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.
Ecotourism as a mechanism to strengthen resilience in Tumani Tenda, Gambia
Gambia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ecotourism as a practice involves the regeneration of the environment through annual tree planting (especially during the rainy season), the promotion of alternative tourism and biodiversity conservation (Drame and Kiema, 2016). It has …
Measuring private investments into green growth: Vietnam's private climate expenditure and investments review
Viet Nam,
East Asia and Pacific
The role of private finance in accelerating actions for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapting to climate change is now well recognised. To drive private finance in this direction, a conducive mix of appropriate incentives …
Bringing climate finance to the local level: Mali's climate fund decentralisation
Mali,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Near East Foundation (NEF-Mali) and its partners, the Innovation, Environment and Development in Africa (IED-A) and the International Institute for Environment and Development UK (IIED-UK) initiated the Decentralising Climate Funds (DCF …
The boxes of resilience in the Central African Republic: A community-based approach for consolidating resilience in a participatory and integrated manner
Central African Republic,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The concept of ‘Boxes of Resilience’ centres on agro-pastoral communities and aims to integrate financial, social and productive activities to enhance local resilience to climate change (FAO, 2016b). The main objective of the programme …
Scaling up ambition: Lessons from British Columbia’s carbon tax
Canada
Many consider the British Columbia (B.C.) carbon tax to be a ‘textbook’ example of a broad-based, revenue-neutral carbon tax (World Bank, 2017). The carbon tax was introduced in 2008 at a rate of Canadian Dollars (CAD) 10 per metric ton of …
Risky Business? Climate Change, Power Planning, and Resilience in Tanzania
Tanzania, United Republic of,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Many countries face the challenge of strengthening and expanding electricity generation and infrastructure while incorporating climate resilience and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets into long-term power planning. Increasingly …
Malta’s National Transport Strategy, 2050, And Transport Master Plan, 2025
Malta,
Middle East and North Africa
Malta is the European Union’s smallest but most densely populated country. As a result of previous misguided policy efforts in the 1990s that had equated car ownership levels with economic growth, the country has one of the highest per …
Responding to The Challenges of Climate Change: Vietnam's National Power Development Plan
Viet Nam,
East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam, one of world’s most populous countries, has experienced a rapid economic growth in the past decade, leading to higher and higher energy demand. However, most of the country’s electricity output comes from coal, which creates huge …
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 …
Burkina Faso’s National Adaptation Plan: A Long-Term Planning Effort
Burkina Faso,
Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2012, Burkina Faso launched a comprehensive effort to develop a National Adaptation Plan (NAP). This case study explores Burkina Faso’s national process to formulate a medium- and long-term strategy for climate change adaptation, which …