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.
The HuellaChile Carbon Management Programme: Involving the public and private sector in climate change mitigation
Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:12
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 …
Kenya’s County Climate Change Funds
Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:12
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya is highly vulnerable to climate change, in large part because the livelihoods and economic activities of most Kenyans rely on climate-sensitive natural resources. Building resilience to climate change is therefore high on the agendas …
Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation of Adaptation: Simplified, integrated, multilevel
Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:12
Kenya,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya has demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing climate change challenges. The Climate Change Act 2016, the first legislation in Africa dedicated to climate change, sets out the legal basis for mainstreaming climate change …
Financing climate action: The GCF country programme as a priority investment framework for Togo
Wed, 07/31/2019 - 12:12
Togo,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness programme is a funding programme to enhance country ownership and access to the fund. It seeks to strengthen the institutional capacities of National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points as …
Market Based Mechanisms to reduce GHG Emissions in Asia
Mon, 07/22/2019 - 12:12
China,
India,
Indonesia,
Japan,
Kazakhstan,
South Korea,
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
South Asia,
East Asia and Pacific,
Europe and Central Asia
Countries in Asia are steadily addressing the need to reduce emissions through the deployment of market-based mechanisms (MBMs), such as carbon taxes, cap and trade programs, baseline and credit programs, and the development of renewable …
Fostering resilient silvo-pastoral practices in Senegal: The promotion of enriched closed forest areas in the groundnut basin
Tue, 07/16/2019 - 12:12
Senegal,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The implementation of silvo-pastoral inter-village spaces (see Figure 1) is an endogenous initiative developed by local communities in the groundnut basin of Senegal. Its aim is to address the combined effects of climate change and resource …
Learning’s from Nepal’s National Adaptation Plan formulation process
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:12
Nepal
The Ministry of Population and Environment of the Government of Nepal launched a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) formulation process for strengthening climate preparedness and facilitating climate-inclusive planning within existing …
Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into sectoral planning: Learning from Benin's environmental cells
Tue, 06/18/2019 - 12:12
Benin
While sub-Saharan least developed countries (LDCs) are highly exposed to climate change, they often lack the know-how that is necessary to adequately address climate risks. One reason for this is that most climate-related information for …
Harmonising and managing inter-sectorality: The elaboration of ‘Environment and Sustainable Development Sectoral Strategies’ (SEDDs) in Senegal
Thu, 06/13/2019 - 12:12
The idea of developing ‘Environment and Sustainable Development Sectoral Strategies’ (SEDDs, in its French acronym) in Senegal was born from the observation that climate change, sustainable development and the environment were at best …
The Lebanon Climate Act: Engaging the private sector to enhance climate action in Lebanon
Thu, 06/13/2019 - 12:12
Lebanon
Lebanon is extremely vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, which is expected to cause significant costs to the economy. The huge economic loss estimates have led the government to realise that the active involvement and …