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.
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 …
Energy 2050: A Participatory Process for a Long-Term Energy Policy and its Role in Climate Change Policies in Chile
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
Chile’s energy sector—and the electricity sector in particular—has been under scrutiny during the last 15 years. Challenged by growing electricity demand, the slowed expansion of generation capacity and a rapid rise in electricity prices …
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 …
Mexico’s Mid-Century Strategy: Lessons in Planning for the Paris Agreement
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
Mexico’s Mid-Century Strategy (MCS), presented at 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) in Marrakech, is one of the first long-term strategy documents published after the adoption of the Paris Agreement. It’s Mexico’s response to Article 4 …
Analytical Capacity for Long-Term Strategies
Brazil,
China,
Germany,
India,
United States ,
South Asia,
Latin America and Caribbean,
East Asia and Pacific,
Europe and Central Asia,
North America
This case study examines five countries (Brazil, China, Germany, India, and the United States) and assesses the diverse approaches these countries have taken that inform the ongoing evolution of good practice in developing long-term …
Lessons from low-emission development strategies to support long-term strategy development and implementation
Chile,
Ethiopia,
Indonesia,
Kenya,
Mexico,
Philippines,
Uganda,
South Africa,
Latin America and Caribbean,
East Asia and Pacific,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Long-term strategies can enable enduring economic growth and sustainable development while also aligning with climate objectives in the Paris Agreement. It is increasingly recognized that, when developing LTS, many countries are not …
The HuellaChile Carbon Management Programme: Involving the public and private sector in climate change mitigation
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
The HuellaChile Programme is an initiative created with the purpose of promoting the management of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the private and public sector. Since its launch in 2015, it has promoted the voluntary participation of …
Colombia’s Progress in Developing a National Monitoring and Evaluation System for Climate Change Adaptation
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
Colombia is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Although adaptation efforts in Colombia began in 2006, it was only in 2010 that the topic was included on the political agenda, as a result of a La Niña weather phenomenon …
Mainstreaming Gender into Climate Action: Lessons from Peru
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
If countries are to successfully mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts while meeting their Paris Agreement commitments, gender responsive climate policies are essential. In 2014, Peru was the first country in Latin America to develop …
Strengthening Greenhouse Gas MRV Systems in Colombia: A RALI Engagement Case Study
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
The Strengthening MRV Systems in Colombia case study was a collaborative project involving the Government of Colombia and various stakeholders to improve the harmonization of national measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems …