New York – Japan has made a new contribution of approximately USD 42 million in climate funding to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to chart pathways for developing countries to implement their national climate pledges – also known as Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs.
Japan’s contribution will support UNDP’s work on the ground in 23 countries and territories to realize national targets across Asia-Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Africa, and Arab State regions. It will accelerate climate action that leads to clean energy and net-zero pathways and help vulnerable communities and fragile settings to be more resilient to climate impacts.
"As the impacts of climate change intensify and countries are faced with major decisions about their future, some of the world’s most vulnerable communities need more resources and support to strengthen their capacity to take decisive climate action,” said UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner. “This targeted contribution by Japan to UNDP’s ambitious Climate Promise initiative will assist 23 countries and territories to build a net-zero future, helping them to translate their climate pledges into high-impact action on the ground. This includes innovative ways to decarbonize, accelerate the clean energy transition, and adapt to the worsening effects of our changing climate.”