28 November 2011
UNEP Launches Climate Change Capacity Building Success Stories
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The publication, titled "Ready, Willing and Able: Empowering Countries to Meet the Climate Challenge," highlights efforts including: boosting the uptake of clean technologies; creating market-readiness for clean energy investment; creating climate-resilient societies; implementing REDD+; and supporting countries in the UNFCCC process.

Ready, Willing and Able28 November 2011: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a collection of capacity building success stories titled “Ready, Willing and Able: Empowering Countries to Meet the Climate Challenge.” The publication aims to inspire more activities.

According to UNEP, the publication aims to illustrate that important local climate change activities are possible and are happening. The publication highlights efforts including: boosting the uptake of clean technologies; creating market-readiness for clean energy investment; creating climate-resilient societies; implementing REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, as well as conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks); and supporting countries in the UNFCCC process. [Publication: Ready, Willing and Able: Empowering Countries to Meet the Climate Challenge]