The Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) support national climate action through capacity-building, technical assistance and strategic networking - sourcing know-how and resources to drive clean development. They were established to spread the benefits of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which spurs investment in sustainable development by rewarding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Since the adoption of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in December 2015, the RCCs have had the broader task of supporting implementation of countries' Nationally Determined Contributions under that agreement.
LAUNCHING: REGIONAL VIRTUAL PLATFORM
Currently, UN Climate Change and its partner organizations operate six RCCs around the world.
15 October 2020 | Dubai, UAE: Regional Collaboration Centre partners meet at the annual Global Forum in virtual format
UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) leadership, steering committees of the secretariat and institutions that host the RCCs, and other regional partners met recently at the RCC Global Forum 2020 to exchange views, share progress on ongoing activities and identify emerging priorities and issues related to climate action for continued regional support.
Given the impacts of the global pandemic, the RCC Global Forum 2020 was held virtually and was hosted by the UNFCCC-WGEO Regional Collaboration Centre for Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (RCC Dubai). In an acknowledgement of the important work the RCCs are doing to facilitate climate action regionally, the Forum was very well attended with the participation of 75 individuals from a very diverse community of stakeholders, representing 30 entities that included the RCC host partners, UN agencies, international institutions, regional bodies and government representatives. Read more about the RCC Global Forum here>>
20-21 October 2019 | Dubai, UAE: Regional Collaboration Centre partners meet at annual Global Forum
UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) partners met recently in Dubai at the latest edition of the annual RCC Global Forum, held on the margins of the World Green Economy Summit, to connect, share, and set strategy to help spur global climate action through the network of RCCs.
As proposed by partners, support to Article 6, adaptation, facilitating the mobilizing of climate-aligned finance, and regional capacity-building on transparency, climate finance and nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, in addition to support for the Clean Development Mechanism, would be major areas of work for all six RCCs in 2020. Read more about the RCC Global Forum here>>
26 to 30 August 2019 | UN Summer Academy, Bonn Germany
This year representatives from four RCCs: East African Development Bank (EADB), Kampala; West African development Bank (BOAD), Lomé; Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Bangkok and the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF), St George’s, Grenada, attended the UN Summer Academy 2019 which was held in Bonn. The five-day programme focused on issues relevant to the work of the UN and its partners in the context of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the Paris Agreement. Read more>>
13 February 2019 | WGEO signs MoU with the UNFCCC to establish a Regional Collaboration Centre in Dubai
A Memorandum of understanding was signed between UNFCCC and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) to establish a Regional Collaboration Centre in Dubai, focused on the Middle East and North-Africa, to enhance activities in the region. Read more>>
All Regional Climate Weeks are postponed to 2021.
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About the Regional Climate Weeks
As we actively fight a global health emergency, we cannot underestimate the ongoing impacts of Climate Change. Registration is now open for the joint UN Climate Change – UNSSC subsidized online course The Paris Agreement on Climate Change as a Development Agenda. This course offers a holistic and integrated approach to climate change and demonstrates the interlinkages and interdependencies between sustainable development and climate change to make informed policy choices towards low-carbon and climate-resilient sustainable development. Development and climate practitioners please find more information here. See brochure>>.
