O’Brien: Sustainable procurement may be key to achieving NDC goals

Sustainable procurement can be a key element in achieving NDC (Nationally determined contributions) targets, Noelle O’Brien, Director for Climate Change at ADB’s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, said at an event on “Sustainable Procurement – Contributing to ADB’s Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Goals” within the 57th annual meeting of the bank, according to Report’s correspondent from Tbilisi.

According to her, the bank is implementing the climate change goals that countries have put at the forefront.

She said that for most countries, they are included in the NDC. This is a commitment made under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. But within that there is a whole area of ​​support, she noted.

So, in 2025 there will be NDCs, new ambitious commitments, which will be adopted at the Conference of the Parties, but there is an opportunity to include sustainable procurement as a key element to achieve the goals of the NDC, she said.

So, if it is possible to accelerate this process and ensure that it is included in the NDC, that will be a very important step, she added.