GUÍA PARA LAS INDCS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS Y DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL

A 2015 guide by CDKN providing a practical template and strategic advice for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the UNFCCC, focusing on mitigation, adaptation, and the need for international support.

• The guide provides a structured template for LDCs and SIDS to develop their INDCs, as there is no official UNFCCC template. The suggested structure includes five main sections: National Context, Mitigation, Adaptation, Planning Process, and Means of Implementation.
• LDCs and SIDS are permitted to communicate information on low-emission development strategies, plans, and actions that reflect their special circumstances, rather than being required to provide absolute emission reduction commitments like developed countries.
• The guide identifies several common challenges faced by LDCs and SIDS in preparing INDCs, including low global emission levels, urgent needs for economic development and poverty reduction, limited analytical capacity, and high vulnerability to climate change.
• The mitigation section of an INDC can take several forms: it can be based on specific actions (such as policies, projects, or NAMAs), based on results (such as reductions relative to a base year or projected emissions), or a combination of both.
• The guide suggests that countries define their contributions as 'fair and ambitious' by considering legitimacy (comparing emissions and contributions with other countries) and ambition (the relationship between what a country can do and what it proposes to do).
• Adaptation is highlighted as a critical component for LDCs and SIDS, often integrated as climate-resilient development. The guide advises countries to identify synergies where adaptation activities provide mitigation co-benefits (e.g., reforestation) and vice versa.
• The 'Means of Implementation' section is intended to help international partners understand and direct support by detailing needs in three specific areas: financial support, capacity building, and technology transfer.
• The guide emphasizes that LDCs and SIDS can specify which parts of their contributions are 'conditional' upon receiving international financing or other support, as opposed to 'unconditional' actions taken unilaterally.

APA

Holdaway, E., Dodwell, C., Sura, K., & Picot, H. (2015). GUÍA PARA LAS INDCS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS Y DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Gu%C3%ADa-para-las-INDCs_WEB.pdf

Chicago

Holdaway, Emelia, Chris Dodwell, Kiran Sura, and Helen Picot. GUÍA PARA LAS INDCS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS Y DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2015. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Gu%C3%ADa-para-las-INDCs_WEB.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{holdaway2015gua, author = {Holdaway, Emelia and Dodwell, Chris and Sura, Kiran and Picot, Helen}, title = {{GUÍA PARA LAS INDCS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS Y DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Gu%C3%ADa-para-las-INDCs_WEB.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }