National Focal Points for Action for Climate Empowerment - ACE

ACE Focal Points

The Doha work programme on Action for Climate Empowerment invites Parties to designate and provide support, including technical and financial support, and access to information and materials to a national focal point for ACE activities and assign specific responsibilities (15/CP.18, Annex, paragraph 22 (a)), which could include:

• The identification of areas for possible international cooperation and opportunities for strengthening synergies with other conventions; and
• The coordination of the preparation of the ACE chapter in the national communications, ensuring that relevant contact information, including web site addresses, is provided therein.

Procedure to nominate a National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment 

The respective UNFCCC National Focal Point is requested to send a signed letter to the secretariat : secretariat@unfccc.int with copy to: Article-6@unfccc.int indicating

• Name
• Title
• Institution
• Contact details (telephone, e-mail, fax, and web address) 

of the nominee. Once the communication is received, the newly nominated National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment will be added to the list below.

List of National Focal Points for Action for Climate Empowerment - ACE

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List of Organisational Focal Points for Action for Climate Empowerment - ACE

Organisation	Name
Regional Environmental Center	Mr. Eduardas Kazakevicius

Action for Climate Empowerment Guidelines

The Action for Climate Empowerment: Guidelines for accelerating solutions through education, training and public awareness are intended to facilitate the work of National Focal Points to implement ACE activities in their countries. The guidelines provide a flexible, phased approach to the strategic and systematic implementation of ACE activities at the national level, driven by each country’s circumstances. English French

Webinars for ACE National Focal Points

The capacity-building of ACE National Focal Points, as well as the sharing of good practices is fundamental in fostering and underpinning their work and effectiveness in accelerating meaningful climate action within their countries. Three webinars were hosted by the secretariat for Europe, Latin America, and Asia. A main point of discussion was the enhancement and promotion of the ACE Guidelines. More>>

Workshop to Support the Intermediate Review of the Doha Work Programme on ACE

27 May 2016, Bonn, Germany

Participants of the workshop shared good practices, lessons learned and experiences in implementing the Doha work programme on Article 6 of the Convention. The workshop aimed to strengthen the existing skills and capacities of the Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) national focal points. More>>