UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) is pleased to present its Regional Programme to Accelerate Multilevel Climate and Urban Environment Action in Asia-Pacific (2024-2030). This programme addresses climate change, biodiversity, and urban environmental challenges in Asia and the Pacific. Building upon UN-Habitat’s past and ongoing climate change and urban development initiatives as well as the global flagship initiative RISE UP, the SURGe Initiative of the COP27 presidency, and building on the CHAMP pledge of COP28, the strong partnerships with city networks and the Marrakesh Partnership, the objective of this regional programme is to:
“Strengthen and expand support for Asia-Pacific national and local governments and non-state actors to increase climate ambitions, and accelerate implementation of tailored adaptation, mitigation, and biodiversity conservation actions through robust multilevel governance and transformative urban and human settlements initiatives”
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Programme Development
To achieve our ambitions, concerted efforts across scales – local, national, and regional – and sectors will be needed. As climate change aggravates development challenges and other crises, we will adopt an integrated approach addressing climate, biodiversity, pollution, development, conflict and displacement. A climate resilient urban development framework will guide efforts, bringing together climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural asset protection and enhancement, and actions supporting loss and damage cooperation. Our Regional Programme to Accelerate Multilevel Climate and Urban Environment Action in Asia-Pacific (2024-2030) supports both country-level projects and regional programmes to tackle persistent and emerging climate change challenges.
Current priorities for regional programmes under development include the below. Please click on the image of your interested programme.
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