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Work with us: Technical Specialist – Environmental (Climate Change)
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) is currently recruiting a Technical Specialist for the development of a blended e-learning course on climate action transparency. Applications are open until 6th August 2020. Read more
Key steps for a robust MRV system steer Brazil toward effective NDC implementation
Brazil’s ICAT project has set a solid basis for achieving and tracking the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets. Conducted by the Centro Brasil no Clima (CBC) and the Centro Clima/COPPE/UFRJ, the recently concluded ICAT project developed scenarios of how Brazil’s NDC targets can be achieved and, based on these scenarios, formulated a set of indicators to monitor the implementation of the country’s NDCs. Read more
Visionary climate leader and ICAT Partner leaves a legacy behind
Mr. Sirkis was a visionary and determined leader. He recognized early on the need for a strong global response to the climate challenge and the important role Brazil can and must play as part of that global response. As the Executive Director of the Centro Brasil no Clima, Mr. Sirkis championed climate action transparency in Brazil. His outstanding work in leading the ICAT Brazil Project in the country since its beginning will make a lasting impact on Brazil’s climate policies and actions. Read more
New Resource: Pocket Guide to NDCs 2020
Do you have questions about NDCs? Then the new Pocket Guide to NDCs 2020 from ICAT's Implementing Partner, UNEP DTU Partnership will be a useful resource. Read more
ICAT begins work with 6 new partner countries
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) is pleased to announce that it has officially started working with six new partner countries - Antigua and Barbuda, Chad, Chile, Fiji, Liberia, and Nigeria - to support them in enhancing their domestic capacity for mitigation and adaptation action transparency. Read more
ICAT strengthens its operations with 2 new Implementing Partners
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) is pleased to announce the addition of two new Implementing Partners - the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and NewClimate Institute - to an already dynamic collaboration of organizations. Read more
Transparency in the Covid-19 recovery: Virtual conference seeks climate and sustainable development synergies
Through three in-depth webinars, UNEP DTU Partnership joins a diverse range of experts and practitioners to delve in to, how countries and stakeholders leverage climate & SDGs synergies for their efforts to recover better and stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic. In one of the sessions, UNEP DTU Partnership will present and discuss opportunities and challenges for national MRV/transparency systems to align pandemic recovery plans with global and national goals for climate and sustainable development. Read more
Sri Lankan MRV ensures transparent and impactful NDCs
UNEP DTU Partnership experts under the ICAT project have helped Sri Lanka in designing a national Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for the transport sector as well as revising transport related NDC policies. Read more
Overcoming obstacles: ICAT continues to assist Vietnam in its efforts to increase transparency in climate action and reporting
The first virtual workshop hosted by UNEP DTU Partnership took place from 23rd to 24th of April as part of the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) technical training in Vietnam and introduced high-level Vietnamese officials to ICAT methodologies and the UNEP DTU Partnership GACMO model for NDC progress tracking. Read more
Independent evaluation: ICAT is successfully supporting developing countries build an evidence base for their climate actions and policies
Having comprehensive data and information frameworks in place enables countries not only to report internationally on their climate action, but also for them to formulate better policies supporting national development. However, this is easier said than done – countries are at different stages of development, with different levels of capacity. Equipping countries with the proper tools and resources is the key to making that happen – this is where ICAT comes in. Read more