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.
Ghana's integrated resources and resilience planning program
Ghana,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The electrification rate in Ghana is 30% (and 50% in rural areas) and the government has a goal of adding 10% renewable energy sources by 2020. Ghana has an over-reliance on hydropower and is therefore vulnerable to climate change related …
Peru’s National Climate Law: A critical step towards reducing global emissions
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
While hosting the 20th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP20) negotiations in December 2014, Peru passed a climate law – the first of its kind in the Latin America region. The …
Strategies for gender equal clean energy deployment in West African states
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Liberia,
Mali,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Togo,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gender equality is an issue being addressed by the 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States with the goal of regional collaboration and policymaking to enhance the role of women in the energy work force. By …
Zambia Development Impact Assessment
Zambia,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection led an inclusive multi-stakeholder process in collaboration with the Centre for Energy, Environment, and Engineering of Zambia (CEEEZ) to assess co-benefits of INDC …
Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector: Applications in Madhya Pradesh, India
India,
South Asia
The ENERGIA gender methodology has been designed as a framework for energy sector planning. Its application aims at reducing the risk of gender inequality as a result from project activities and outcomes, and supports the case that both …
Indonesia calculates GDP of the poor in fight against climate change
Indonesia,
East Asia and Pacific
Indonesia took a key step towards its ambitious goal of transitioning towards a green economy. The country tested a new model that shows policymakers how their development decisions can help or hinder the green transition. The Indonesia …
Morocco solar program
Morocco,
Middle East and North Africa
Morocco has launched one of the world’s largest and most ambitious solar energy plan with investment of USD 9billion. The Moroccan Solar Plan is regarded as a milestone on the country’s path towards a secure and sustainable energy supply …
Myanmar Agriculture Network and Grow Asia
Myanmar,
East Asia and Pacific
The Myanmar Agriculture Network (MAN) was established in 2013 under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, local and global businesses, and other stakeholders. The Network serves as a multi-stakeholder platform to …
Microfinance for solar home systems in Bangladesh
Bangladesh,
South Asia
"The Bangladesh solar home systems program, pioneered by nongovernmental organizations such as Grameen Shakti and supported by the government’s Infrastructure Development Company Ltd., has developed a dealer network providing a marketing …
Transport green zone in Santiago
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
The 'Green Zone Project for Transport in Santiago' (ZVTS in Spanish acronym) was developed at the Municipality of Santiago as part of its Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs). The ZVTS is the first NAMA designed for the …