On 16 December 2021, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution proclaiming 2022 as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Developmen
The Working Community of the Pyrenees (CTP) has been awarded for the work carried out by the Pyrenees Climate Change Observatory in the 6th edition of the Regional Good Practices Award organised by the United Regions Organisation ORU FOGAR and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Theory is all very well, but putting it into practice is not always so easy. The OPCC's portal of good practices in adaptation to climate change aims to be a window on successful, innovative and replicable experiences in all the regions of the Pyrenees mountain range.
The OPCC continues working to make the Pyrenean Climate Change Strategy - EPiCC ( Estrategia Pirenaica del Cambio Climático) - a reality applied in the territory.
Under the theme "Uniting the world to tackle climate change", the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) - held in Glasgow (UK) from 31 October to 12 November 2021 - brought together representatives of some 200 states, including the rejoining of the USA, with the aim of accelerating climate action to comply with the Paris Agreement.