ENHANCINGCLIMATECHANGETRANSPARENCYHowdevelopingcountriesaretakingactionNOVEMBER2023UNITEDNATIONSDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMEAuthor:DouglasA.MarettandAnnaTheou-Tsafara(GHSustainabilityA/S)Editor:SkrivanekTranslationServicesDesigner:JTQuirkTechnicalreviewersandcontributorsRichemondAssie,ZeynepBakir,LisaBaumgartner,RebeccaCarman,EvaHuttova,ClaudiaOrtiz,KimberlyTodd,PatriciaVelasco,JamesVenerandMylesWhittaker(UNDP).AcknowledgementsTheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)wouldliketoacknowledgeandshowappreciationtothedozensofUNDPstaffmembers,comingfrom24UNDPCountryOffices,whoshapedtheanalysisforthisreport.Wearegratefultothetransparencyandclimatechangeteamsintheirofficesfortheiractiveparticipationandqualifiedinput.AboutUNDPUNDPistheleadingUnitedNationsorganizationfightingtoendtheinjusticeofpoverty,inequality,andclimatechange.Workingwithourbroadnetworkofexpertsandpartnersin170countries,wehelpnationstobuildintegrated,lastingsolutionsforpeopleandplanet.Learnmoreatundp.orgorfollowat@UNDP.AboutUNDP’sClimatePromiseUNDP’sClimatePromiseisthelargestglobalofferonNDCsupport,coveringover120countriesandterritories,representing80percentofalldevelopingcountriesgloballytoenhanceandimplementtheirNationallyDeterminedContributionsundertheglobalParisAgreement.Deliveredincollaborationwithawidevarietyofpartners,itistheworld’slargestofferofsupportfortheenhancementofclimatepledgesandimplementationoftheParisAgreement.Learnmoreatclimatepromise.undp.organdfollowat@UNDPClimate.UNDisclaimerTheviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseoftheUnitedNations,includingtheUNDevelopmentProgrammeorUNMemberStates.Copyright©UNDP2023.Allrightsreserved.OneUnitedNationsPlaza,NewYork,NY10017,USA.Coverphoto:©UNDPCostaRicaENHANCINGCLIMATECHANGETRANSPARENCYHowdevelopingcountriesaretakingactionNOVEMBER2023AFDBAfricanDevelopmentBankAFDAgenceFrançaisedeDéveloppementAFOLUAgriculture,ForestryandOtherLandUseBTRsBiennialTransparencyReportsBAUBusinessasUsualBURBiennialUpdateReportCBITCapacity-BuildingInitiativeforTransparencyCSOsCivilSocietyOrganizationsETFEnhancedTransparencyFrameworkETSEmissionsTradingSchemesEUEuropeanUnionFAOFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNationsFMCPFacilitative,MultilateralConsiderationofProgressFREL/FRLForestReferenceEmissionLevel/ForestReferenceLevelGGGIGlobalGreenGrowthInstituteGHGGreenhouseGasGISGeographicInformationSystemGIZDeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeitILOInternationalLabourOrganizationINDCsIntendedNationallyDeterminedContributionsIPCCIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangeIPPUIndustrialProcessesandProductUseITMOsInternationallyTransferredMitigationOutcomesLDCsLeastDevelopedCountriesAbbreviationsLEAPLowEmissionsAnalysisPlatformLECBLowEmissionCapacityBuildingProgrammeLEDSLow-EmissionDevelopmentStrategiesLGIFLebanonGreenInvestmentFacilityLTSLong-TermStrategyLT-LEDSLong-TermLow-EmissionDevelopmentStrategyNAMAsNationalAppropriateMitigationActionsM&EMonitoring&EvaluationMPGsModalities,ProceduresandGuidelinesMRVMeasurement,ReportingandVerificationNAPNationalAdaptationPlanNCNationalCommunicationNDCsNationallyDeterminedContributionsNGOsNon-GovernmentalOrganizationsQA/QCQualityAssurance/QualityControlSBI.5757thmeetingoftheSubsidiaryBodyforImplementationSIDSSmallIslandDevelopingStatesSIRENEBrazil’sNationalEmissionsRegistrySystemSPCThePacificC...