GUIDE DE PRÉPARATION DES INDC CONTRIBUTIONS PRÉVUES DÉTERMINÉES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL

The document serves as a practical toolkit for LDCs and SIDS to formulate INDCs, offering a modular template that covers national context, mitigation, adaptation, planning processes, and implementation means. It emphasizes the flexibility allowed for these nations under the Lima Call for Climate Action, suggesting both measure-based and outcome-based approaches to mitigation. The guide highlights the importance of identifying synergies between adaptation and mitigation to attract international support and demonstrate political ambition ahead of the 2015 Paris COP.

• The guide is specifically designed for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to address their unique needs, such as limited analytical capacity and high vulnerability to climate change.
• Under the Lima Call for Climate Action, LDCs and SIDS have special provisions allowing them to communicate strategies and measures for low-emission development that reflect their particular national situations.
• Mitigation contributions can take several forms: they can be based on specific measures (e.g., sectoral projects, laws), based on outcomes (e.g., reductions relative to a historical base year or a business-as-usual scenario), or a combination of both.
• The guide recommends that countries distinguish between 'unconditional' contributions, which are achieved through unilateral action, and 'conditional' contributions, which depend on international support.
• To ensure international comparability and transparency, INDCs should include quantifiable information on reference points, implementation timelines, scope, and methodological assumptions, such as the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.
• Adaptation is identified as a major axis for LDCs and SIDS; the guide suggests integrating adaptation into INDCs to highlight current measures, future needs, and synergies where adaptation activities also provide mitigation benefits (e.g., reforestation).
• The document proposes a specific structure for INDCs consisting of five main sections: National Context, Mitigation, Adaptation, Planning Process, and Means of Implementation.

APA

Holdaway, E., Dodwell, C., Sura, K., & Picot, H. (2015). GUIDE DE PRÉPARATION DES INDC CONTRIBUTIONS PRÉVUES DÉTERMINÉES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_Guide-de-Preparation-des-INDC_0515.pdf

Chicago

Holdaway, Emelia, Chris Dodwell, Kiran Sura, and Helen Picot. GUIDE DE PRÉPARATION DES INDC CONTRIBUTIONS PRÉVUES DÉTERMINÉES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2015. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_Guide-de-Preparation-des-INDC_0515.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{holdaway2015guide, author = {Holdaway, Emelia and Dodwell, Chris and Sura, Kiran and Picot, Helen}, title = {{GUIDE DE PRÉPARATION DES INDC CONTRIBUTIONS PRÉVUES DÉTERMINÉES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN_Guide-de-Preparation-des-INDC_0515.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }