Results

The NDC sets national ambition.

The NDC provides a good guide to how your country intends to tackle climate change for several years to come. 

Countries may update or append their NDC at any time – but only to increase ambition.  There’s no ‘backsliding’ or weakening of commitments.  

What more can be done?

Four important things:

1)  Review the draft NDC.  Are there major changes that your group would recommend?  What areas would you like to see strengthened?

2)  Develop co-management and monitoring systems that support implementation of the NDC.

3)  Future NDC updates.  Work to increase ambition; develop new information resources about national responses to climate change.

4)  Keep using this website to organize broad coalitions for climate ambition!

What results do you see? 

An ongoing role for civil society and indigenous peoples in national climate policy.  more>

The NDC includes strong adaptation + mitigation actions in land-use sectors.  more>

Climate finance for adaptation + mitigation strengthens community rights and resilience.  more>

Monitoring and Evaluation

Create opportunities to participate in formal M&E systems, and develop community-level monitoring capacity to focus on resilience and livelihoods. 

The Global Stocktake

In 2023, countries will contribute to a global review of the adequacy of commitments toward the Paris Agreement goal to limit temperature rise. CLARA argues that the ‘Global Stocktake’ should also include reporting by rich countries on their provision of financial assistance. 

The 2023 ‘Global Stocktake’ can also include analysis of how well countries are implementing the commitments they made in their NDC.  So, there is a need for ongoing monitoring and review of progress made at the national level.

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A good outcome will include mitigation and adaptation, agriculture and forestry, ‘own actions’ and conditional actions.  The NDC should also spell out why this NDC represents a ‘fair share’ of action based on your country’s national circumstances.

A good outcome will include information-sharing and an ongoing consultation mechanism to measure progress toward mitigation and adaptation goals in the NDC.

NDC aligns with sustainable development goals,
including zero deforestation.  Baselines are clear
and accurate, emission reductions are real.  No
‘double-counting’, no land grabs, no land offsets.

Some NDCs will include lists or descriptions of programs for which the country seeks external funding.  Does your team support the actions on this list?  How can your team get more involved?