UNDP Climate Promise

Pillar 1: Scale and speed of NDC implementation:
• Climate finance:
  • Zimbabwe prepared three project concepts and an investment report, while Ghana prepared business cases two solar projects.
  • Climate finance analyses/NDC financial strategies have been prepared in Mali, Zimbabwe, Chad, Chile, Togo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana and Montenegro, while Bolivia and Belize prepared strategies for energy and “blue green” investments respectively.
  • Thailand and Sao Tome and Principe have prepared national Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF), while Nepal raised awareness on a provincial climate change financing framework.
  • Uganda developed draft carbon market guidelines, regulations, and training manual, while Zimbabwe released a national carbon credit framework and launched a Carbon Registry. Armenia is advancing a carbon tax package.
  • Climate budget tagging guidance prepared by Argentina, Armenia, El Salvador, Nepal, Namibia, Tunisia, and Togo. Tunisia also prepared a guide on decarbonisation of financial institutions, while Argentina analysed alignment of national regulatory tools with G20 and OECD sustainability requirements, informed by surveys of publicly listed companies and a review of corporate governance practices.
  • Lebanon registered its Green Investment Facility in Luxembourg, while El Salvador strengthened the regulatory framework for sustainable bonds, while Argentina reviewed green banking practices.
  • Project pipelines were developed in El Salvador (climate and biodiversity) and Viet Nam (just energy transition). Viet Nam also prepared guidelines and an online project submission platform.
  • Argentina held validation meetings in 24 provinces on climate change response plan budgets.
• Inclusive policy frameworks:
  • Mainstreaming of NDCs and climate action in: Belize (sectoral development strategies for agriculture, energy, transport, and solid waste), the 2022-2026 Development Strategy, and other national processes; Uganda (3rd National Development Plan); Lebanon (mainstreaming toolkit for eight NDC sectors)
  • Gender-responsive NDC roadmaps: Mali and Lao PDR.
  • National strategies: Pakistan validated National Strategy to Combat Climate Change; Armenia finalised a Methane Reduction Roadmap; Bangladesh completed roadmap for National Hydrogen Strategy.
  • Sectoral strategies: Armenia reviewed its 2023 Energy Balance and Bolivia prepared subnational energy balance estimates. Ethiopia and Zimbabwe prepared clean cooking energy strategies. Ethiopia also prepared a clean cooking investment plan. Ghana updated its renewable energy master plan. Nigeria prepared a Water Basin Adaptation Action Plan and an assessment of the sector’s policy, regulatory and institutional landscape.
  • Sub-national: Uruguay assessed capacity needs of gender focal points in subnational governments and consulted on guidelines for gender-responsive NDC measures in public planning; Pakistan prepared a socially-inclusive environmental policy for the Gilgit-Balitistan region and a Balochistan climate change policy report; Panama trained municipal stakeholders on calculating water footprints and climate vulnerability and risks; Belize consulted stakeholders on a low-carbon growth strategy for the Orange Walk district; Armenia developed four municipal sustainable energy policies and action plans. Chad consulted gender, diversity, and vulnerable populations offices of sub-national governments on a Gender and Climate Change Action Plan 2025 – 2030; Nepal carried out as per Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPA) Framework (2019) and drafted report on aligning gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) elements of LAPA Framework with the GESI Strategy and Action Plan on Climate Change (2020-30).
  • Circular economy: Consultations in Panama on a 2050 circular economy roadmap; scoping study in Bangladesh to inform a national strategy.
  • Legislation: Zimbabwe prepared a legal gap analysis for a draft Climate Change Bill and incorporated Article 6 considerations; Pakistan developed Energy Conservation Building Codes report. Senegal validated a National Renewable Energy Survey and finalised a compendium on the electricity code and Zambia completed a policy roadmap for productive uses of energy. Bolivia updated its regulatory framework for the energy sector to support the NDC 3.0.
  • Institutional strengthening: Chad and Zimbabwe operationalised National Technical Committees on Climate Change and Ethiopia signed an MoU to establish a national coordination mechanism to implement a clean cooking roadmap. El Salvador strengthened its Climate Finance Roundtable and Viet Nam was supported to transition Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Secretariat from the Ministry of Environment to the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Bangladesh drafted a gender-responsive institutional coordination mechanism, mandate, and plan; Belize hosted a Climate Crisis Forum for parliamentarians. El Salvador designed and applied a tool to identify and prioritize high-impact climate Policies, Actions, and Measures for its NDC 3.0.
