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.
Stakeholder Involvement and the Consideration of Co-benefits in the Preparation of the Dominican Republic’s INDC
Dominican Republic,
Latin America and Caribbean
The Dominican Republic is highly committed to combatting climate change, as can be seen by the high level of political leadership on climate change, where the President leads the “National Council on Climate Change and the Clean Development …
Transforming the Energy Sector in Uruguay
Uruguay,
Latin America and Caribbean
Before the implementation of the new energy policy, and despite not having oil, natural gas or coal reserves, Uruguay had a significant presence of fossil fuels in its energy matrix, amounting to 56% in the period 2001–2006 (Méndez, 2014) …
Policy changes prioritize geothermal energy growth in Mexico
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
Electricity demand in Mexico is expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% each year. Recently, the government of Mexico has set an ambitious target of reaching 35% clean energy generation by 2024. Mexico has significant untapped geothermal …
Financing energy transformation at the subnational level in Peru
Peru,
Latin America and Caribbean
This project presents Lima’s rapid fuel matrix switch from high sulfur content diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)— mitigating risks, innovating financial structures, and pioneering information and communication technologies (ICTs) to …
Reducing air pollution concentration by 50% in Mexico
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
During the 1980s, Mexico was known worldwide for its air quality problems. Mexico City, in that time, was considered the most polluted city in the world. Nowadays, despite having four times more vehicles, authorities have reduced air …
Designing and building sustainable homes in Argentina
Argentina,
Latin America and Caribbean
The objective is the reduction of energy consumption, peak demand and greenhouse gas emissions related to the social housing sector in Argentina through setting standards and technological guidelines of energy efficiency and renewable …
Mexico’s national utilities adapt to climate change
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
Power generation sources (hydro, thermal, solar, wind) are always affected, although to varying degrees (depending on the energy source as well as the region) by changes in the climate. Taking into account the risk associated with climate …
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 …
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 …
Nicaragua Pro-Poor Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban Centers
Nicaragua,
Latin America and Caribbean
Poor urban residents of Estelí, Nicaragua, are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts owing to inadequate physical infrastructure (such as sewers and drainage), land and housing vulnerability due to insecure tenure rights …