Climate change
Climate change is the planet-wide variation in the Earth's climate owing to natural and man-made causes. Human actions are the main contributors to climate change and include the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial, agricultural and transport activities. One consequence of these actions is that the Sun's heat is trapped in the atmosphere, a process that we know as the "greenhouse effect". The gases responsible for this phenomenon include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane.
Activities
Seminar on Ocean-Based Climate Action in the Caribbean
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is organizing a seminar on ocean-based climate action in the Caribbean.
Regional and National Dialogues on External Financing and…
Guided by an enhanced framework, UNCTAD led data collection field missions, identifying their current and potential external financial options, blockages and impediments to the uptake of innovative financial instruments, as well as the regulatory, institutional, and market-related changes required to encourage these innovations. These efforts culminated in the delivery of climate adaptation and mitigation reports for each country, assessing direct and indirect climate risks and proposing strategies to address these risks and achieve SDGs 17.4 and 13.b and will contribute to the regional discussion.
II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin…
The II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on August 6–7, 2025, at the National Congress in Brasília. The event will gather legislators from across the region to align strategies in preparation for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin…
The II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on August 6–7, 2025, at the National Congress in Brasília. The event will gather legislators from across the region to align strategies in preparation for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
News
Parliamentarians from Latin America and the Caribbean advance a common agenda towards COP 30 during the OPCC’s Second Summit in Brasília
On August 6 and 7, 2025, the National Congress of Brazil, in Brasília, hosted the II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), bringing together 50 parliamentarians from around 20 countries of the Global South. The meeting marked a decisive step toward building a regional parliamentary voice ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), to be held in November in Belém do Pará — the first COP to take place in the Amazon region.
Countries Urge for Strengthening International Development Cooperation by Promoting Innovative Mechanisms that Go Beyond Traditional Graduation Criteria
At the closing segment of the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation, authorities agreed that measuring cooperation among developing countries is key to enhancing their role on the global stage, increasing the efficacy of their public policies and making progress on fulfillment of the SDGs.
International Cooperation is Essential for Building a More Productive, Inclusive, Sustainable, Just and Resilient Future in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today authorities inaugurated the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation.
