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
AI 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/AssessmentsAI for Climate Action Forum
Global Not ApplicableThe AI for Climate Action Forum is an inaugural global gathering by the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee on opportunities, challenges and risks of harnessing the power of AI for combating climate change in developing countries. Through interactive sessions, showcases and networking formats, the Forum introduces opportunities, risks and challenges of using AI for climate action and highlights local innovation and AI solutions addressing urgent climate needs in the developing country contexts.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsTrainings/WorkshopsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceAwareness/AdvocacyInfrastructure/Systems DevelopmentNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeAI Innovation Grand Challenge
GlobalThe 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 Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action
Global developing countriesLDCsSIDSThis initiative aims to explore the role of AI as a powerful technological tool for advancing and scaling up transformative climate solutions for mitigation and adaptation action in developing countries with a focus on LDCs and SIDS, while also addressing the challenges and risks posed by artificial intelligence.
Activity Type Policy/Regulatory GuidanceResearch/Reports/AssessmentsTechnical assistance