The Conference of the Parties and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement,
Recalling Articles 4 and 6 of the Convention and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement,
Acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity,
Recalling decisions 18/CP.26, 17/CMA.1 and 22/CMA.3,
Also recalling decisions 1/CP.26 and 1/CMA.3, in which Parties were urged to swiftly begin implementing the Glasgow work programme on Action for Climate Empowerment, respecting, promoting and considering their respective obligations on human rights, as well as gender equality and empowerment of women,
1. Adopt the four-year action plan under the Glasgow work programme on Action for Climate Empowerment, contained in the annex, which focuses on immediate action through short-term, clear and time-bound activities, guided by the priority areas of the Glasgow work programme (policy coherence; coordinated action; tools and support; and monitoring, evaluation and reporting), taking into account the six elements of Action for Climate Empowerment in a balanced manner;
2. Recognize that the six elements of Action of Climate Empowerment and the priority areas of the Glasgow work programme are interconnected in nature and are equally relevant and fundamental to the achievement of and progress in climate action;
3. Emphasize that the action plan should be implemented in an inclusive, intergenerational and gender-responsive manner;
4. Recall that, under the Glasgow work programme:
(a) Parties and relevant non-Party stakeholders were invited to engage in and support implementation of the Glasgow work programme while maintaining a country-driven approach;
(b) Multilateral and bilateral institutions and organizations, including the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, as appropriate, were invited to provide financial support for Action for Climate Empowerment activities;
(c) Intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in a position to do so were encouraged to provide technical or financial support for Action for Climate Empowerment activities;
(d) The secretariat was requested to promote partnerships with other organizations, the private sector and donors in order to support implementation of the Glasgow work programme;
5. Affirm that the mandates referred to in paragraph 4 above also apply in the context of the action plan;
6. Take note of the annual summary report by the secretariat on progress in implementing activities under the Glasgow work programme;
7. Request the secretariat to include in each annual summary report under the Glasgow work programme information on materials, resources and findings as set out in the action plan, such as information on progress in implementing activities A.1, A.2, B.1, C.2, C.3 and D.1;
8. Invite Parties and non-Party stakeholders to submit to the secretariat annually for the duration of the action plan, via the submission portal, suggestions for structuring the annual Dialogues on Action for Climate Empowerment, such as proposed speakers and lists of guiding questions, so as to enhance the Dialogues with a view to meeting the needs of Parties and the broader Action for Climate Empowerment community;
9. Take note of the estimated budgetary implications of the activities to be undertaken by the secretariat referred to in the annex;
10. Request that the actions of the secretariat called for in this decision be undertaken subject to the availability of financial resources.
Annex
Table 1
Priority area A: policy coherence
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Activity
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Responsible entity or entities
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Timeline
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Deliverables/outputs
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Level of implementation
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A.1 Strengthening coordination of ACE work under the UNFCCC
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Secretariat
Leading: secretariat
Contributing: UNFCCC constituted bodies, including the Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform, Parties, relevant organizations
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Ongoing to COP 31 (2026)
SB 62 (June 2025)
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Identifying good practices for integrating the six ACE elements into the work of the UNFCCC constituted bodies and reporting thereon in the annual summary report under the Glasgow work programme
Organizing a joint session with representatives of the UNFCCC constituted bodies and all work programmes under the UNFCCC at the ACE Dialogue to discuss ways of enhancing understanding of the role of children and youth and indigenous peoples in accelerating ACE implementation and promoting intergenerational knowledge-sharing in the context of their work
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International
International
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A.2 Strengthening integration of ACE into the development and implementation of national climate policies, plans, strategies and action
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Secretariat
Secretariat
Relevant organizations
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Ongoing to COP 31 (2026)
SB 62 (June 2025)
Ongoing to COP 31 (2026)
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Identifying good practices for integrating the ACE elements into national climate change policies, plans, strategies and action, including the considerations reflected in the eleventh preambular paragraph of the Paris Agreement – which, acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, states that Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity – in the context of ACE, and reporting thereon in the annual summary report under the Glasgow work programme
Holding an interactive workshop at the ACE Dialogue in 2025 and also at the regional level prior to COP 31 (2026) on developing and implementing national climate change policies, plans, strategies and action using a clear, inclusive, intergenerational and gender-responsive approach
Facilitating voluntary peer-to-peer exchanges that serve to provide technical and substantive guidance to national ACE focal points for engaging in relevant national processes and policies, such as national ACE strategies, according to national circumstances
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International
International, regional
International, regional
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Table 3
Priority area C: tools and support
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Activity
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Responsible entity or entities
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Timeline
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Deliverables/outputs
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Level of implementation
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C.1 Building and strengthening the capacity and skills of national ACE focal points
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Leading: secretariat
Contributing: Parties, national ACE focal points, relevant organizations
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Ongoing to COP 31 (2026)
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Providing capacity-building opportunities for national ACE focal points, including at the ACE Dialogues and the regional climate weeks
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International, regional
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C.2 Meaningfully including youth in and engaging with them on climate action at all levels and facilitating the inclusive participation of, inter alia, children, women, indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities, in climate action, according to national circumstances
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Relevant organizations, Parties
Leading: secretariat, relevant organizations
Contributing: youth and youth organizations
Leading: secretariat
Contributing: relevant organizations
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Ongoing to COP 31 (2026)
Ongoing to COP 31 (2026)
SB 60 (June 2024)
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Providing capacity-building opportunities for youth with a focus on decision-making and implementing climate action at the national and international level according to national circumstances
Providing opportunities for youth to present at ACE Dialogues and regional climate weeks to highlight the leadership role that youth play in climate action
Allowing youth to participate in networking sessions and capacity-building workshops for national ACE focal points
Mapping and collating existing guidelines and good practices in the annual summary report under the Glasgow work programme with respect to child education on and empowerment in climate action, with special consideration given to gender equality and inclusion of persons with disabilities
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International, national
International, regional
International
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C.3 Enhancing multilevel action by national ACE focal points and non-Party stakeholders, including representatives of civil society organizations, youth-led and youth-inclusive organizations, community-based organizations, local communities and indigenous peoples
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Leading: secretariat
Providing input: Parties, relevant organizations, multilateral and bilateral financial institutions
Leading: secretariat, relevant organizations, multilateral and bilateral financial institutions
Contributing: national ACE focal points, UNFCCC constituted bodies
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SB 60 (June 2024)
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Organizing an expert-run session on how to write strong project proposals at the ACE Dialogues to support the implementation of ACE activities
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International
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