Countries are increasingly learning from each other on how to translate their national climate commitments into practical action under a mandate adopted at COP30, according to UN Climate Change.
The Global Mutirão Decision adopted at COP30 called on the UNFCCC secretariat to organize peer exchanges on developing and implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
So far, at least 22 such events have been held across the six regions covered by the UNFCCC secretariat and its Regional Collaboration Centers (RCCs).
The exchanges are taking place across Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia and the Pacifi c, and Africa, with additional events planned in the coming months.
The focus varies by region, ranging from climate fi nance and rural electrifi cation to institutional coordination and carbon-market development.
In the Pacifi c, countries are discussing how small island administrations can coordinate limited resources and improve access to international climate fi nance.
In East and Southern Africa, Seychelles has shared its experience establishing a dedicated climate fi nance unit, while Senegal has shared lessons from its solar rural electrifi cation program with Togo, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
The Caribbean is linking peer learning directly with access to fi nance, bringing countries together with institutions including the Green Climate Fund and regional development banks.
In Latin America, countries including Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica have highlighted the need to involve fi nance, planning and sectoral ministries in NDC implementation rather than leaving it solely to environment ministries.
The UN Climate Change secretariat said the exchanges demonstrate that countries do not have to navigate NDC implementation alone.
By sharing both successful approaches and lessons from setbacks, the peer-learning process is helping countries develop more practical and fi nanceable climate action plans ahead of COP31 in Trkiye.