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.
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 …
Piloting a methodology for tracking climate-relevant budget at activity level in Nepal’s agriculture sector
Located in the climate change hotspot of the Himalayas, Nepal has been one of the leading countries in the global South in recognising climate change-related threats to its economy and reacting upon these threats with relevant actions …
Assessment and mapping of vulnerability and adaptation of small farmers to climate change in Morocco
The ‘Assessment and mapping of vulnerability and adaptation of small farmers to climate change’ in Morocco is a study launched by the Moroccan Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA for its acronym in French) and financed by the …
Ecotourism as a mechanism to strengthen resilience in Tumani Tenda, Gambia
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
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
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
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
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 …