ABSTRACT
This chapter assesses the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) participation in global efforts to address causes and effects of climate change, how these efforts have evolved in the past and how they may evolve in the future. The chapter draws on a recent evaluation of the Role and Contributions of UNDP in Environment and Energy. Environment and energy in various guises have been central to UNDP's work for many years. Most, their 2004-2007 planning framework recognized "managing environment and energy for sustainable development" as one of UNDP's main areas of activity. Evaluating UNDP's role in environment and energy was complex and challenging. A sample of eight countries could not capture the diversity of roles played by the organization in environment and energy in over 160 countries. The chapter describes UNDP's corporate strategies on climate change, including key areas of relevance, namely climate change mitigation, carbon finance, and adaptation to climate change.
