IWMI and the AGNES have developed a nationally determined contributions (NDCs) capacity scorecard to provide an objective measure for countries to ascertain whether they have the capability to meet their NDC targets and identify potential areas for capacity building in government and national institutions.
It is important for countries to have this understanding of their capability to deliver, given that they will be held to account for the targets that are set. The consequence of only focusing on ever increasing targets for emissions reduction is that most countries in the Global South don’t have the capacity to achieve the targets, which sets them up for failure.
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