The Good Practice Database presents various examples of good practices worldwide which demonstrate how climate policies and actions are being effectively designed and implemented across a range of national contexts. This analysis is a joint initiative of the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement, the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme and the NDC Support Cluster.
Vulnerable Communities and Climate Change Communication and Education
Together, both communities in the case study consist of just over 1,000 people. The first community is semi-urban, and most inhabitants rely on subsistence farming. The community is near a large river, which floods during the wet season. In …
Global Challenges, Local Narratives: Exploring the Role Stories Play in Climate Change Communication
This case study explores the complexities and possibilities of informal climate change education. Climate change is not always included in formal education curriculum, and teachers in formal education settings are not always equipped to …
The Business of Resilient Transitions: An Innovative Graduate Studies Certificate Program
This case study brings climate change to a sector that does not necessarily engage with climate change: business. The case study highlights both the importance and potential of widespread climate education. While HEC Paris offers a range of …
Blue Flag Beaches as Place-based Climate and Sustainability Education Sites in India
India is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, increasingly experiencing sea-level rise, weather events, and cyclones in its coastal areas. The lives and livelihoods of coastal communities, many of them fisher people, are …
Changing the Climate and Energy Conversation: Deep Canvassing and Community Action in British Columbia
While climate change is becoming an increasingly polarizing topic across the globe, this is especially true in major emitting countries, such as Canada. In non-urban areas of the province of British Columbia, over 50% of citizens agree …
Community Radio Station: Sustainable Farming Through Broadcasting
The first of its kind in the community, and the second community radio station in India, the station is run by Development Alternatives. Radio Bundelkhand plays an essential role in bringing social long-term improvements in the Bundelkhand …
Dry Season Gardening as Climate Action by Rural Women: A Case Study of Kuliyaa Community in Northern Ghana
Droughts and shorter rainy seasons negatively impact rural livelihoods, and rural communities in Northern Ghana have long used dry season gardening education as a climate change adaptation strategy. In response to climate changes, men from …
Emotions, Climate Change, and the Classroom: A Resource for Primary School Teachers
The climate change education course was developed by the Office for Climate Education (OCE), an organization with a global network with its headquarters in Paris. Starting in September 2022, lessons focused on nature, the science of climate …
Forest Community Youth and Climate Change Adaptation: An MTs PAKIS Experience
Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) PAKIS is located in Pesawahan Hamlet, Gununglurah Village, on hilly with steep slopes of 400-900 meters above sea level, has high rainfall of up to 3000mm annually, and is upstream of several river basins. The …
Climate Resilient Food Systems Alliance: Ethiopia Case Study
To transform Ethiopia’s food system, significant challenges need to be addressed- from consumption to production to distribution. Growing population and rising incomes will increase demand for nutritious foods, leading to the need for …