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.
Developing an integrated forestry sector MRV system
Costa Rica,
Latin America and Caribbean
The National Forest Monitoring System is a national MRV system, currently under development, aimed at improving the coordination and organisation amongst different institutions involved in the forestry sector in Costa Rica, in order to …
Linking LEDS and NAMA in the Livestock Sector
Costa Rica,
Latin America and Caribbean
According to Costa Rica’s last national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory (2010), the livestock sector is the second largest emitting source, being responsible for 23.6% of national GHG emissions. To support creating a more eco-competitive …
Building a comprehensive national MRV framework
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
Mexico has shown international leadership in developing legislation, policy and programmes to support its transition to a low carbon economy. A general law on climate change was recently approved and a long term climate change strategy is …
Planning for climate change in Peru
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
PlanCC (Planning for Climate Change) is a joint initiative of the Peruvian public and private sectors together with civil society and academia with the aim to analyse the feasibility of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. The process is …
Inclusive and Technically Sound INDC Development Process in Chile
Chile,
Latin America and Caribbean
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet launched Chile’s preparation process for its INDC at the UN Climate Summit in New York, in September 2014. The final INDC was officially submitted in September 2015 1 and contains an unconditional target …
Designing a vertically-integrated, transit orientated development NAMA
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
In Colombia, the transport sector is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and urban areas increasingly suffer from traffic congestion and road safety concerns. The Colombian Transit Oriented Development (TOD) NAMA aims to …
Developing a National Climate Compatible Development Plan (CCDP)
Dominican Republic,
Latin America and Caribbean
The Dominican Republic, through the leadership of the President’s Office, developed a Climate Compatible Development Plan (CCDP) that presents a roadmap to double the size of the economy in twenty years while at the same time cutting …
Implementing prevention and control policies for reducing deforestation
Brazil,
Latin America and Caribbean
Since 2004, the Brazilian government has been implementing the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCDAm) aimed at reducing illegal cutting of forests and based on a three pillared strategy which includes …
Promoting Induction Cooking in Ecuador
Ecuador,
Latin America and Caribbean
Since 2007, Ecuador has been working on strategies to improve energy efficiency, mainly in the residential sector. In 2014, Ecuador started implementing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Substitution Programme (PEC) 1 that contains, as a …
An Integrated National Climate Policy in Mexico
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
Mexico is the first developing country to have implemented a climate change law. Approved in 2012, and based on several years of experience in the field, the law provides a climate change policy framework and sets the ground for (1) the …