Is 1.5°C within Reach for the Asia-Pacific Region? - Ambition and Potential of NDC Commitments

Is 1.5°C within Reach for the Asia-Pacific Region? Ambition and Potential of NDC Commitments of the Asia-Pacific Countries The shaded areas of the map indicate ESCAP members and associate members.* The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the most inclusive intergovernmental platform in the Asia-Pacific region. [...] The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action,. [...] The designations employed and the presentation of the materials in this publication also do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] 16 Is 1.5°C within Reach for the Asia-Pacific Region? Ambition and Potential of NDC Commitments of the Asia-Pacific Countries The report also builds on previous research providing an overview of the methodological framework and preliminary findings of the assessment of the readiness for implementation of the NDCs in Asia and the Pacific Region. [...] The following 33 Is 1.5°C within Reach for the Asia-Pacific Region? Ambition and Potential of NDC Commitments of the Asia-Pacific Countries recommendations are drawn from the analysis so far: • Speed up the updates of mitigation commitments of the remaining 19 NDCs, including those of China and India; • Step up the implementation of the current INDC and updated NDC commitments and their alignment.