orial ▁Appro ach ▁to ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁( TAC C ) ▁works ▁with ▁local ▁level ▁govern ments ▁( states , ▁provinces , ▁cities , ▁municipal ities ) ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁and ▁countries ▁in ▁transition ▁to ▁increase ▁res ili ence ▁to ▁climate ▁change ▁impact ▁and ▁reduce ▁their ▁carbon ▁foot print . ▁The ▁T AC C ▁is ▁a ▁partners hip ▁of ▁five ▁ag encies ▁that ▁includes ▁U NE P , ▁U ND P , ▁UN IT AR , ▁UN - H ab itat ▁and ▁UN C DF . ▁ ▁T AC C ▁as ▁a ▁global ▁action ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁after ▁the ▁Saint ▁Mal o ▁Dec laration . ▁Sub - n ational ▁authorities ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁ur gent ▁and ▁collect ive ▁action ▁was ▁needed ▁to ▁respond ▁appropri ately ▁to ▁climate ▁change . ▁▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁most ▁invest ments ▁to ▁reduce ▁Green house ▁Gas ▁em issions ▁and ▁adapt ▁to ▁climate ▁change ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁sub - n ational ▁and ▁local ▁levels . ▁Develop ing ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁sub - n ational ▁govern ments ▁in ▁low ▁income ▁countries ▁to ▁create ▁conditions ▁that ▁reduce ▁the ▁perce ived ▁invest ments ▁ris ks ▁and ▁access ▁new ▁sources ▁of ▁environmental ▁fin ance ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁key ▁to ▁address ing ▁climate ▁change . ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁- ▁A war eness ▁raising ▁and ▁training ▁- ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Environment ▁Program me ▁( UN EP ). ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁- ▁Analysis , ▁assess ment ▁and ▁action ▁plan ▁- ▁was ▁led