Global Call for NDCs 3.0 & LT-LEDS

To get a sense of the type of requests submitted through the Global Call, you can visit an online compilation of requests. You can also contact globalcall@ndcpartnership.org with specific questions.

To date, over 40 partners are actively supporting countries through the Global Call, including: 

• 2050 Pathways
• Enabel
• The German Federal Foreign Office (AA)
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
• The African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
• The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
• The German Development Ministry (BMZ)
• Canada
• Climate Action Africa (CAA)
• Climate Analytics
• The European Union (EU)
• The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK
• The Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP)
• The Green Climate Fund (GCF)
• The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
• The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
• Global Affairs Canada
• The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT)
• The Inclusive Climate Finance for Vulnerable Communities in the Asia Pacific (ICCAP)
• The Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
• The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• The International Climate Initiative (IKI)
• The International Labour Organization (ILO)
• The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
• The NAP Global Network
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• The Pew Charitable Trust
• Perspectives Climate Research GmbH (PCR)
• The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
• The Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPA)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• The United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• UN-Habitat
• The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
• The World Bank (WB)
• The World Resources Institute (WRI)
• The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Country Members access technical expertise and experience from the NDC Partnership to:

• Determine immediate country needs for the development of NDCs 3.0, leveraging the NDC 3.0 Navigator.
• Assess previous NDCs and plan and develop NDCs 3.0 and LT-LEDS.
• Align NDCs 3.0 and LT-LEDS, along with other key national planning documents like development plans and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
• Mobilize financial resources to engage technical support from partners through the Partnership Action Fund (PAF).
• Share lessons learned and best practices leading to high-quality, ambitious and implementable NDC.

NDC Partnership developing Country Members are eligible for direct, tailored expertise, technical assistance and funding.

Developing Country Members can submit multiple requests for support on a rolling basis until the third quarter of 2025. They can place subsequent requests on a rolling basis as they progress in the development of their NDC and LT-LEDS development. 

Please note that requests must come from the Focal Point of a Partnership Country Member to be considered. Visit the NDC Partnership members page for information on how to become a member of the NDC Partnership.

Country requests are circulated approximately every six weeks. Partners then have one month to respond with expressions of interest, at which point countries and partners typically connect to discuss the scope of support. 

Countries that did not receive support are eligible to submit their requests through the Partnership Action Fund (PAF) for circulation. Then, they are subject to the PAF process timelines. The timeline for starting implementation varies depending on the country context, government engagement and partner response, among other factors. While emphasizing an urgent timeline for support under the Global Call given the tight timeline for NDC 3.0 submissions, the NDC Partnership is not an implementing agency and is subject to its members’ timelines.

The NDC 3.0 Navigator is an interactive online tool that helps developing countries explore nationally relevant approaches to preparing ambitious NDCs, raising ambition and addressing implementation and financing needs for stronger NDCs 3.0. The Navigator is self-directed and non-prescriptive, building on currently available support and resources and will be further developed over time as additional guidance becomes available. It complements the technical support from the NDC Partnership by helping countries identify support needs and submit high- quality and comprehensive requests for NDC development, to be supported through the NDC Partnership.

The Navigator presents a set of guiding questions that helps countries reflect on their current national circumstances, climate ambition and wider development goals to identify nationally appropriate opportunities for developing ambitious and implementable NDCs. Based on a country's answers to the guiding questions, the Navigator suggests “Routes to Ambitious and Implementable NDCs” for the country to explore.

Users are encouraged to submit guidance and case studies for consideration NDC 3.0 Navigator form to share additional resources.