Quality
Quality enhancement includes strengthening underlying data, and ensuring NDCs are detailed, achievable and verifiable.
Introduction
CAEP supported enhancements in NDC quality through data and modelling support, costing, and implementation coordination.
All 55 countries received CAEP support targeting quality through analytical and technical support, as well as engagement and capacity building. This included:
Data gathering and robust methodologies to support evidence based NDC targets and detailed action plans, including sector-specific plans, costing, and financing
Stakeholder engagement and government coordination to ensure the right structures are in place for NDC implementation.
Enhanced NDC quality results in stronger underlying data and modeling methodologies, and helps ensure NDCs are comprehensive, achievable, and verifiable. 55 countries enhanced the pillar of quality of their NDC. Of these, 55 had linked CAEP support through:
Watch this video to hear from NDC Partnership members on how countries have increased the quality of their NDCs with support from CAEP ensuring they are more transparent and inclusive.
Information and Assessment
Countries enhanced the quality of information on climate risks and mitigation target modelling.
Holistic support
Countries requested holistic packages of support leveraging both technical sources of information as well as information on stakeholder priorities with the support of CAEP.
Adaptation-specific enhancement
The focus on adaptation-specific enhancement demonstrated the value of a robust evidence base for designing ambitious and strategic adaptation targets.
Country Example
Zimbabwe
Quantified climate change risks and vulnerabilities at national and subnational levels in its NDC and identified priority adaptation measures for climate-resilient development with CAEP support.
This included the development of Zimbabwe’s National Adaptation Plan through a spatial risk assessment and quantification of impacts on human, social, natural, and financial capital.
The quantified risks fed into the NDC through the identification of key regional vulnerabilities and costing of climate inaction. These were projected into the future, until 2080, to aid the government’s long-term decision making.
Implementation and Financing Planning
Countries build in a strong foundation to deliver on ambition through planning.
Institutional arrangements for implementation
48 countries received CAEP support to define institutional arrangements for implementation, 40 were supported in institutional strengthening, and 48 in capacity building.
Stakeholder engagement
Activities had a strong stakeholder engagement component, with countries driving an inclusive process for determining investment needs and long-term planning.
NDC costing and analysis
Additionally, 25 countries were supported in their reporting on financial needs through developing specific costing studies and analyses.
Country Examples
Antigua and Barbuda
With the use of the Sustainable Island Resource Framework fund, Antigua and Barbuda wanted to increase investment in informal sectors that cannot access traditional funding. The government also implemented a tourist levy to increase domestic funding sources.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe was developing a Climate Finance Facility with support from the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe. This initiative planned to fund green infrastructure developments in the energy, transport, waste, water, and sanitation sectors.
Vietnam, Saint Lucia and Nigeria
Estimates of the costs of climate inaction varied by the country’s exposure to climate impacts. For example, Vietnam estimated that impacts of climate inaction could reach up to 2% of its GDP by 2050. Saint Lucia expected the costs to reach 25% and Nigeria predicted a 6% to 30% range.
Cambodia
The most transparent and clear communication of target financing was seen in NDCs that costed each of their actions. Cambodia, for example, listed its costed actions in the NDC annex, together with detailed information on implementing entity, co-benefits, technological capabilities, and gender considerations.
Wider Alignment
Countries aligned their NDC update with wider national development goals.
Alignment with wider strategic goals enabled countries to deliver on a broader strategic agenda, supporting national development.
Linked their NDC targets with SDGs, 30 explicitly referenced Just Transition considerations, and 29 illustrated their NDC interlinkages with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Wider strategic alignment leads to more encompassing targets
Support focused on aligning NDCs with existing national priorities, revising national strategies and plans, and engaging with key stakeholders.
Country Example
Paraguay
The adaptation strategy of Paraguay’s NDC includes 25 clearly outlined adaptation objectives and describes scope, plan of action, capacity gaps, support required and institutions responsible for implementation. This included an exercise that supported the wider alignment of Paraguay’s adaptation strategy. It identified synergies between prioritized adaptation objectives and relevant strategic plans, such as the National Development Plan 2030, SDGs, Sendai, and the Warsaw International Mechanism.
Development of MRV Systems
Countries developed and strengthened measurement, reporting and verification systems (MRV) to effectively track progress against their targets.
MRV systems
CAEP activities that focused on developing or updating MRV/monitoring and evaluation systems and collecting data were most commonly delivered alongside stakeholder engagement and analytical support.
Government coordination
To facilitate the handover process, CAEP also supported capacity building and intergovernmental coordination.
Some countries are working to make their MRV systems more comprehensive.
Ambition
Countries to raise their ambition and put in place higher mitigation and adaptation targets
CAEP support included programs combining analysis and engage¬ment with a strong focus on country ownership.
Process
Demonstrated enhancement in NDC transparency and inclusiveness
CAEP activities focused on NDC processes had a strong emphasis on engagement and consultation, supporting more transpar¬ent and inclusive NDCs.