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.
Rwanda Green Investment Facility
Rwanda’s strong commitment to combat climate change and green its economy has enabled the country to cultivate extensive partnerships with international institutions and like-minded partner countries to develop innovative ways to take …
Identifying Successful Means to Advance Inclusive Climate Financing
The Government of Tajikistan unveiled its NDC Implementation Plan and Climate Finance Plan at the Climate Finance Forum for Central Asia & South Caucasus in July 2023, detailing the country’s strategy to achieve its updated and enhanced NDC …
A Practical Guide to Understanding and Establishing Climate Finance Units
This Policy Brief has been developed to address the interests of the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance members and to contribute to knowledge and learning within the wider climate finance community by providing actionable insights for …
Assessing transformative climate action in agrifood systems
This ‘Assessing transformative climate action in agrifood systems’ series has been developed under the ' Scaling Up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation …
Scaling Solar: The Complete Package
In the last few years, IFC has prioritized an approach to creating bankable private sector infrastructure opportunities that IFC calls “Scaling”—focusing not on single asset development, but on a holistic approach that creates a pipeline of …
Engaging the private sector in climate action: Lessons learned from the NDC Support Programme (2017-2025)
Engaging private entities throughout the entire Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) process—from design to implementation—is critical to ensure that private incentives are fully aligned with a country’s sustainable development and low …
Good Practices for Integrating Action for Climate Empowerment Elements into Nationally Determined Contributions
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is a term adopted by Parties to denote work under Article 6 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement. The overarching goal of ACE is to educate …
Forum and Plan for Integration Youth in Climate Action in Costa Rica
The publication details the role of youth in climate action and explains the background, organization, participants, and main results of the National Forum of Youth in Climate Action in Costa Rica. Additionally, it summarizes the lessons …
Good Practices for Integrating Gender into Climate Transparency Frameworks
As the transition to a low-carbon economy requires deep transformations across all sectors and parts of society, it can only succeed with the support and active cooperation of all stakeholders. Building trust among stakeholders and the …
Financing Strategies: A missing link to translate NDCs into action
Financing the implementation of a national climate policy is a costly endeavour. Globally, the implementation of the submitted (Intended) Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is estimated to cost as much as USD 4.4 trillion. Against …