Climate change is at the top of UN priorities and has become a challenge for many organizations and for dealing with climate change mitigation and adaptation. There is also common understanding for the need to increase the capacity of countries in dealing with this challenge.
For UNECE the focus is on linking and mainstreaming work to other international agendas, and concentrate on key areas which can produce results, such as:
- The Millennium Development Goals (MDG), in particular MDG 7 to ensure environmental sustainability
- The Kyoto Protocol
- UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/63/32, titled "Protection of global climate for present and future generations" (PDF)
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- ForFITS – CO2 and Future Inland Transport Systems
- Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme - THE PEP
- Innovative vehicle technologies
Climate Change impacts and adaptation for international transport networks
