In 2025, parties are due to submit their third-generation Nationally Determined Contributions, “NDC 3.0”, which should reflect the “highest possible ambition”, while considering countries’ common but diferentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of diferent national circumstances. Ultimately, these new NDCs represent stepping-stones on a pathway towards limiting the global average temperature rise to 1.5°C.
To support this effort, UNDP has developed a quality assurance checklist for NDC 3.0, to reflect lessons learned from UNDP’s support on NDC enhancement and implementation in over 125 countries and to incorporate the first Global Stocktake’s relevant outcomes and guidance to Parties on the preparation of their new NDCs. This checklist builds upon an earlier UNDP quality assurance checklist for revising NDCs published in 2020 and draws from related NDC guidance and tools from key partners. The objective is to support countries in preparing and submitting NDCs aligned with the ICTU guidelines (the Information necessary to facilitate Clarity, Transparency and Understanding). The checklist complements more comprehensive tools and guidance for NDC revision provided in the NDC Partnership’s NDC 3.0 Navigator.