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.
Establishing Climate Governance at a Sector Level: Costa Rica’s Sectoral Agreements
Costa Rica's Sectoral Agreements for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a response f the sectors to meet national and international commitments, such as the objectives of Sustainable evelopment Goals (SDGs) and the …
Tracking the Financing of Climate Action: How Colombia Developed and Implemented a Comprehensive National MRV Framework for Climate Finance
Colombia is one of the first countries in the world to have developed a comprehensive Monitoring, eporting and Verification (MRV) framework to track climate finance (Climate Finance MRV) from ublic, private and international sources. The …
Uganda's National Climate Change Learning Strategy: A Coordinated Effort to Build Capacity and Knowledge on Climate Change
Many countries including Uganda lack the technical and human resource capacities to effectively integrate limate change considerations into strategy development and planning at the national level. Uganda, hrough its Ministry of Water and …
Strengthening Community Level Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Actions: Indonesia's Climate Village Programme (PROKLIM)
Indonesia has recognised the need for all stakeholders and communities to work together to implement climate adaptation and mitigation actions, to make them more effective and wide reaching, and to achieve the national climate goals. The …
National Benefits of Climate Reporting: The MRV System of Georgia
Georgia is one of the few countries that has successfully established a national system for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A well-established and designed MRV system is essential for tracking …
Strategising for the Long Term: Mexico's Mid-Century Strategy (MCS)
The Paris Agreement invites countries to formulate and communicate long-term strategies. Based on this, Mexico joined efforts with the USA and Canada in a North American leaders’ partnership to, amongst others actions, develop strategies …
Driving Subnational Climate Action in Marocco: The Innovative Example of Souss Massa's Territorial Plan
The Territorial Plan to address Global Warming of Souss Massa (PTRC-SM) was established to better coordinate inter-sectoral climate actions to address global warming in the Souss Massa region and capitalise on past experiences and lessons …
Financing Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) through Micro-Finance Institutions
Although private sector involvement in climate adaptation finance is still a novelty, the United Nations Environment Programme is working with Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to shift the paradigm. MFIs cater to some of the most vulnerable …
Promoting the resilience of economies in semi-arid areas in Burkina Faso
‘Promoting the Resilience of Economies in Semi-arid Areas’ (PRISE for its English acronym) is a global, collaborative and applied research programme between multiple international partners and countries, including Burkina Faso. It is aimed …
Strategising to decouple economic growth from GHG emissions: The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy
The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy (CLCDS) is a short, medium and long-term planning initiative that aims to identify the greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential and the appropriate measures and projects without affecting the …