Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP): Lessons in Developing Implementation Ready NDCs

ABOUT CAEP

The NDC Partnership’s demand driven model enables countries to flag their specific needs and receive targeted support to enhance and implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Transformational change is needed to cut emissions and adapt to a changing climate, all while meeting development needs. Such change requires groundbreaking coordination to mobilize resources globally, with speed and scale.
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CAEP was launched in 2019 to provide countries with rapid and dedicated support to enhance the quality, process and ambition of their NDCs in 2020.

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Through CAEP, 46 partners provided countries with technical and financial support, using a combination of their own resources and funding from the Technical Assistance Fund (TAF).

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Countries Supported
16 %

of global emissions

23 %

of global population

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Partners Engaged
40

Implementing Partners

6

governments providing funding through TAF

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Activities Supported
79 %

of all requests from two rounds of support and a call for supplemental requests

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Funds Mobilized
USD 24.58 million+

from TAF

USD 26.51 million+

from partner financing

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The NDC Partnership’s Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) was launched in 2019 to help countries enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and fast-track their implementation.

Through CAEP, countries received a diverse range of support for their NDC enhancement.
Partnership Model at Work

The NDC Partnership deployed over $51 million in support of NDC update efforts of 67 developing countries. This was delivered through the technical and financial contributions of 46 implementing partners, illustrating the impact of the Partnership model.

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Tailored Country Support

Drawing together partners with diverse skill sets and expertise to provide coordinated support has enabled countries to ramp up their ambition and implementation efforts.

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Assessment of Enhanced NDCs

An assessment of 55 NDCs was carried out, which identified various characteristics of the support provided and it's impact on ambition, quality, and process.

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CAEP Support Linkages

Updates to NDCs were mapped against the CAEP support received by each country, highlighting where the specific objectives of CAEP activities were realized.

Quality and process are the critical enabling components for ramping up ambition. NDC enhancement is measured across all three components.

Quality

Targets are credible, comprehensive, robust and implementable

Ambition

Emissions reductions are in alignment with Paris goals; spanning relevant sectors and gasses, and aligning with long term plans

Process

The NDC process is inclusive and transparent, building up national ownership

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NDC enhancement is multifaceted, including ambition, quality and process.

  • Enhancement is identified by comparing a country’s first or second NDC with its updated one.
  • By comparing an NDC against its previous version, the analytical focus is relative rather than an absolute assessments of NDCs.
  • This comparison illustrates the principle that NDCs are designed to serve specific country contexts and priorities and should be considered relative to their own previous iterations.

Ambition

Ambition refers to strengthening mitigation or adaptation targets and actions over time.

Countries may raise ambition by strengthening emissions reduction (including the addition of sector-specific targets) or by broadening the scope to include wider coverage of sectors or gases. Countries may also raise ambition by moving from conditional to unconditional targets, shortening timelines, adding qualitative policies and measures, or setting out their long-term adaptation strategies.

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Out of the 55 countries assessed, 55 countries raised their NDC ambition, 54 of which received CAEP support to do so.

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Quality

Quality enhancement includes strengthening underlying data and ensuring NDCs are detailed, achievable and verifiable.

Data gathering and robust methodologies support evidence-based NDC targets and detailed action plans, including sector-specific plans, costing, and financing. Clear governance structures and strategic alignment with national policy and Long Term Strategies (LTS), including additional information on capacity gaps and barriers to inform adaptation planning, and ensure the targets are achievable given countries’ resources. Including or strengthening mechanisms for monitoring and oversight is important for tracking progress and verifying the set targets.

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CAEP supported all 55 countries with analytical and technical support, improving overall NDC quality.

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Process

Process captures enhancement in NDC transparency and inclusiveness of key stakeholders and vulnerable communities.

These components strengthen the credibility of NDCs, ensuring inputs and targets reflect the needs and priorities of impacted communities. It includes designing strategies to mainstream climate change through education and awareness-raising campaigns. An inclusive process leads to greater involvement of all levels of government as well as the public, following a whole-of-society approach.

