This guidance note is primarily intended for National Technical Institutes (NTIs) participating in the NDC Action Project, specifically focused on how to structure and develop sector-specific investment plans and proposals. This is the overall focus of Output 3. As such, document aims to establish common guidelines of action for all countries and priority sectors, to ensure the delivery of high quality and consistent project outputs. In doing so we increase the likelihood of achieving the project’s intended outcomes.
The NDC Action Project supports 10 partner countries to translate NDCs into strategies and actions ready for financing and implementation. It builds on three core principles: country ownership, a balanced focus between adaptation and mitigation, and integration with national development and climate change priorities. Aligning with partner countries' own NDC priorities, the project pursues a multi-stakeholder and high-level engagement process to:
- Provide the technical assistance needed to strengthen the capacity of institutions responsible for NDC implementation
- Support the development of a portfolio of sectoral policies and programmes for two priority sectors – one in adaptation, one in mitigation - selected in each country
- Support the development of investment plans in these sectors and articulate sector-specific proposals to enable or de-risk investment opportunities with a clear climate change mitigation and/or adaptation effect through technology transfer or upgrading
- Facilitate experience-sharing, both among the partner countries and with others
