Publications & Tools

Check out our collection of publications, documents and tools on a range of different topics related to climate policy compiled specifically with policymakers, implementers and other climate experts in mind.

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FAO

2023

FAO introduces its new self-paced online course "Forest and land monitoring for climate action - SEPAL"

Are you interested in digital platforms and tools for an improved forest and land monitoring? The FAO presents its new self-paced online course, which aims to enhance knowledge and skills in utilising high-resolution satellite imagery for…

IKI

2023

IKI presents its new online course “Transport Data: From MRV to Action”

On July 3rd 2023, the IKI mobility team launched its new online course “Transport Data: From MRV to Action.”

The course is designed for anyone who has a stake or an interested in the implementation of NDC measures within the…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2023

Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation

The FAO has recently published a booklet offering an overview of the available methodological options that countries can employ to assess greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals resulting from forest degradation.

Drawing on the…

Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation — Copyright
© FAO

Climate Policy Radar

2023

Global Stocktake Explorer

The inaugural Global Stocktake conducted by the United Nations on Climate Change presents a crucial opportunity for the international community to assess the overall progress made in implementing the significant #ParisAgreement. This…

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) / Öko-Institut e.V.

2023

PATPA Knowledge Product

Climate Action and Transparency under the Paris Agreement

This guidance note provides an overview of what countries need to do under the Paris Agreement in terms of preparing and regularly updating their climate targets (Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs), tracking progress in…

FAO

2023

The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Tracking Tool user manual

The FAO just recently launched the NDC tracking tool, an excel based tool for free use.

"The tool aims at facilitating and supporting countries in collecting the information required to track progress made in implementing and achieving…

The Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool user manual — Copyright
© FAO

FAO, UNDP

2023

Progress in developing a national monitoring and evaluation system for adaptation in the agriculture sector: a multi-country case study

This recently published study “Progress in developing a national monitoring and evaluation system for adaptation in the agriculture sector: a multi-country case study” was developed under the FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in National…

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

2022

Using the Global Stocktake to increase national climate policy ambition and improve implementation

"CSIR researchers in climate change have studied and highlighted the varying challenges and drivers related to climate ambition in Ethiopia, Ghana, Norway, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

The main objectives of the study were to…

Using the Global Stocktake to increase national climate policy ambition and improve implementation — Copyright
© CSIR

Institute for climate and sustainable cities (ICSC), iGST

2022

PHL RATCHETING REPORT: An Independent Assessment on the Philippines' National initiatives in line with the Paris Agreement's Ratcheting Mechanism

ICSC conducted a research focusing on the climate action in the Phillipines, looking into the interaction between sub-national, national, regional, and global climate policy.

"This report describes how the Philippines is addressing its…

PHL RATCHETING REPORT: An Independent Assessment on the Philippines' National initiatives in line with the Paris Agreement's Ratcheting Mechanism — Copyright
© ICSC, iGST

FAO

2022

Course: National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

The FAO recently developed a training of 5 courses on 'National Greenhouse Gas Inventories'

The 'National Greenhouse Gas Inventories' curriculum aims to strengthen institutional and technical capacities in national entities, to enable…

Course: Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method — Copyright
© FAO