Regional Capacity-Building and South-South Exchange Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean

On Monday 12 and Friday 16 May 2025, UNDP and partners will co-organise a regional south-south exchange workshop focusing on building circularity into NDCs on the sidelines of the WCEF 2025 in Sao Paulo.

The two-day workshop aims to enhance policymakers’ abilities to incorporate circular economy strategies into NDCs through hands-on exercises, facilitate knowledge sharing, and encourage south-south collaboration. Participants will include government focal points for climate change and sustainable consumption, resource experts, project partners, donors, and private sector representatives Additionally, the workshop will gather feedback to improve the toolbox for future applications.

Country representatives from Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay as well as UN representatives from the Latin America and Caribbean region will join this workshop.

This invite-only event is co-organized by the UNDP, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/10-Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with support from the Netherlands and PAGE.