Catherine Wong

Exciting news and new announcements tomorrow...

#COP30 side event: Bridging the Gap: Making Climate Finance Work for the Underserved
UN #ClimateSecurityMechanism, with the Group of Friends on Climate Security & ODI Global)

12 November 2025, 13:15–14:45 BRT, Side Event Room 4, Blue Zone

HOW TO FIND WGEO PAVILION AT COP30 BLUE ZONE YouTube video by WGEO at COP

Trying to find your way to WGEO Pavilion:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFG9...

#COP30 #ClimatePeaceandSecurity side event: From Policy to Impact: Advancing Climate Security Across the Arab States

World Green Economy Organization, Pavilion, Blue Zone, 2pm, 11 November 2025.

#ClimateSecurity policy & practice often neglects mitigation & access to energy, when according to UNDP, some 1.18 bn people live in energy poverty:

data.undp.org/blog/1-18-bi...

Looking forward to explore renewable energy in conflict-affected settings at this #NYClimateWeek with @EIP & @ELI

Also trying to find your climate colleagues from UN on BlueSky?

See a starter pack here:

go.bsky.app/STG9JQP

While you're there, also check out the excellent starter packs from @erinsikorsky.bsky.social on #ClimateSecurity and @kayly.bsky.social #ClimateMigration.

🔗🌍#ClimateSecurity Learning Session by @SomaliYouthHub @CCCPA & @undp.org

Integrating #ClimatePeaceSecurity into YPS National Action Plans

undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

All papers are free to view from Earth Day, 22 April up to 21 May 2025.

Honoured to be included in this collection of recently published papers on SDG13 Climate Action Targets and Indicators, together with @ashoswai.bsky.social @Carl Bruch @Daniel Abrahams, @Kayly Ober @Tobias Ide @Päivi Lujala @Richard Matthews @eswein.bsky.social @Tom Deligiannis

Thanks so much to Sage for highlighting my article, "Climate finance, conflict & gender—Benchmarking women’s empowerment & sustaining peace" published in @Environment & Security Journal in their new microsite on SDG13: Climate Action for #EarthDay2025.

journals.sagepub.com/sdg13-climat...

Young Women at the Forefront on Climate Action, Peace and Security: Major Challenges Ahead

ECOSOC Youth Forum

10 April 2025 | 2 PM UTC

#ClimateSecurity

➡️ @undpcps.bsky.social work in Mozambique 🇲🇿 shows the importance of launching #EarlyRecovery efforts from day-1 after a crisis.

📐Assessing damages and the socio-economic impact is key to planning an 1⃣ Effective, 2⃣Inclusive, 3⃣ Long-lasting recovery!

@undp.org

Procurement Notices - UNDP-HQ-01518 - Consultancy: Junior Knowledge Management Expert – Climate and Security Risk Procurement Notices

🌐💼 Job Alert

@UNDP Junior Knowledge Management Expert – Climate and Security Risk

Deadline - 27 Feb 25

Thanks for sharing among your networks!

#ClimateSecurity #YouthPeaceSecurity

procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotia...

🔴 1 in 4 people live in areas affected by #conflict — 2 billion people worldwide.

The impact—and the roots—go beyond violence: forced displacement, poverty, and development setbacks.

🌍 @undpcps.bsky.social works for peace through #EarlyRecovery and development ➡️ feature.undp.org/for-people-f...

3 yrs since the #war began, #Ukraine keep showing unmatched resilience

@undpcps.bsky.social has been by their side—supporting jobs 👷🏻, restoring energy ⚡️, clearing debris 🚧 & removing mines

I’m proud to be part of this effort & grateful for the incredible work of colleagues ➡️ go.undp.org/3TG

Procurement Notices - UNDP-HQ-01518 - Consultancy: Junior Knowledge Management Expert – Climate and Security Risk Procurement Notices

🌐💼 Job Alert

@UNDP Junior Knowledge Management Expert – Climate and Security Risk

Deadline - 27 Feb 25

Thanks for sharing among your networks!

#ClimateSecurity #YouthPeaceSecurity

procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotia...

At Davos, Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “incre...

Financial institutions & industries backtracking on climate is “short-sighted, & paradoxically, it is selfish & also self-defeating. You are on the wrong side of history. You are on the wrong side of science. And you are on the wrong side of consumers...”
news.un.org/en/story/202...

This ceasefire is an extraordinarily important moment for the people in Gaza.

Humanitarian action takes priority and requires immediate access & security.

On BBC News, I explain how we are helping to establish the conditions for early recovery.

youtu.be/lXnyAq9Vaj8

New GEF Funds towards UNDP supported projects to benefit 9.4 million In a global effort to allocate critical funds to tackle the root causes of the climate and nature crisis, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has just approved US$204.3 million for UNDP’s support of...

Thank you to GEF for its approval of $204.3 million in funding for projects implemented by UNDP & partners across 121 countries.

The new funding will bolster community-led efforts to drive a nature-positive and climate-resilient future.

#GEFcouncil68

go.undp.org/Jef

Turning struggle into strength Sexual and gender-based violence is a profound violation of human rights. Addressing it requires a multi-pronged approach that includes economic empowerment and building the capacity of governments an...

Displacement & dwindling resources caused by climate change impact women and girls, who face increased risks of sexual & gender-based violence.

Read how UNDP is helping to reduce vulnerabilities & empower women & girls to be agents of change.
go.undp.org/J6g

Congratulations Shawan!

Hydropower Was Ecuador’s Answer to Climate Change. Until the Drought Hit. (Gift Article) An extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours. Some fear this is the beginning of a larger global crisis.

@nytimes.com An extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours. Some fear this is the beginning of a larger global crisis.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/w...

‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea Gulf province councillor says growing numbers are leaving, in what climate activist describes as a ‘humanitarian crisis’

@theguardian.com ‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Good news you may have missed in 2024 From rewriting harmful narratives to keeping forests intact, meet some of the people fighting for a peaceful and sustainable planet

2024 was a turbulent year, but among the crises, there were moments of hope and opportunity.

From innovations to remarkable resilience, here are some good news stories from UNDP in 2024.

go.undp.org/J8R

Land degradation impacts us all - threatening food security, water supplies, and livelihoods.

Discover how @UNDP is taking action to restore land and build resilience: go.undp.org/Jc8 #COP16Riyadh