The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling decisions 2/CP.17, 1/CP.21, 2/CP.22, 16/CP.22, 16/CP.23, 15/CP.24, 8/CP.25, 12/CP.26, 19/CP.27 and 11/CP.28,
1. Takes note of decision 12/CP.29;
2. Welcomes the annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building for 20241 and takes note of the recommendations therein;
3. Invites Parties, as appropriate, the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, the constituted bodies under the Convention, United Nations organizations, observers and other stakeholders to consider the recommendations referred to in paragraph 1 above and to take any necessary action, as appropriate and in accordance with their mandates;
4. Acknowledges the progress of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building in delivering on its mandate to address gaps and needs, both current and emerging, in implementing capacity-building in developing country Parties and further enhancing capacity-building efforts;
5. Also acknowledges the work of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building in relation to enhancing coherence and coordination of capacity-building activities under the Convention, including its collaboration with other constituted bodies and stakeholders in this regard;
6. Welcomes the completion of the activities under the workplan of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building for 2021–2024, which is based on the priority areas and activities set out in the annex to decision 9/CP.25;
7. Also welcomes the continued collaboration of the Paris Committee on Capacity building with Parties and non-Party stakeholders on capacity-building for climate action, as well as on addressing cross-cutting matters, including those related to human rights, gender-responsiveness, youth, Action for Climate Empowerment, Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and local communities, such as through the PCCB Network, the informal coordination group for capacity-building under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, the Durban Forum on capacity-building, the Capacity-building Hub and social media outreach;
8. Acknowledges the contribution of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building to the organization of the 6 th Capacity-building Hub, which took place in conjunction with this session as a crucial platform for enabling effective climate action, bringing together stakeholders and facilitating collaboration, knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning with a view to addressing developing country capacity gaps and needs, and requests the secretariat, under the guidance of the Committee, to organize the 7th Capacity-building Hub, to be held at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2025;
9. Takes note of the 2025 focus area of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building, namely capacity-building for designing holistic investment strategies, bankable projects and stakeholder engagement aimed at strengthening the implementation of nationally determined contributions and national adaptation plans in developing countries, as agreed on by the Committee intersessionally based on inputs received at its 8th meeting;
10. Notes that capacity gaps and needs pertaining to implementing the Convention still exist in developing countries;
11. Invites Parties and relevant institutions, as appropriate, to provide support and resources to the Paris Committee on Capacity-building for implementing its activities; 12. Requests that the actions of the secretariat called for in this decision be undertaken subject to the availability of financial resources.
12. Requests that the actions of the secretariat called for in this decision be undertaken subject to the availability of financial resources.
