Environment and Energy

Capacity Development for Policy Makers to Address Climate Change

The UNDP Environment & Energy Group has launched a groundbreaking project to strengthen the national capacity of developing countries to assess climate change policy options across different sectors and economic activities, which could serve as inputs to their national positions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The nineteen countries currently participating – Algeria, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Gambia, Honduras, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Turkmenistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, Togo and Liberia – will identify up to three key sectors in preparation for a national inter-ministerial workshop on national climate actions and the Bali Action Plan. With support from UNDP and international and regional centres of excellence, countries will then undertake an assessment of investment and financial flows to address climate change – both current and projected – for their key sectors. This assessment will provide a better understanding of the magnitude and intensity of national efforts needed to tackle climate change, as well as provide more accurate estimates of the funds needed to implement mitigation and adaptation actions.

For more information on the project, please download the project flyer in English, French, Spanish or Russian.

Bali Action Plan Briefing Documents
These briefing documents are designed to provide policy makers with key background information – and important insights into current proposals under negotiation – on the four Bali Action Plan building blocks (i.e., mitigation, adaptation, technology, and finance) and land use, land-use change and forestry.

The Bali Road Map: Key Issues Under Negotiation (Compilation Document)
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The Bali Action Plan: Key Issues in the Climate Negotiations - Summary for Policy Makers
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National Policies and their Linkages to Negotiations over a Future International Climate Change Agreement
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Climate Change Mitigation Negotiations, with an Emphasis on Options for Developing Countries
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Negotiations on Additional Investment and Financial Flows to Address Climate Change in Developing Countries
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Adaptation to Climate Change: the New Challenge for Development in the Developing World
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Mitigation Technology Challenges: Considerations for National Policy Makers to Address Climate Change
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Key Issues in Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry, with an Emphasis on Developing Country Perspectives
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National Inter-Ministerial Dialogues
Each country participating in the project will hold a national workshop to bring key line Ministries to the table to discuss the Bali Action Plan negotiations and how the international discussions might impact national policies.

Namibia, 23-25 September 2008
Workshop report
National issues paper on energy
National issues paper on land use, land-use change and forestry

Planned workshops:

Bangladesh, 12-13 November 2008
Niger, 19-21 November 2008
Nepal, 13-14 January 2009
Turkmenistan, 20-21 January 2009
Gambia, 29-30 January 2009
Algeria, 5-6 February 2009
Dominican Republic, 17-18 February 2009
Paraguay, 24-25 February 2009
Ecuador, 34- March 2009