The next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), referred to as NDCs 3.0, due in 2025, provides an important opportunity for countries to “ratchet ambition” on adaptation. Ratcheting ambition signals that adaptation is a political priority and increases the scale and scope of adaptation and resilience efforts. The 12 recommendations provided below build on the outcomes of the First Global Stocktake and the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience. They are grouped into three clusters: Raising Ambition, Accelerating Implementation, and Strengthening Enablers. Each recommendation is followed by a specific action to illustrate how countries might implement the recommendation—either as an input to the NDC, or as a part of the targets and actions specified in the NDC. As countries develop their NDCs 3.0, it is important that they synergize and enhance the ambition associated with actions and priorities already identified in the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
School Authors: Mel George, Anand Patwardhan