  • Workshops were held in El Salvador, Namibia and Uruguay (climate finance), Panama (gender equality and climate), and Zimbabwe (Climate Change Gender Action Plan). Panama also conducted eleven workshops in eight provinces and one indigenous territory to support Gender and Climate Change initiatives, while Lao PDR conducted three trainings on mainstreaming gender in six NDC priority sectors. Nigeria trained stakeholders on water governance and water management planning and held consultations on NDC options.
  • Gender and climate change strategies: Uruguay (gender assessment for a National Adaptation Plan for the health sector); Chad, Lebanon, Lao PDR and Namibia (gender analysis and action plan); Belize (national strategy).
• Transparency/Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV):
  • Jamaica has improved GHG data estimates for a retrofit of the nation’s first net-zero building, while Senegal completed an extensive field survey on renewable energy installations and Montenegro completed a gender-sensitive national household energy consumption survey covering all municipalities.
  • Panama created a National Adaptation Data System within its National Climate Transparency Platform that includes 16 loss and damage indicators.
  • Belize raised awareness on its MRV platform and Uganda trained users in the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use sector on its integrated MRV tool, while Tunisia trained institutions on carbon footprint guidance.
  • Lao PDR validated an MRV coordination framework and engaged ten companies to test a corporate carbon footprint tool, while Argentina developed a roadmap and guidance for a sub-national carbon footprint programme.
  • Senegal operationalised an MRV system for the energy sector and a national MRV platform, while Armenia and Morocco analysed ways to strengthen MRV systems.
  • Ghana updated its National Carbon Registry and strengthened an NDC investment and finance tracking tool. Viet Nam launched a carbon registry, while Peru launched its National Registry of Mitigation Activities (RENAMI) and prepared documentation for its first carbon market project registration.
• Implementation of priority NDC actions:
  • 2 e-vehicles were procured for a national e-mobility pilot in Belize for monitoring to inform design of national EV uptake strategy.
  • Bolivia initiated NDC implementation in the energy sector, while Nepal finalised criteria to inform the piloting of innovative energy solutions for brick-kilns and Ghana completed a market opportunity study for EV charging stations.
  • Argentina piloted energy efficiency measures in homes in vulnerable neighborhoods to identify minimum requirements for participation in future schemes, while Senegal installed 13 energy-efficient refrigeration units for agriculture products and Zambia installed two 11kilowatt solar systems to support crop irrigation, fish farming and waste management.
• Private sector engagement:
  • Belize defined the scope for a green jobs assessment and Jamaica prepared a Green Jobs Assessment Model Report and associated report on gender-responsive approaches to just transition.
  • Uruguay developed a register of sustainable certifications, a roadmap for recognising good practices of companies, and a methodological guide and tool for estimating GHG emissions for three value chains.
  • Zimbabwe engaged the private sector on green building standards, implications of the NDC for industry, sustainability reporting, and energy and water audits, while Senegal trained the private sector on NDCs and Bolivia and Ghana engaged private sector on NDC opportunities in the energy sector.
  • Namibia is identifying risks, barriers, and opportunities of private sector investment in NDC measures and Togo has finalised a private sector engagement strategy for NDC implementation and prepared project concept notes.
  • Pakistan established eight green business centers in the northern Ghizer district and trained 30 participants to produce bio-degradable bags.

Pillar 2: Amplifying NDC and long-term ambition

• Uruguay conducted consultations on its second NDC (submitted December 2022), including targeted outreach to youth, and strengthened gender considerations.
• Panama defined net-zero carbon targets and updated scenarios of sea-level rise for its second NDC (submitted June 2024)

• Countries were supported on a wide range of technical analysis, gender integration and inclusive processes (nationally and across the UN system): Nepal, Bolivia, Angola, Costa Rica, Montenegro, Peru, Suriname, Armenia and Comoros.
• Angola, Armenia, El Salvador, Ghana, Lao PDR, Malawi, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan completed NDC stocktakes of progress to date, while Turkmenistan and Malawi prepared roadmaps for NDC 3.0 revisions.

• Lebanon submitted its LTS for final validation, while Niger is analysing sectors for a National Low Carbon Strategy and Bangladesh has developed an outline of its Strategy and Investment Plan for Achieving Net Zero. Togo commenced LTS development.
• In Viet Nam, research is informing a plan to decommission one coal power plant as part of 2050 net zero goal.