Background

The Glasgow work programme on ACE encourages Parties “to designate, assign responsibilities to, and provide support, including technical and financial support, and access to information and materials to national Action for Climate Empowerment focal points” (Decisions 18/CP.26, para. 8 and 22/CMA.3, para. 8), also known as national ACE focal points. The responsibilities of national ACE focal points “could include identifying areas for possible international cooperation and opportunities for strengthening synergies with action under other conventions, and coordinating the preparation of the chapter on ACE in national communications, ensuring that relevant contact information, including weblinks, is provided therein.”

The list of ACE Focal Points and the procedure to nominate can be consulted here.

The informal virtual networking meetings responds to the request to the secretariat to support “Increased peer-to-peer exchange among national ACE focal points about ACE activities carried out at the national level through, inter alia, the ACE Dialogues, the regional climate weeks and informal virtual networking meetings organized by the secretariat.” (Action Plan of the Glasgow work programme on ACE Activity B.2, priority area coordinated action).

Upcoming meetings

18 April 2024 - 9:00 - 10:30 and 17:00 - 18:30 CEST - Informal Virtual Networking Meeting for National ACE Focal Points

Past meetings

09 December 2023 - 16:00 - 17:00 UTC+4 - Informal meeting for the ACE Focal Points at COP 28 

01 August 2023 - 9:00 - 10:00 and 17:00 - 18:00 CEST - Informal Virtual Networking Meeting for National ACE Focal Points

04 April 2023 - 9:00 - 10:00 and 17:00 - 18:00 CEST - Informal Virtual Networking Meeting for National ACE Focal Points