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 Renewable Energy Fund Project: Engaging the Private Sector in Off-grid Solar Electrification
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Rwanda,
Sub-Saharan Africa
This case study examines the first four years of the planned six-year implementation of the Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund (REF) project — the country’s largest off-grid expansion program — with a focus on its delivery challenges and …
Seeding a climate resilient future: creating markets for irrigation technologies in Niger
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Niger ,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Niger Irrigation Project (NIP) was one of four projects identified in Niger’s Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) funded by the CIF’s Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). The purpose of the NIP was to test new small …
Soluciones para la adaptación de productores agrícolas en Colima, México: reforestación riparia
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
En el municipio de Armería en el Estado de Colima en México las inundaciones representan pérdidas importantes económicas. Por medio de talleres comunitarios y procesos participativos se preparó un análisis de las cadenas de impacto …
Strengthening Climate Resilience in Zambia: Supporting National Institutional Framework and Participatory Adaptation Processes and Sub-Projects in the Barotse Sub-Basin
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Zambia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
This case study examines the experience of the Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Barotse Sub-basin Project from its approval in September 2013 to finalization of preparatory studies in October 2014 to its near-completion in 2018. This …
Summary of Good Practice of Successful Project Preparation Facilities
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
In this framework, the report profiles a set of subnational project preparation facilities (PPF) in Asia and Latin America. The report produced by GIB, FMDV and ICLEI and supported by GIZ and GIB, analyses project preparation tools …
Supporting Just Transitions to Sustainable Land Use in Ghana
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Ghana,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana is experiencing some of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. It’s a problem the Ghanaian government has been grappling with for years. Transforming agricultural, mining and forestry practices that are driving deforestation …
Tapping to a better future: Clean water for rural Senegal
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Senegal,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The project, which was supported by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), constructed boreholes, water treatment and storage infrastructure, and distribution pipes across the Thies and Fatick districts of Senegal. This has brought clean …
The World Bank NDC Support Facility: Impacts and Lessons Learned Supporting NDC Implementation
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Colombia,
Philippines,
Rwanda,
South Africa,
Vietnam,
East Asia and Pacific,
Latin America and Caribbean,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change and its impacts are accelerating, making it more urgent than ever to transition to low-carbon and resilient economies, as envisioned in the Paris Agreement. Achieving this will require meeting the commitments made by …
Theppana Wind Power Project in Thailand: Pioneering Private Sector Utility-Scale Wind Power
Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:49
Thailand
To achieve sustainable long-term economic growth, diversify its energy mix, and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, Thailand is promoting alternative sources of energy. Under its alternative energy and power development plans, the …
Climate change: an opportunity to transform the private sector? An insight on Morocco’s Experience
Sat, 01/16/2021 - 06:00
Morocco,
Middle East and North Africa
This Country Brief reports on important progress made in Morocco to engage the private sector in the transition process towards low carbon economic growth. The role of Maghreb steel and the significance of the availability of renewable …