Climate chief Patricia Espinosa welcomed growing commitments to carbon neutrality by Japan, nationally and by 200 local and regional governments. She pointed to net-zero cities as critical to reaching global climate goals. Read more.
UNDP is launching #ClimateCounts, a new campaign explaining climate change through numbers. Featuring 30 facts, the campaign aims to strengthen climate literacy and mobilize communities ahead of the COP30 Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil.
In Somalia, restoring land, expanding water access, and strengthening local institutions are helping ease conflict. Environmental restoration can build peace and resilience.
From restoring rangelands in Tanzania to floating farms in India, climate adaptation projects are reviving ecosystems, improving livelihoods, and showing that resilience starts with the people and their knowledge.