Module 02 – National Governance Framework on Climate Change

STRUCTURE OF THE MODULE

Module 0.1 is structured in three steps:

Step 1 - Understand the International Climate Policy Landscape is intended to provide an overview of the major international frameworks defining climate policies and which form the basis for national climate-related legislation and norms.

Step 2 - Comprehend the National Climate Policy Framework provides an overview of the national climate instruments (NDCs, NAPs, LTSs) and discusses their commitments, interactions and key differences in their implementation.

Step 3 - Review National Climate Policies introduces a high-level review of NDCs, NAPs, and LTSs to help users assess the country’s achievements in climate aspects, recognize specific economy-wide and sector-specific targets/commitments, and identify country-specific implementation mechanisms.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The current international climate policy landscape has been shaped by a long history of complex interactions among multiple global institutions, international organizations, alliances of countries, and public pressure.

• The major international climate frameworks have driven the development by the UN of the National Determined Contributions (NDCs), the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and the long-term strategies (LTSs), the three main instruments for the implementation of climate-change policies and the translation of global climate goals into national targets.

• Getting acquainted with the development and the implementation mechanisms of the climate policies in the global and national agenda is a necessary step to understand the national circumstances and priorities for climate action.

• The course, timing, and level of development of climate policies differ from country to country. The national and subnational climate frameworks can be screened through the lens of five high-level principles: timeliness, alignment with the international climate agenda and domestic laws, comprehensiveness, ambition, and inclusion of gender equity provisions

INSIGHTS

Insights #0.1 Kyoto Protocol: The First Important Step Forward in the Effort to Tackle Global Warming

Insights #0.2 Three Global Frameworks that Drive Sustainable Development in Climate Change

Insights #0.3 Integrating a Gender Perspective into the NAP Process

Insights #0.4 How is Sustainable Development Supported by the Paris Agreement, The Sendai Framework, and the Global Sustainable Goals