Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA)
Resources
SCALA Private Sector Engagement Brief
22 Jun 2022
This document outlines the funding call for accessing the SCALA Private Sector Engagement Facility to enhance private sector engagement under the UNDP-FAO “Support Programme on Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through NDCs and NAPs” (SCALA). The objective of the facility is to support countries to accelerate investments in low-carbon and climate-resilience agriculture practices by mobilizing private sector actors in nationally determined contributions (NDC) and National Adaptation Plans (NAP) implementation.
This Inception Report complements SCALA Costa Rica’s project documentation with the outcomes of the inception activities. The report is in Spanish and also has an Executive Summary available in English. It specifies the SCALA inception activities undertaken by UNDP and FAO, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG).
Briefing note: National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and nationally determined contributions (NDC) governance
6 Jul 2022
This brief explains the relevance of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and nationally determined contribution (NDC) governance to SCALA, outlines proposed interventions to address this topic in the SCALA country work plans and summarizes useful resources as well as support available from the global team. NDCs and NAPs are the starting point under SCALA for supporting participant countries in translating their climate commitments into actionable and transformative climate action in the land-use and agriculture sectors.
This brief explains the relevance of private sector engagement to SCALA, outlines proposed interventions to address this topic in the SCALA country work plans and summarizes useful resources as well as support available from the global team.
This brief explains the relevance of gender equality and social inclusion to SCALA, outlines proposed interventions to address this topic in the SCALA country work plans and summarizes useful resources as well as support available from the global team. Addressing the gender equality and social inclusion (GSI) gap in NDCs and NAPs calls for inclusive, whole-of-government climate action in land-use and agriculture.
Briefing note: Transparency, Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MRV) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
20 Jul 2022
This brief explains the context and recommended approach to designing work under the SCALA programme Activity 2.1.2: Improve/develop measuring, reporting and verification(MRV) and (monitoring and evaluation) M&E systems at national and/or sectoral level for monitoring and reporting on the UNFCCC, CBD, SFDRR and SDGs in regard to mitigation and/or adaptation in land-use and agriculture, including collection of gender disaggregated data.
Briefing note: Assessments at systems level to identify and appraise climate risks and transformative action
6 Jul 2022
This brief provides an overview of systems-level assessments and what they might entail under the SCALA programme. It discusses the methodologies, tools and resources that can be applied in undertaking these assessments through Activity 1.1.2 of the programme, which in turn can inform the design and implementation of activities under Outcomes 2.1 and 3.1.
This brief explains the context of the SCALA programme’s approach to transformational adaptation, which refers to a change in the fundamental attributes of a socioecological system in anticipation of climate change and its impacts, in contrast to incremental adaptation, which is adaptation that maintains the essence and integrity of a system or process at a given scale.
This Inception Report complements SCALA Senegal’s project documentation with the outcomes of the inception activities. The report is available in French and also has an Executive Summary available in English. It specifies the SCALA inception activities undertaken by UNDP and FAO, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment in Senegal.
This Inception Report complements SCALA Ethiopia project documentation with the outcomes of the inception activities. It specifies the SCALA inception activities undertaken by UNDP and FAO, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), and the Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) to determine the scope and areas of SCALA programme implementation in Ethiopia.
