Climate Change

We support efforts to promote sustainability, adapt and build resilience against the climate emergency.

News

Critical minerals boom: Global energy shift brings opportunities and risks for developing countries

The global energy transition offers mineral-rich countries the chance to bolster their industries and diversify their economies but also risks deepening their commodity dependence.

26 Apr 2024

Trillion-dollar shift urgently needed to align global finance with climate and development goals

Eight years after the Paris Agreement, finance for fossil fuels continues unabated at trillions of dollars annually.

6 Mar 2024

Energy transition: Charting a fair course for fishing fleets

The fishing industry, reliant on fossil fuels and vulnerable to climate change, needs to shift to alternative energy – but in a way that’s fair for vulnerable countries and communities.

30 Jan 2024

UNCTAD study shows trade’s untapped potential in climate action

Trade policies can help countries catalyze progress towards their climate goals but remain underused in practice. Stronger global cooperation is necessary to change course.

18 Dec 2023

Projects and Programmes

Climate change adaptation and maritime transport

Climate change impacts and adaptation for coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean

Recent Publications

Energy transition of fishing fleets: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries

Considerations for a new collective quantified goal: Bringing accountability, trust and developing country needs to climate finance

Featured Podcast

That’s rubbish: How our waste is choking the planet and how we can clean it up

Just ahead of Zero Waste Day, this episode of the Weekly Tradecast talks trash with UNCTAD economist Henrique Pacini.

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Events and Meetings

Special panel discussion: Harnessing the GSTP to forge a development-led sustainable transition among member countries

19 Sep 2023 - 19 Sep 2023

Geneva, Switzerland

Environmental Leadership: Latin American Perspectives on the Climate Crisis

12 Apr 2021 - 12 Apr 2021

Online

Commodities and Development Report 2019: Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement

11 Sep 2019 - 11 Sep 2019

Geneva

COP24 Side Event: The Roles of Fiscal Policy, Financial Markets and Trade in Implementing the Paris Agreement

11 Dec 2018 - 11 Dec 2018

Katowice, Poland

Documents and Publications

Energy transition of fishing fleets: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries

UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2023/5 - 22 Jan 2024

English

Mapping Trade-related Measures in the Nationally Determined Contributions

Technical note

UNCTAD/DITC/MISC/2023/15 - 04 Dec 2023

English

Taking responsibility: Towards a fit-for-purpose Loss and Damage Fund

UNCTAD/TCS/GDS/INF/2023/1 - 03 Nov 2023

English

Taking responsibility: Towards a fit-for-purpose Loss and Damage Fund (Report Summary)

UNCTAD/GDS/INF/2023/3 - 03 Nov 2023

English

From Inequality and Vulnerabilityto Prosperity for All

We support efforts to promote sustainability, adapt and build resilience against the climate emergency.

News

Projects and Programmes

Climate change adaptation and maritime transport

Climate change impacts and adaptation for coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean

Recent Publications

Energy transition of fishing fleets: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries

Considerations for a new collective quantified goal: Bringing accountability, trust and developing country needs to climate finance

Featured Podcast

That’s rubbish: How our waste is choking the planet and how we can clean it up

Events and Meetings

Documents and Publications

From Inequality and Vulnerability
to Prosperity for All