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.
Enabling Andean communities to adapt to climate change through the management, conservation and restoration of the páramos ecosystem (ACCRE)
Ecuador,
Latin America and Caribbean
The main objective of the ACCRE project was to reduce the vulnerability to climate change by establishing a resilient model of family production while contributing to the conservation of the Andean páramos, which provide water for human …
PROSPER – Promoting Sustainable Partnerships for Empowered Resilience
Malawi,
Sub-Saharan Africa
PROSPER aimed to build the resilience of households and communities, strengthen shock-sensitive social protection, expand climate-smart agriculture, reduce exposure to hazards and risks, achieve food and nutrition security, and diversify …
Energising Development (EnDev) Tanzania
Tanzania, United Republic of,
Sub-Saharan Africa
The overarching goals of the EnDev programme in Tanzania, implemented by SNV, are to tackle energy poverty, increase access to cleaner energy sources for households, and increase the amount of sustainable income for women and men. The …
Soluciones para la adaptación de productores agrícolas en Colima, México: reforestación riparia
Mexico,
Latin America and Caribbean
En el municipio de Armería en el Estado de Colima en México las inundaciones representan pérdidas importantes económicas. Por medio de talleres comunitarios y procesos participativos se preparó un análisis de las cadenas de impacto …
Guía para la inclusión de las NDC Ecuador a nivel subnacional en la planificación territorial: Documento metodológico
Ecuador,
Latin America and Caribbean
The "Guide for the inclusion of the Ecuadorian NDC in the subnational local planning" is a tool that supports Ecuador’s Decentralized Autonomous Governments (known in Spanish as GAD) with linking their programs, projects, and activities to …
Burkina Faso: How to Create Climate-Resilient Development in Rural Areas
Burkina Faso,
Sub-Saharan Africa
More than 90 percent of households in Burkina Faso do not have access to modern cooking fuels and less than 30 percent of the population has access to electricity, a figure that reaches two percent in rural areas. In this situation, biomass …
Climate change: an opportunity to transform the private sector? An insight on Morocco’s Experience
Morocco,
Middle East and North Africa
This Country Brief reports on important progress made in Morocco to engage the private sector in the transition process towards low carbon economic growth. The role of Maghreb steel and the significance of the availability of renewable …
Georgia Shapes Its Climate Goals to Avert Disasters and Protect Its Legacy
Georgia,
Europe and Central Asia
Surrounded by the Greater Caucasus Mountains on the northeast and the Black Sea to its west, Georgia has long been celebrated for its varied natural beauty and rich cultural history. But Georgia's unique geographic location also makes it …
CCC Insights Briefing 4: Advising on the level of the UK’s carbon budgets
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
A central element of the UK Climate Change Act (2008) is a series of legally binding five-year ‘carbon budgets’ for allowable levels of economy-wide GHG emissions, which act as stepping stones towards the UK’s 2050 obligation to reduce …
CCC Insights Briefing 6: Undertaking a climate change risk assessment
United Kingdom,
Europe and Central Asia
Adapting to the physical risks and opportunities posed by a changing climate is a key pillar of the UK Climate Change Act (2008). The Act imposes a legal obligation on the Government for a five-yearly assessment of the risks and …