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.
Burkina Faso Biomass Energy NAMA
Burkina Faso,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The NAMA aims to reduce emissions associated with biomass use and respective deforestation e.g. for thermal energy use in the commercial sector by distributing more energy efficient cook stoves for traditional beer brewing and the …
Ghana’s Ambitious Climate Reporting Program
Ghana,
Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) launched the Ghana Climate Ambitious Reporting Program (G-CARP) following the Conference of Parties (COP) to …
An integrated MRV system in South Africa
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa is among the leaders in its development of a comprehensive MRV system that is integrated into national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes, tuned to international Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) requirements …
Mobilizing a local green economy – GreenCape in the Western Cape, South Africa
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Through its work across government, business, and academia, GreenCape has contributed to realizing significant private sector investment and employment in green business, technologies, and manufacturing in South Africa’s Western Cape …
Green BioTrade in Namibia
Namibia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The sustainable use and trade of biodiversity-based products or BioTrade could act as the perfect starting point for Namibia’s transition to a greener economy. BioTrade is already improving livelihoods of many communities in Namibia …
Ghana's integrated resources and resilience planning program
Ghana,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The electrification rate in Ghana is 30% (and 50% in rural areas) and the government has a goal of adding 10% renewable energy sources by 2020. Ghana has an over-reliance on hydropower and is therefore vulnerable to climate change related …
Strategies for gender equal clean energy deployment in West African states
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Liberia,
Mali,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Togo,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality is an issue being addressed by the 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States with the goal of regional collaboration and policymaking to enhance the role of women in the energy work force. By …
Zambia Development Impact Assessment
Zambia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection led an inclusive multi-stakeholder process in collaboration with the Centre for Energy, Environment, and Engineering of Zambia (CEEEZ) to assess co-benefits of INDC …
Payment-for-watershed services study in Uganda’s Rwenzori mountains
Uganda,
Sub-Saharan Africa
This feasibility study reports the benefits of a payment for watershed services system for two watershed systems, Mubuku and Nyamwamba that have their headwaters in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park region in Uganda. Payments for …
Republic of Congo Sustainable Tropical Forest Management Planning
Congo,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Since moving into an era of peace and stability, the Congo has become a champion of sustainable tropical forest management planning, participating in the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade EU-(FLEGT) initiative and implementing …