Initiative: Regional Climate Change Programme
UNDP`s regional climate change programme support s18 Iberoamerican countries with climate change legislative framework, policies and plans in the mitigation and adaptation spheres.

Activities:
Access to carbon finance
Developing proposals for the Clean development Mechanisms (CDM) and Nationally Adapted Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
Support to the development of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC)
Analysis of financial needs and public expenditures for climate change action.
Strengthened capacities of climate change negotiators.
Promoting a Territorial Approach to Climate Change, focusing on adaptation needs.

Website: http://www.latinamerica.undp.org

Beneficiaries: Government officials at national and subnational level, private sector

Partnerships and Financing: Government of Spain, UNDP

Initiative: Regional Programme for Biodiversity and Ecosystems
The UNDP Regional Programme for Biodiversity and Ecosystems support countries in ecosystems valuation and protected area financing, to enhance environmental management.
UNDP support contries access environmental finance for sustainable development.

Activities:
Protected Area financing and public budgeting
Ecosystem Valuation
Showing linkages between strengthening of livelihoods and poverty reduction with sustainable natural resource management.
Localizing Sustainable Development Goals in the Amazon
Development of project proposals and implementation in the fields of: climate change and energy; ecosystems and biodiversity; water and ocean governance

Website: http://www.latinamerica.undp.org

Beneficiaries: Government at national and subnational level

Partnerships and Financing: Government of Spain, Moore Foundation, UNDP

UNDP works to raise the capacity of multiple stakeholders to put in place effective climate change policies and increase the use of renewable energy sources, and to facilitate access to global investments and financial windows. It assists national Governments and stakeholders in 19 countries to raise awareness about the linkages between planning and financing processes of the post-2012 climate regime to national policies, with important financial support from the Spanish Government and other cooperation agencies. It has also propelled 11 inter-ministerial national dialogues.

In biodiversity has channeled capacities to access global investments and REDD financing for forest conservation. It supported elaboration of three Reports on Biodiversity presented at the COP10 in Nagoya. It has also strengthened capacities in governments and CSOs regarding sustainable development of natural resources.