About UNFCCC
The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) is the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change.Activities by UNFCCC
UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee AI Innovation Grand Challenge
Global Not ApplicableThe UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC) launched the AI Innovation Grand Challenge in partnership with Enterprise Neurosystem. The challenge is a climate innovation competition to identify new AI applications for climate mitigation and adaptation action in developing countries and to make them available open-source as a public good.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsUNFCCC Technology Mechanism AI for Climate Action Award
Global Not ApplicableThe UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network, in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency, hosted the AI for Climate Action Award, which builds on the success of the AI Innovation Grand Challenge. The Award aims to identify and promote impactful solutions that use the power of AI for effective adaptation and mitigation action in LDCs and SIDS.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeAI diplomacy toolkit
GlobalThe AI Diplomacy toolkit provides the secretariat with concise and relevant information to support their deliveries, discussions, and decisions. It integrates political, diplomacy, and climate data to aid discussions and decision-making, and uses technologies like knowledge graphs, knowledge bases, RAGs, and AI agents.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsUNFCCC Technology Executive Committee: Technical Paper on AI for Climate Action – Advancing Mitigation and Adaptation Action in Developing Countries
Global Not ApplicableThe technical paper has been prepared by the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC) as part of the TEC rolling workplan 2023-2027. It offers a comprehensive overview for policymakers, practitioners and researchers navigating opportunities, challenges and risks of the use of AI for climate action in developing countries, with a focus on least developed countries and small island developing States.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceAwareness/Advocacy