The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center (UNEP-CCC) will be formally launched in April 2022.<\/p>\n
Under a new agreement between the UNEP and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the UNEP will transfer operational support for the UNEP DTU Partnership to UNOPS and jointly create the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is a vital part of our mission to deliver compelling science in support of environmental decision making and climate action across the world. I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the Technical University of Denmark for hosting the centre and express my appreciation to UNOPS for taking on the responsibilities of supporting the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre \u2013 we are looking forward to collaborating closely,\u201d said UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.<\/p>\n
The UNEP DTU Partnership \u2013 now UNEP-CCC \u2013 was established in 1990 as a research and advisory institution and was originally based in the Ris\u00f8 National Laboratory, which subsequently was merged with DTU in 2007. The UNEP DTU Partnership has operated based on a tripartite agreement between the UNEP, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Technical University of Denmark. It supports developing and middle-income countries in their efforts to progress towards a climate-resilient, low carbon future and to integrate climate priorities in national development planning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Danish support to the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Center demonstrates a long-term Danish commitment to tackle climate change. The new Centre will be able to provide urgently needed support for developing countries to find climate resilient and low carbon pathways. The Centre stands on 30 years of experience from the UNEP DTU Partnership,\u201d Flemming M\u00f8ller Mortensen, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, said.<\/p>\n