Background The Article 6 of the Paris Agreement'provides a framework for voluntary international cooperation to help countries achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Following the adoption of the Article 6 rulebook and the continued operationalization of the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), countries are increasingly moving from policy development to implementation. The Philippines has committed to reducing and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions by 75 per cent by 2030, with the majority of this target dependent on international support through climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building. Recognizing the potential of both market and non-market approaches under Article 6, the country is strengthening its institutional, technical and regulatory frameworks to enable effective participation in international carbon markets while supporting national sustainable development priorities. As part of these efforts, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and other government institutions are advancing national arrangements for Article 6 implementation, including governance structures, authorization processes, monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems, registry development and broader carbon pricing initiatives. Against this backdrop, the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCC Asia and the Pacific), in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines, is organizing this capacity-building workshop to strengthen the knowledge and readiness of key government agencies and stakeholders for implementing Article 6 mechanisms and advancing the country's climate and sustainable development objectives. Objectives The workshop aims to strengthen institutional readiness and technical capacity for implementing Article 6 mechanisms in support of the Philippines' NDC. Specifically, participants will: Enhance their understanding of Articles 6.2, 6.4 and 6.8 of the Paris Agreement and their respective participation requirements. Strengthen knowledge of institutional arrangements, governance structures, authorization processes and reporting obligations for Article 6 implementation. Explore strategic opportunities, challenges and good practices for engaging in international carbon markets while supporting national climate priorities. Increase awareness of the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), cooperative approaches and non-market approaches. Exchange experiences and discuss practical pathways for operationalizing Article 6 in the Philippines. Participants The workshop will bring together representatives from key Philippine government agencies involved in climate policy, energy, finance, environment, transport, agriculture and economic planning, as well as technical experts, development partners and selected representatives from the private sector and civil society engaged in carbon markets and climate action. Expected outcomes Participants will: Gain a comprehensive understanding of Article 6 mechanisms and their application within the Philippine context. Strengthen institutional capacity to participate effectively in cooperative approaches and the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism. Improve coordination among relevant government agencies responsible for Article 6 implementation. Identify opportunities to integrate Article 6 into national climate and development priorities, including the implementation of the Philippine NDC. Enhance understanding of practical considerations for project development, authorization processes, MRV systems and carbon market participation.

RCC MENA and South Asia, based in Dubai and hosted by the World Green Economy Organization, supports 10 countries across the Middle East and South Asia in advancing NDCs, NAPs, Article 6 readiness, and climate governance. In 2025, the RCC continued to support countries of the region in achieving climate goals under the Paris Agreement.  

A mutual learning space for countries to exchange practical experiences and lessons learned from the preparation of their NDC 3.0

Under the Paris Agreement, Article 6 provides opportunities for countries to cooperate voluntarily in implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), including through cooperative approaches and market-based mechanisms.

Developing countries are projected to need hundreds of billions of US dollars annually by 2030 to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, far above the levels of international public adaptation finance currently being accessed.

With Article 6 of the Paris Agreement now fully operational following COP29, Parties have an unprecedented opportunity to use cooperative approaches to mobilize climate finance, enhance ambition and accelerate the implementation of their nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

As countries prepare to submit their next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) with targets set for 2035, interest in cooperative approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is steadily growing.

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A bilateral support for enhanced understanding on Non-market Approaches

Accelerate support for the formulation and implementation of NAPs

RCC MENA&SA provided an inclusive platform to unpack and react to key decisions.

RCC MENA & SA unpacked the key COP 29 outcomes of Article 6 and CDM.

The side event will provide a comprehensive overview of ongoing Article 6 activities in South Asian countries, highlighting their progress and preparedness to engage in cooperative approaches. Such readiness can help mobilize the financial, technical, and institutional support needed for implementing targeted sectoral mitigation actions aligned with conditional NDC targets.

This side event will serve as a platform for MENA countries to exchange experiences, discuss common challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration to enhance ambition and improve implementation of future NDCs.

Support to African countries in the development of LT-LEDS.

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RCC MENA and SA, the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Center for MENA and South Asia hosted by the WGEO in Dubai, and the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa are organizing a webinar as a platform to discuss the status of food security in the MENA region, showcase food security policies, and understand the available support ecosystem for food security in the context of the NDCs 3.0.   Background The outcome of the first Global Stocktake (GST) emphasizes the importance of the global goal on adaptation of enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience, and reducing vulnerability to climate change. The GST also recognized the fundamental priority of safeguarding food security and ending hunger. More specifically, the GST outcome encourages the implementation of integrated, multi-sectoral solutions, such as resilient food systems. The decision also urges Parties and invites non-Party stakeholders to accelerate swift action towards the achievement, by 2030 and beyond, of targets, such as, inter alia, the attainment of climate-resilient food and agricultural production and supply and distribution of food, as well as increasing sustainable and regenerative production and equitable access to adequate food and nutrition for all.    In addition, the first GST outcome recognizes the increasing adaptation planning and implementation efforts being undertaken by Parties towards enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability, as set out in national adaptation plans (NAPs), adaptation communications and nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The call to Parties to have in place their NAPs by 2025, and the next round of NDCs, due in early 2025, can be an opportunity to highlight food security prioritization.   Watch the event again

