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This input aims to inform the debate on how to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through a successful implementation of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This study explores the current state of finance for climate adaptation and proposes practical, near term solutions to both fill in knowledge gaps and to increase investment.

This first paper of the Adaptation Briefing series under the NDC Support Cluster aims to provide concise and easy to digest information on key topics, relevant for projects working on climate change adaptation.

During a COP24 side event organised by the Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPA), participants agreed that global networks and initiatives have an important part to play in implementing NDCs and raising ambition. It also became clear, however, that the approaches to and targets set for NDCs were inadequate to kick-start transformative change in key sectors.

The NDC Helpdesk has supported the Chilean Ministry of the Environment in laying the foundations for the first revision of the country’s NDCs.

The advantages of the innovative design-thinking methodology called "prototyping" are described in an article published by the UNDP NDC Support Programme. The methodology was used in a series of workshops which the NDC Support Cluster held earlier this year within its four thematic work streams – governance, sector approaches, financing, and transparency.

The SCAN-tool supports policy makers across different departments and state levels, to identify and understand which climate mitigation actions may impact specific SDG targets. It was developed under the umbrella of the NDC Support Cluster.