On Tuesday 12th October the High Level Event of the NDC Action Project in Mongolia was held virtually.
The event was opened by Mr. Batbayar Tserendorj, Vice Minister, Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MoET), Government of Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Jörn Rosenberg, Ambassador of Germany to Mongolia, and Ms. Isabelle Louis, Deputy Regional Director, UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office.
Mrs. Narangaravuu Altangerel, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MoET) set the theme for the event.
A project overview was delivered by Dr. Myung Kyoon Lee, Head, Institutional Development, UNEP DTU Partnership on the global level context and expected outcomes as well as Dr. Damdin Davgadorj, National Project Coordinator of NDC Action Project who discussed the Mongolia country level context and expected outcomes.
The event then heard from Ms. Bayarmaa Lkhagvadorj, Team Leader of the National Technical Institutes of the NDC Action Project on the approaches, technicals, and deliverables of project implementation. This was followed by a facilitative discussion on accelerating efforts to meet NDC targets in Mongolia.
The event was closed by Dr. Sudhir Sharma, NDC Action Regional Coordinator, UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office.
Context
The NDC Action Project supports efforts of ten partner countries including Mongolia to translate their NDCs into concrete sector strategies and actions ready for financing and implementation. Supported by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) of Germany and implemented through UNEP and UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP), the project engages partner countries across three continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America. It builds on three core principles: country ownership, balanced focus between adaptation and mitigation, and integration with national development and climate change priorities. In collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MoET) and relevant sector ministries and agencies, the project aims to promote energy efficiency improvements in industrial sector and build the resilience in agriculture sector to meet Mongolia’s NDC mitigation and adaptation targets.
Event objectives
The high-level event, attended by senior officials from the Government of Mongolia and the Embassy of Germany provided the opportunity to officially launch the project to the Mongolian stakeholders. The purpose of the event was two-fold:
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Present the overall framework, targeted outcomes and its contribution to meeting Mongolia’s NDCs to government officials, stakeholders from non-public sectors and development partners in the climate and development space;
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Seek collaboration from stakeholders to contribute to the project’s successful implementation.