At the SB 60 Climate Change Conference in Bonn, the UN Climate Change secretariat, UNFCCC-WGEO Regional Collaboration Center for MENA and South Asia, NDC Partnership, UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment are co-organizing a side event on Enabling Environments for ambitious and implementable NDCs 3.0. The side event will bring together countries and development partners to present innovative tools and good practices to enhance national capacities and institutional arrangements for the next round of NDCs.   Objectives Given the importance of institutional arrangements, whole-of-society, and whole-of-government approaches in enhancing ambition and ownership of NDCs, this side-event will bring together countries and development partners to present innovative tools and good practices to facilitate the enhancement of national capacities and institutional arrangements for the next round of NDCs with the aim to: Increase awareness on institutional arrangements to plan for, develop and implement NDCs Discuss ambition in the next round of NDCs, and institutional arrangements, can support more ambitious targets Share national examples of institutional arrangements for NDC enhancement and implementation as best practices Showcase the NDCs 3.0 Navigator tool which can provide countries with options and resources to facilitate their efforts for preparing new NDCs Enhance regional awareness on the institutional settings and enabling environments through the RCCs and their networks   Background   The Global Stocktake (GST) outcome agreed at COP28 underlined that despite overall progress on mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation and support, Parties are not yet collectively on track towards achieving the purpose of the Paris Agreement and its long-term goals, and encouraged Parties to come forward with ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets, covering all greenhouse gases, sectors and categories and aligned with the 1.5°C limit in their next round of NDCs. Moreover, the Outcome of the GST has invited all Parties to put in place new or intensify existing domestic arrangements for preparing and implementing their successive NDCs. The latest science from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by 60% by 2035, compared to 2019 levels and that adaptation and mitigation must be pursued with equal force and urgency to advance sustainable development for all.   This is a critical time. The next round of NDCs is due in 2025. These new NDCs are to represent a progression from current NDCs, reflecting a Party’s highest possible ambition and to be informed by the outcomes of the GST. The GST also encourages Parties to in their new NDCs, incorporate ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets, covering all GHGs, sectors and categories and be aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, as informed by the latest science, in the light of different national circumstances.   To accelerate the transition at the scale and speed required to meet these goals, it is critical to foster innovative and efficient approaches to building and implementing ambitious NDCs including through robust and sustainable institutional arrangements, as well as inspiring and informative resources from and exchanges with diverse stakeholders. 

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The RCCs in Africa and our partners held a stakeholder validation workshop for the recent Africa LT-LEDS Landscape Study. The workshop opened an opportunity for countries, experts and other stakeholders to provide feedback and advance a comprehensive strategy that can enhance the capacity of African countries to align LT-LEDS and NDCs. The Regional Collaboration Centres serving East and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa, and Middle East and North Africa partnered with the African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) and Climate Analytics to conduct a study on understanding the Long Term Low Emission Development Strategies landscape across Africa. The main objective of the study was to establish the state of play, challenges, and opportunities to enhance the development of LT-LEDS across the continent. Additionally, the study sought to identify best practices that would inform development of a guide that countries can use while elaborating LT-LEDS.   

RCC hosted a series of webinars in preparation for NDC 3.0

Empower public and private sectors to promote Article 6 implementation

Building capacity in the MENA and SA region: workshop in Abu Dhabi.

Long-Term Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development Strategies event, ACW 2023

A webinar series on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement will be hosted by UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centres to share information and provide knowledge on Article 6 with key stakeholders to increase their understanding and readiness for participation

The UN Climate Change and its Regional Collaboration Centres will host Regional Dialogues on Carbon Pricing, Article 6 Training, and DNA Forum during each of the Regional Climate Weeks 2023.

On 24 May 2023, UN Climate Change hosted a webinar about the Notification to Parties on the NDC and LT-LEDS Synthesis Reports

Around 40 experts from 17 countries in the Arab region participated in the regional training workshop

Discover the Needs-based Finance initiative and learn more about the Arab States Climate Finance Access and Mobilization Strategy

Explore the first-ever MENA Climate Week held in the UAE in March 2022

The UN Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates discusses the UN at Expo 2020

Watch the event on 8 November 2021 at 10:15 – 11:15 GMT at the Capacity Building Hub. More info here.

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A year after launching the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign, we know where we’re headed, and we increasingly know what it will take to get there

H.E. Malik Amin Aslam,Federal Minister of Climate Change, Pakistan and Special Assistant to Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change shares perspectives on climate action in Pakistan. Read more here.

Third virtual meeting for the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was held on 05 May 2021. More on the outcomes of the meeting here.

H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad, the Minister of Environment of Egypt, shares the efforts of Egypt to tackle climate change. Read more here.

Watch the Third Webinar in the AGYLE Webinar Series: Green Economy and Green Jobs in the context of post pandemic recovery: how can young people contribute and ensure full inclusion here     Millions of green jobs have been created across a range of sectors and there are more work opportunities ahead, according to the recent reports by the ILO. The shift to a greener economy that could generate 15 to 60 million additional jobs globally over the next two decades and lift tens of millions of workers out of poverty, also offers opportunities for young people. The Third AGYLE Webinar stimulated a dialogue between high-level and youth participants to share information and knowledge for a better understanding of the challenges in creating green jobs as well as the identification of promising initiatives and examples of green jobs for youth employment creation, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa.  In case of any questions, please contact RCCDubai@unfccc.int   Presentations UNIDO‘s activities to support youth employment and entrepreneurship in green recovery and a just and sustainable energy transition