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.
Sustainable land management through market-oriented commodity development in Ethiopia
Ethiopia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
This working paper analyzes four case studies of local districts in Ethiopia to support the theory that sustainable land management would be benefited by linking natural resource management with market-oriented commodity development. Land …
South Africa Assessing the Economics of Climate Change Adaptation
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change could affect South Africa’s water resources, resulting in water-use impacts on its residential, agricultural, and industrial sectors. To help South African farmers adapt to climate change, researchers at the University of the …
South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
To address water scarcity, South Africa is reducing water use in the electricity sector. The country’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), developed by the South Africa Department of Energy, includes water use as a key criterion for assessing …
Crafting energy efficiency policies for commercial buildings in South Africa
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2005, South Africa undertook efforts to increase energy efficiency while maintaining strong economic growth, as described by their National Energy Efficiency Strategy . By focusing on target industries, South Africa aims to foster …
Dar es Salaam - First Bus Rapid Transit System in Eastern Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Government of Tanzania intends to establish, operate and manage a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which is a cost effective sustainable transportation system for Dar es Salaam City to ensure fast and orderly flow of traffic on urban …
Rwanda’s Green Fund
Rwanda,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda has ambitious sustainable development goals but is vulnerable to climate change impacts, which are estimated to cost 1% of Rwanda’s annual gross domestic product. To address this challenge, Rwanda developed a Green Growth and Climate …
Enabling Sustainable Land-Management Practices in Kenya’s Tana River Basin via Payments for Watershed Services
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Payments for watershed services is a method by which a market economy is created for services that relate to protecting ecosystems. For communities surrounding a river basin, this approach rewards upstream water users, such as farmers, for …
Quantifying Benefits from Large-Scale Wind Power in Kenya
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
With the development of the 310-MW Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP), Kenya supported its sustainability and socioeconomic development goals. The LTWP added substantial electricity generating capacity and helped diversify Kenya’s …
Kenya Pro-Poor Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Centers
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Poor urban residents of Mombasa, Kenya, are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts owing to inadequate physical infrastructure (such as sewers and drainage), land and housing vulnerability due to insecure tenure rights …
South Africa Power System Transformation
South Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Through its INDC, South Africa aims to have its GHG emissions “peak, plateau, and decline” by 2030. To help accomplish that goal, South Africa has worked with the 21 st Century Power Partnership since 2012 to make its power system more …