ParlAmericas supports parliamentary climate action through innovative programs, dialogues, and partnerships designed for parliamentarians of the Americas and the Caribbean to promote the highest political commitments for advancing legislative work on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the hemisphere.
As part of our climate change program, we provide parliamentarians with knowledge resources informed by evidence-based research on climate change and field-based, context-driven learning. We create the spaces to establish direct dialogue with peers, local and international experts, and key stakeholders to advance the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Sustainable Development Agenda and the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn More
Parliamentary Network on Climate Change and Sustainability
The ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change and Sustainability (PNCCS) was created in 2016 with the objective of promoting parliamentary diplomacy on climate action within parliaments, aligned with existing international frameworks that work towards combating climate change and achieving sustainable development. The PNCCS fosters knowledge exchanges between parliamentarians, expert practitioners, civil society and other stakeholders on effective practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation through workshops, dialogues and the creation of specialized resources. Learn more
Aligning Parliamentary Action to International Frameworks
ParlAmericas promotes the coordination and alignment of parliamentary actions on the environment with existing international frameworks to promote synergy between global and national objectives. ParlAmericas works to build understanding and support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which offer valuable guidance to parliamentarians for decision making that integrates social, economic, and environmental factors, to shape more sustainable, resilient and equitable societies.
Latest activities
November 10 | Belém do Pará, Brazil
RESOURCES
- Observer Handbook for COP30, UNFCCC, 2025.
- Parliaments and the Paris Agreement, ParlAmericas, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, INTER PARES and GLOBE Parliaments and the Paris Agreement, 2021.
- Climate Negotiations Glossary, IISD, 2024.
- NDC Synthesis Report, UNFCCC, 2025.
- NAP Synthesis Report, UNFCCC, 2025.
PARLIAMENTARY EVENTS
- November 13: Interparliamentary Dialogue to Strengthen Climate Action and a Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Host: Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition with support of CIPO platform
- Location and time: Blue Zone – UN Brazil Pavilion; 11:00 – 12:30
- November 13: Legal and Governance Innovations for Ambitious Just Transitions: Learnings from Design & Implementation
- Host: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, POLEA, and the Elcano Royal Institute
- Location and time: Blue Zone – Spain Pavilion; 12:00 – 13:00
- November 13: International meeting of Women parliamentarians for climate
- Host: Women’s Rights Commission of Brazilian Congress, ParlFossilFree, Clima de Politica, and Aponte
- Location and time: Casa NINJA Amazônia; 15:00 – 17:00
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- Host: Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Parliament of Brazil
- Location and time: Legislative Assembly of the State of Pará, Palácio Cabanagem; 8:00 – 17:30
- November 15: Global Assembly of Parliamentarians for a Just Energy Transition
- Host: Hon. Livia Duarte (Pará), Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future, Legislative Assembly of the State of Pará
- Location and time: Legislative Assembly of the State of Pará, Palácio Cabanagem; 8:30 – 12:30
- November 18: Ambitious Policies to Secure a Fossil-free Amazon
- Host: Ministry of Environment for Colombia and Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future
- Location and time: Blue zone – Colombian pavilion; 11:00 – 11:45
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