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CAEP supported all 55 countries in enhancing their NDC process with support targeting inclusiveness, transparency and stakeholder engagement.

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ACTION AREAS

Learn more about NDC enhancement efforts

Across Gender Equality, Youth Engagement, NDC Finance and Whole-of-Society approaches, countries worked to align their climate and development agendas through the NDC update process.

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LOOKING AHEAD

Explore how countries are moving from enhancement to implementation

NDC Partnership members are translating NDCs into feasible investments and mobilizing financial resources to make NDCs a reality.

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Country profiles

Identifying trends through CAEP activity data provides a window into NDC enhancement and implementation efforts.

Explore Country Profiles

Filter results based on the types of NDC enhancement observed, across Ambition, Quality, Process, Focus Areas, Action Areas, and Sectors.

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    PARTNERS

    Implementing Partners provided technical assistance and coordination support tailored to countries' demands.

    Through CAEP, 46 partners provided financial and technical support to countries. Support was provided through a combination of partners’ own resources and through the Technical Assistance Fund (TAF).
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    The total financial support delivered to countries through CAEP amounts to over USD 51 million over a period of less than 12 months

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    From partner financing, complemented by USD 24.58 million from TAF.

    CAEP and the TAF benefited from the generous support of the following governments:
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    Denmark

    Germany

    United Kingdom

    Netherlands

    Norway

    Sweden

    CAEP and the TAF also benefited from the generous support of the following organisations:
    2050 Pathways logo

    2050 Pathways Platform

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    African Development logo

    African Development Bank (AfDB)

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    asian Development logo

    Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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    Carbon Counts logo

    Carbon Counts

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    Climate Analytics logo

    Climate Analytics

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    common Market logo

    Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

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    Commonwealth logo

    Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC)

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    Conservation International logo

    Conservation International (CI)

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    German Agency International logo

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

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    Enabel Belgium Development logo

    Enabel - Belgian Development Agency

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    European Commission logo

    European Comission

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    Food & Agriculture logo

    Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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    Fundacion Avina logo

    Fundación Avina

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    German Federal Ministry logo

    Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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    Germany Federal Ministry Environment logo

    Germany Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety based on a decision of the German Bundestag

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    Global Green Growth logo

    Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

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    Global Water Partnership logo

    Global Water Partnership (GWP)

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    Gold Standard logo

    Gold Standard

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    Government Offices Sweden logo

    Government Offices of Sweden Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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    Greenhouse Gas logo

    Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI)

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    ICLEI logo

    ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)

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    inter American Development logo

    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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    Initiative for Climate Action and Transparency (ICAT)

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    International Fund Agriculture logo

    International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

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    International Institute logo

    International Institute for Sustainable 
Development (IISD)

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    International Renewable Energy logo

    International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

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    Islamic Development logo

    Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

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    Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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    Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

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    NDC Partnership Support Unit (NDCPSU)

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    National Renewable Energy logo

    National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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    Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo

    Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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    Norwegian Ministry of Climate & Environment logo

    Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment

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    Organisation Eastern Caribbean logo

    Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

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    Red Cross Climate Centre logo

    Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

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    Regional Pacific logo

    Regional Pacific NDC Hub

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    Ricardo Energy & Environment logo

    Ricardo Energy and Environment

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    Rocky Mountain logo

    Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

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    SNV Netherlands Development logo

    SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV)

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    SouthSouth North logo

    SouthSouthNorth (SSN)

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    The Nature Conservancy logo

    The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

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    UK Government Department logo

    United Kingdom Government

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    United Nations Fund logo

    United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

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    United Nations Development logo

    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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    United Nations Environment logo

    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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    United Nations Climate Change logo

    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

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    World Bank Group logo

    World Bank Group

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    World Health Organization (WHO)

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    World Resources Institute (WRI)

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    World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

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