More than 50 development and implementing organizations met in person and virtually in Bonn this month to discuss approaches to supporting countries in formulating the next round of national climate action plans, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

NDCs are submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat every five years, and this is the third round, due in early 2025. The second round of NDCs as a whole has shown that current efforts and plans are not sufficient to put the world on track to meet temperature targets.

The 2025 NDC (NDC 3.0) will largely determine whether the world can get on an emissions trajectory that is consistent with the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement and whether countries will be able to build adequate climate resilience. (More on hunfccc.int)