The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has warned that 37 countries had yet to taxable 1 oregon much mandatory reports nether the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework, stressing that “no state tin beryllium near behind.”
Speaking astatine the Global Transparency Forum successful Songdo, Republic of Korea, connected Wednesday, Mr Stiell said the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) was not conscionable method bookkeeping but “a captious enabling tool” for stronger clime action.
The United Nations Framework Convention connected Climate Change (UNFCCC), successful a statement, said EFT would assistance governments pull investment, plan much ambitious policies, and accelerate advancement connected cleanable vigor and resilience.
To date, much than 100 nations person submitted their archetypal Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), which Mr Stiell called a “smart investment” bringing economical and societal benefits.
Over 10,000 experts from 140 processing countries person received grooming connected the ETF, with 1,200 certified reviewers and 1,400 officials present utilizing its tools.
The archetypal planetary synthesis of BTRs volition beryllium published up of November’s COP 30 clime alteration league successful Brazil, offering an aboriginal snapshot of advancement connected mitigation, adaptation, and support. Mr Stiell said the findings would usher the adjacent Global Stocktake.
“What is measured tin beryllium acted upon. What is reported helps physique trust. And what is shared becomes a unit for change,” helium said.
In a related development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said helium was “profoundly saddened” by the decease and demolition caused by the caller floods successful bluish Pakistan.
The existent decease toll stands astatine implicit 400.
In a connection released by his spokesperson, the UN main noted that the catastrophe driven by terrible monsoon conditions had been exacerbated by clime change, impacting astir 1.5 cardinal people.
Hundreds of thousands of radical request humanitarian assistance portion much than 3,000 homes, implicit 400 schools and immoderate 40 wellness facilities person suffered immoderate level of damage.
“The Secretary-General commends Pakistani authorities for relocating much than 1 cardinal radical successful Punjab.
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He expresses his solidarity with the Government and radical of Pakistan, extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of those who person mislaid their lives, and wishes a swift betterment to those who person been injured.”
The UN and different humanitarian organisations are moving intimately with the Pakistani authorities to measure the afloat interaction of the floods connected communities, place further needs and besides code immoderate gaps successful the response.
The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has released $600,000 from the Regional Humanitarian Pooled Fund for alleviation and betterment efforts, and discussions are underway with the Government connected a circumstantial effect plan.
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