Abstract:

In 2014-2015, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UNFCCC convened a series of Regional Technical Dialogues on INDCs to support countries in the process of preparing and putting forward their contributions. The countries that participated in those dialogues requested additional detailed guidance on INDC preparation; this guidance document responds to that request. It captures ideas shared during the dialogues, reflects the current state of negotiations, and puts forward options for the preparation of INDCs based on research from recent literature and relevant UNFCCC documentation. This report guides Parties on the preparation and design of INDCs, including detailed technical guidance and process-related considerations. It walks Parties through the choices they will face in preparing and designing their INDCs, laid out in five general steps: identifying the benefits of an INDC, organizing the INDC process, identifying data and analysis to inform the INDC, designing the INDC, and communicating the INDC.