Regional Collaboration Centre for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia

WGEO is demonstrating its commitment to collaborative efforts towards the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Climate Change Agreement by hosting a Regional Collaboration Center in Dubai, established in cooperation with UN Climate Change and through the support of the Government of UAE, in particular the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE. RCC Dubai was launched in October 2019 on the margins of World Green Economy Summit in Dubai.

RCC Dubai helps channel local, regional and global resources into climate action, to facilitate the implementation of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans, roadmaps for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other relevant policies and strategies of countries in the region.

RCC Dubai Projects

RCC Dubai’s portfolio consists of a range of projects designed to: fill knowledge gaps in adaptation to climate change, create strategies to access climate finance, increase regional participation in global climate action, strengthen the capacity of youth to contribute to the regional and global response to climate change, and introduce new methodologies and tools to address climate change.