The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, organized by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), marks a significant milestone in the lead up to COP27 which will take place in Egypt in November.
Hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates with support from United Nations and other multilateral and national agencies, the climate week focuses on regional climate action and collaborations needed to build climate-resilient economies and societies, and integrate climate action into pandemic recovery.
Climate ambition accelerates across the Arab States
Across the Arab States, temperatures are rising faster than the global average. But they are rising to the challenge. In 2021, each submitted updated national plans with enhanced adaptation measures, and strengthened targets towards low carbon emissions. Read more.
Transforming Africa
African nations are rising to the challenge of the climate crisis, building resilient livelihoods and accelerating action on the Paris Agreement. Read more.
Stories of Climate Action and Resilience
In face of climate crisis, Iraq takes on methane pollution
Iraq is working to reduce methane emissions - not just in the oil and gas sector but also in the agricultural and waste sectors, aiming to slash green gas emissions by 15 per cent by 2030. Read more.
Sudan’s first wind turbine arrives
A wind turbine marks the first milestone towards Sudan’s first commercial-scale wind-energy plant, demonstrating the viability of utility-scale wind energy in Africa’s third largest nation. Read more.
Protecting the Nile Delta
With the support from the Green Climate Fund and the UN Development Programme, Egypt is protecting its people and its economy from the devastating impacts of sea-level rise. Read more.
Trained in agriculture, women Palestinian refugees gain new confidence
Aida Ghadban is a Palestinian refugee living in Al Rashidieh camp, the second most populous Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where she trains women to grow vegetables on their home’s rooftops. Read more.
From Milan to Glasgow, young Moroccans commit to fighting climate change
A new way to recycle large amounts of coffee grounds; a platform connecting young African activists; technology to produce electricity from ocean waves or recycle plastic. A new energy-efficient construction method - an innovative carpooling app. Read more.
Pedaling climate action
Nadida Raad, co-founder of The Chain Effect, promotes the use of the bicycle as a means of transport in Lebanon through street art, public interventions, community projects and city planning. Read more.
