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.
Building Capacities for Long-Term Planning: The Mitigation Action Plan and Scenarios (Maps) Program
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Brazil,
Chile,
Colombia,
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
In Chile, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, climate change remained a policy issue mainly linked to environmental concerns and not fully integrated into national development agendas, either as an important constraint or as an opportunity …
Burkina Faso’s National Adaptation Plan: A Long-Term Planning Effort
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Burkina Faso,
Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2012, Burkina Faso launched a comprehensive effort to develop a National Adaptation Plan (NAP). This case study explores Burkina Faso’s national process to formulate a medium- and long-term strategy for climate change adaptation, which …
California’s Decarbonization Strategy: Adaptable Policy with Strong Target Setting and Stakeholder Engagement
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United States ,
North America
California’s successful climate policies are set against a background of strong political and public support for protecting the environment, long-term planning, analytical evaluations and modeling, and an inclusive stakeholder process that …
China’s National Development Strategy as Inspiration for its Long-Term Strategy to Respond to Climate Change
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China,
East Asia and Pacific
Over the past few years, China, in line with its own development practice, has urged the rest of the world to transition to green, low-carbon, climate-adaptive, and sustainable development. This case study explores a history of national …
Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:12
Vietnam,
East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is considered among the world’s five most vulnerable deltas (Governments of Vietnam and the Netherlands 2013). Socioeconomic exposure is very high due to high population density, meaning that about 11 million people …
Developing the U.S. Midcentury Strategy for Deep Decarbonization Under the Paris Agreement
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:12
United States ,
North America
The Paris Agreement includes a call for countries to develop long-term GHG emissions reduction strategies. To inform long-term U.S. climate policy strategy while spurring global implementation momentum, the United States, jointly with …
Energy 2050: A Participatory Process for a Long-Term Energy Policy and its Role in Climate Change Policies in Chile
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:12
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
Chile’s energy sector—and the electricity sector in particular—has been under scrutiny during the last 15 years. Challenged by growing electricity demand, the slowed expansion of generation capacity and a rapid rise in electricity prices …
Experiences of Midterm Planning in The Colombian Electricity System
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:12
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
In the early 1990s, Colombia suffered an extreme drought that caused nationwide programmed blackouts of up to 10 hours daily. As a result, the Colombian government asked for long and midterm planning tools to forecast electricity demand, as …
Lessons from low-emission development strategies to support long-term strategy development and implementation
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:12
Chile,
Ethiopia,
Indonesia,
Kenya,
Mexico,
Philippines,
Uganda,
South Africa,
Latin America and Caribbean,
East Asia and Pacific,
Sub-Saharan Africa
Long-term strategies can enable enduring economic growth and sustainable development while also aligning with climate objectives in the Paris Agreement. It is increasingly recognized that, when developing LTS, many countries are not …
Long-term Climate Strategies: A Case Study of Germany
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 12:12
Germany,
Europe and Central Asia
This case study describes the process of developing Germany’s long-term strategy, “Climate Action Plan 2050.” The Climate Action Plan 2050 focuses on the economy-wide mitigation efforts required for Germany to achieve extensive greenhouse …