of Parties and the secretariat in implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement so as to achieve gender responsive climate policy and action. At COP 25, Parties agreed a 5-year Enhanced Lima Work Programme on Gender and its gender action plan.

The Nairobi work programme (NWP) strives to assist all Parties, in particular developing countries, including the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, to improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, and to make informed decisions on practical adaptation actions and measures to respond to climate change on a sound, scientific, technical and socioeconomic basis, taking into account current and future climate change and variability.

Introduced at COP27 in 2022, the Sharm el-Sheikh Mitigation Ambition and Implementation Work Programme (MWP) seeks to enhance political momentum for scaling  up mitigation ambition and implementation during this pivotal decade of the transition phase.

The United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme (WP) was established to work on just transition pathways to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement outlined in Article 2, paragraph 1, in the context of Article 2, paragraph 2.