UNIDO to support ACP on Post-COP21

BRUSSELS, 29 March 2016 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) was invited to present its policy on climate resilient industries at the ACP Special Post-COP21 Meeting that took place on the 22^nd and 23^rd of March at the ACP Secretariat in Brussels.

Opened by H.E. Dr. Patrick Gomes, Secretary General of the ACP Secretariat and chaired by H.E. Dr. Kaire Munionganda Mbuende, Ambassador of Namibia and Chair of the Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development, the meeting aimed to take stock of the outcomes of COP21 and to discuss on actions required to implement the Paris Agreement.

Invited to participate in this meeting were representatives from ACP countries, the European Commission, UN agencies and other stakeholders who presented their vision on possible future actions and partnerships. At this occasion, Mr. Pradeep Monga, UNIDO Director of Department of Energy & Special Representative of the Director General on Energy presented UNIDO policies and initiatives to support the implementation of COP21 on the ground. ‘Industrial activities account for 32% of global greenhouse gas emissions, so it is important to mobilize Governments and the private sector to make sure that Industry becomes part of the solution’ stated Pradeep Monga at the Meeting, underlining the overall importance Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) and SDG 9 on resilient infrastructure, inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and innovation. To move toward action on the ground, UNIDO has developed various instruments and partnerships that are available for ACP countries:

• The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) recognized by the Paris Agreement which promotes the accelerated development and transfer of climate technologies;
• The Low Carbon Low Emission Clean Energy Technology Transfer (LCET) Programme that promotes the dissemination of low carbon technologies in developing countries to increase access to renewable energy for productive uses and job creation in rural areas.
• Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) that supports the establishment of Innovation Ecosystem for SMEs in partnership with GEF and CleanTechnOpen.
• The Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres, which is contributing to improve local and regional capacities to deal with renewable energy and energy efficiency.
• The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), which is mobilizing public and private finance for clean energy projects.
• UNIDO Programme on Sustainable Cities, that helps cities address environmental degradation caused by rapid urbanization.The UNIDO Energy Programme which supports strategic platforms, networks, programmes and projects to promote integrated renewable energy, energy efficient and low - carbon energy solutions and policies. 

Mr. Monga also announced that UNIDO has been given the task of “Greening the COP 22”
to make it a carbon neutral event. This is a Joint Initiative of the Global Environment Facility, the Kingdom of Morocco and UNIDO.

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UNIDO has a longstanding relationship with the ACP Secretariat and has been actively supporting ACP countries for over five decades in their efforts for inclusive and sustainable industrialization and private sector development. This cooperative relationship has been sealed in 2011 with a Memorandum of Understanding and a Relationship Agreement, which express the decision to collaborate more closely to develop inclusive, competitive and environmentally friendly industries in ACP countries. 

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Christophe Yvetot
+32 2 511 1690
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Pradeep Monga
+43 1 26026 3018
p.monga@unido.org