Our Approach
ICAT integrates guidance, capacity building and knowledge sharing to engage countries in the use of a common framework to assess the impacts of their policies and actions and report progress, fostering greater transparency, effectiveness and ambition. The Initiative will improve the availability and quality of data and enable countries to promote efficient, cost-effective policies. The Initiative will also provide a platform for countries to share lessons learned and build mutual confidence in their climate actions.
ICAT Series of Assessment Guides
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In collaboration with technical experts from around the world, the Initiative is developing a series of assessment guides for countries to use to transparently measure and assess the impacts of climate policies and actions. This includes methodologies for measuring the effects of policies and actions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change, responding to sustainable development needs and driving transformational change.
The methodologies will accommodate different needs and national circumstances to ensure it is widely applicable and broadly supported. It builds on existing methods and approaches, such as the Policy and Action Standard (WRI/Greenhouse Gas Protocol) and other Related Guides.
Capacity Building
The Initiative is also working with developing countries to strengthen capacity to assess climate actions (in the context of their NDCs) and report their progress in line with the Paris Agreement, based on individual country needs. ICAT works closely with governments, along with public agencies, higher education institutions and civil society bodies, to strengthen institutional arrangements, processes and procedures. The Initiative supports in-country capacity development programmes through training modules on measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of policies and actions, and knowledge sharing of good practice and lessons learned.
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