The Good Practice Database presents various examples of good practices worldwide which demonstrate how climate policies and actions are being effectively designed and implemented across a range of national contexts. This analysis is a joint initiative of the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement, the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme and the NDC Support Cluster.
Gas Flaring in Colombia
Colombia
Eliminating routine gas flaring must be central to decarbonization efforts. This burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction contributes to climate change and impacts the environment through CO2, methane, and other emissions …
Climate Policy Implementation Check: Decarbonisation of Transport
Argentina,
Brazil,
Colombia,
Mexico,
Europe and Central Asia
2023 is the year of the first global Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement. With the threat of overshooting the 1.5°C limit looming ever larger, all countries need to raise their ambition to curb their emissions effectively, to a degree …
The Climate Helpdesk Impact Stories
Algeria,
Argentina,
Bolivia, Plurinational State of,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Guatemala,
Mexico,
Mongolia,
Namibia,
Nepal,
Sri Lanka,
Zimbabwe
This publication hilights case studies from assistance projects implemented by LEDS GP in coordination with partner countries to advance climate action as well as NDC and LTS ambitions. LEDS GP has been rebraned to Global Climate Action …
The World Bank NDC Support Facility: Impacts and Lessons Learned Supporting NDC Implementation
Colombia,
Philippines,
Rwanda,
South Africa,
Viet Nam,
East Asia and Pacific,
Latin America and Caribbean,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change and its impacts are accelerating, making it more urgent than ever to transition to low-carbon and resilient economies, as envisioned in the Paris Agreement. Achieving this will require meeting the commitments made by …
Meeting the Future
Belize,
Colombia,
Ghana
Three countries—Belize, Colombia, and Ghana—highlight the potential of technology and innovation to strengthen public finances Across the world, countries are coming up with innovative solutions to strengthen public finances, improve …
Tracking the Financing of Climate Action: How Colombia Developed and Implemented a Comprehensive National MRV Framework for Climate Finance
Colombia
Colombia is one of the first countries in the world to have developed a comprehensive Monitoring, eporting and Verification (MRV) framework to track climate finance (Climate Finance MRV) from ublic, private and international sources. The …
Financing Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) through Micro-Finance Institutions
Benin,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador,
Peru,
Senegal
Although private sector involvement in climate adaptation finance is still a novelty, the United Nations Environment Programme is working with Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to shift the paradigm. MFIs cater to some of the most vulnerable …
Strategising to decouple economic growth from GHG emissions: The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy (CLCDS) is a short, medium and long-term planning initiative that aims to identify the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential and the appropriate measures and projects without affecting the …
Building Capacities for Long-Term Planning: The Mitigation Action Plan and Scenarios (Maps) Program
Brazil,
Chile,
Colombia,
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
In Chile, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, climate change remained a policy issue mainly linked to environmental concerns and not fully integrated into national development agendas, either as an important constraint or as an opportunity …
Experiences of Midterm Planning in The Colombian Electricity System
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
In the early 1990s, Colombia suffered an extreme drought that caused nationwide programmed blackouts of up to 10 hours daily. As a result, the Colombian government asked for long and midterm planning tools to forecast electricity demand, as …