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.
Kenya’s County Climate Change Funds
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya is highly vulnerable to climate change, in large part because the livelihoods and economic activities of most Kenyans rely on climate-sensitive natural resources. Building resilience to climate change is therefore high on the agendas …
Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation of Adaptation: Simplified, integrated, multilevel
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing climate change challenges. The Climate Change Act 2016, the first legislation in Africa dedicated to climate change, sets out the legal basis for mainstreaming climate change …
Financing climate action: The GCF country programme as a priority investment framework for Togo
Togo,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness programme is a funding programme to enhance country ownership and access to the fund. It seeks to strengthen the institutional capacities of National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points as …
Fostering resilient silvo-pastoral practices in Senegal: The promotion of enriched closed forest areas in the groundnut basin
Senegal,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The implementation of silvo-pastoral inter-village spaces (see Figure 1) is an endogenous initiative developed by local communities in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Its aim is to address the combined effects of climate change and resource …
Information Sharing for Adaptation Planning at Sub-national Levels: South Africa’s Let’s Respond Toolkit
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa’s vulnerability to climate change arises from high levels of poverty, as well as its dependence on climate-sensitive sectors, including agriculture and water, for human livelihoods and economic development. Recognizing the …
International Best Practices for Implementing and Designing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Policies
South Africa,
Middle East and North Africa,
South Asia,
Latin America and Caribbean,
East Asia and Pacific,
Europe and Central Asia,
North America,
Sub-Saharan Africa
A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a public policy tool requiring a certain amount of renewable electricity relative to the entire electricity supply. These policies are meant to increase generation from “renewable”, or more broadly …
Smart Incentives for Mini-Grids through Retail Tariff and Subsidy Design
South Africa,
Middle East and North Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries have diverse energy goals. Mini-grids are playing an increasing role in achieving countries’ energy goals such as: supporting rural electrification, community self-reliance, local resilience, and emissions reductions. Depending on …
Initial Experiences of the Community of Practice on Supporting Direct Access to Climate Finance
Benin,
Costa Rica,
Ethiopia,
Jamaica,
Kenya,
Morocco,
Namibia,
Peru,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
South Africa,
Middle East and North Africa,
Latin America and Caribbean,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate change and thus need financing for adaptation and low-carbon development. The international community has established multilateral funds to support mitigation and adaptation in these …
Towards a More Equal City Johannesburg: Confronting Spatial Inequality
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
After apartheid ended in South Africa its constitution included a list of basic rights the government should provide to all of its citizens. These rights include affordable housing, clean drinking water, sanitation, waste collection, and …
Building coastal resilience through an integrated approach: Lessons from Ghana
Ghana,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Coastal zones are some of the most vulnerable areas affected by extreme weather events and climate change. In Ghana national policy has targeted activities towards protecting coastal regions, but their efforts have not traditionally …