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Building capacity on greenhouse gas inventories
A wide variety of learning materials for technical audiences to enhance capacity in estimating greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector and in preparing a national GHG inventory.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website Assessing uncertainties in the national greenhouse gas inventory: a focus on land use
- PDF Estimating GHG in agriculture: A manual to address data requirements for developing countries
- Website Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method
- Website Greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation in agriculture: concepts, methods and simulation tools
- Website IGES biennial update report: Database
- Website Joint OCB/GSP Training workshop for reporting soil Carbon Stock Change in national greenhouse gas inventories
- Website Preparing a greenhouse gas inventory under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for agriculture
- Website The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for land use
- PDF Understanding countries’ status and challenges for the estimation of carbon stock changes from mineral soils in national greenhouse gas ...
- Website Workshop materials on greenhouse gas inventory systems
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Tools on greenhouse gas assessments for enhancing transparency
A series of tools to support countries for GHG assessments in the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website A Methodological Approach for a Consistent and Accurate Land Representation Using the FAO Open Foris Collect Earth Tool for GHG Inventories
- Website Collect Earth
- Website EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT)
- PDF EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool (EX-ACT) for value chains
- Website GLEAM v 3.0 Dashboard
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM)
- PDF Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM): Model description. version 3.0
- Website Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model – interactive GLEAM-i
- Other Greenhouse Gas Data Management (GHG-DM) tool
- PDF Projections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals: An introductory guide for practitioners
- Website Quality assurance/Quality control (QA/QC) and verification
- PDF Technical guidance for the Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website The Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT)
- Website U.S. EPA toolkit for building national GHG inventory systems
- Website UNFCCC quality assurance (QA) process
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Resources and databases on the National Adaptation Programmes and Plans
A wide variety of databases and platforms with adaptation activities, projects and plans.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Measuring and monitoring soil organic carbon in the context of climate change
A range of tools and methodologies to measure and monitor soil health and soil organic carbon levels.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Supporting mitigation actions and strategies
Bringing together the world’s best agricultural greenhouse gas emissions research and mitigation technologies and practices.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- Website CCI Toolbox (Cate)
- Website FAO Actions for Reduction of Methane (FARM)
- Website Global Methane Hub
- Website Global Methane Initiative
- Website Global Methane Pledge (GMP)
- Website Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA)
- Website Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP)
- Website Reducing methane gas is the fastest way to address climate change in the short term
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Adaptation monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in agriculture
The importance of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate change adaptation has been highlighted at global level, including under the Paris Agreement. Simultaneously, adaptation M&E systems are beginning to emerge at the national level in the context of national planning and budgeting processes.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Climate change adaptation and agriculture
- PDF Climate change and national policy context
- PDF Global policy context or climate change adaptation
- PDF Design the M&E framework
- PDF Strengthening M&E for adaptation planning in the agriculture sector
- PDF Process indicators
- PDF Indicators for adaptation and agriculture
- PDF Adaptation information under the ETF
- PDF Introduction to M&E of adaptation
- PDF Operationalization of the adaptation M&E framework
- PDF Theory of change for adaptation in the agriculture sector
- PDF Vulnerability indices
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Tools and guidance materials for meeting the reporting requirements of the En...
These tools and guidance materials help countries meet their reporting requirements related to the Paris Agreement's Enhanced Transparency Framework. This includes the Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs).The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF Archiving guidance for a national greenhouse gas inventory
- Other Biennial transparency report (BTR) guidance and roadmap tool
- PDF Building capacity worldwide to increase transparency in the Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector
- PDF Institutionalization of forest data
- PDF Modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement
- PDF National forest monitoring system assessment tool
- PDF Reference manual for the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement
- Website The Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool
- PDF The Nationally Determined Contributions Tracking Tool user manual
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Tools for reporting on adaptation under the Enhanced Transparency Framework
A wide variety of methodologies and tools for technical audiences to enhance capacity in reporting on adaptation under the Enhanced Transparency FrameworkThe most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PPT Adaptation M&E toolbox
- PDF Developing national adaptation monitoring and evaluation systems: A guidebook
- PDF The self-evaluation and holistic assessment of climate resilience of farmers and pastoralists (SHARP) tool and the Enhanced Transparency Framework ...
- PDF The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Adaptation training package and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
- PDF Framing and tracking 21st century climate adaptation: Monitoring, evaluation and learning for Paris, the SDGs and beyond
- PDF The Modelling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change (MOSAICC) Tool and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
- PDF FAO’s Damage and Loss Assessment methodology to monitor the Sendai Framework’s Indicator C2 and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
- PDF Monitoring and evaluation of adaptation - an introduction
- Website Monitoring and evaluation training package
- PDF Reporting adaptation through the biennial transparency report: A practical explanation of the guidance
- Website Reporting on adaptation in the agriculture and land use sectors under the Paris Agreement: Loss and damage assessment
- PDF Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP)
- PDF Strengthening M&E for adaptation planning in the agriculture sector
- Website Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation in the agriculture sectors
- Website Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation in the agriculture sectors
- PDF Tracking adaptation and measuring development: a step-by-step guide
- PDF Using metrics to assess progress towards the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal on Adaptation
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Tools and databases for analyzing environmental impact in the AFOLU sector
The Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool (ABC-Map) is a geospatial app that holistically assesses the environmental impact of National Policies and Plans and investments in the AFOLU sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold: -
Reporting on climate change activities in the forestry sector
Methodologies, guidelines and training modules on how to conduct climate change reporting activities specifically in the forestry sector.The most relevant resources in this collection are highlighted in bold:- PDF From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- PDF Integrating forest and landscape restoration into national forest monitoring systems
- PDF National forest monitoring system assessment tool
- PDF National forest monitoring systems: Monitoring and measurement, reporting and verification in the context of REDD+ activities
- Website REDD+ MRV training modules
- PDF REDD+ and FLEGT: Working together to strengthen forest governance and mitigate climate change
- Website Technological innovation driving transparent forest monitoring and reporting for climate action
- PDF Voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring