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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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

FAO

2022

Transparency under the Paris Agreement. A pocket guide for young people and beginners

The impacts of climate change are being felt around the world, and there has been a growing momentum of awareness, advocacy, and action by young people across the world to address climate change, particularly in the agriculture and land use…

IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)

2022

How Uganda’s climate reporting is delivering national value

This case study showcases Uganda’s experience in reporting on its greenhouse gas inventory highlighting the national benefits brought through the process. The study provides an overview of the country’s newly institutional arrangements…

PATPA

2022

Recordings of transparency related side events at COP27

Click here to find a compilation of recordings of transparency related side events at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh in 2022: COP27 – recordings of transparency related side events (transparency-partnership.net)

recordings of side events COP27 — Copyright
© GIZ

independent Global Stocktake (iGST) / Climateworks Foundation

2022

Global Stocktake 101 webinar

Here is an informative webinar provided by Climateworks Foundation and the Independent Global Stocktake (iGST) which explains the basics about the Global Stocktake (GST) and the steps leading up to the first GST in 2023. The iGST is a…