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.
Embedding climate change resilience in coastal city planning: Early lessons from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
Coastal cities like Cartagena are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as sea level rise, coastal flooding, and disease. Colombia’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the Climate and Development …
Climate Mitigation Through Improving Productivity of Brazil’s Agricultural Lands
Brazil,
Latin America and Caribbean
As the home of the Amazon rainforest and significant agricultural production, preventing deforestation to reduce emissions is a high priority for Brazil. Deforestation and emissions have slowed in the past decade, but a recent increase …
Transmission Planning for Renewable Energy in Mexico (DEMO)
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
Traditional transmission planning approaches are often inadequate at accounting for areas of high renewable energy resources. However, regulators and transmission operators are increasingly exploring new methods for developing transmission …
Climate action planning in Cartagena, Colombia
Colombia,
Latin America and Caribbean
A Competitive and Climate Compatible Cartagena (Plan 4C) positions Cartagena as the first coastal city in Colombia to have a long term vision and a framework of planning and action to achieve climate compatible development by 2040. It …