FAO and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
The Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) for action and support helps countries concretely keep track of their progress in meeting their NDC targets and goals. The ETF enables countries to track and report on: 1) greenhouse gas emissions and removals; 2) progress made in implementing their NDC commitments; 3) climate change impacts and adaptation; and 4) support they have provided, received or still require meeting their goals. This information is submitted every two years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a Biennial Transparency Report (BTR).
Countries who signed the Paris Agreement have committed to keeping global temperatures to well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Each country has an overall plan for meeting their commitments known as the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).How FAO supports
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Improving transparency in reporting on adaptation and loss and damage. Recommendations for the review of the modalities, procedures and guidelines.
01/09/2026
This paper proposes practical recommendations to strengthen the clarity, coherence and usefulness of adaptation reporting, in view of the 2028 review...
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Enhancing transparency for adaptation and loss and damage. Technical insights from the first Biennial Transparency Report submissions.
07/05/2026
This report presents the key findings of an FAO analysis of adaptation and loss and damage (L&D) reporting in the first Biennial Transparency Reports...
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Transparency under the Paris Agreement - A pocket guide for young people and beginners
01/10/2022
FAO, with the support of the Children and Youth constituency to the UNFCCC (YOUNGO), put together this pocket guide, which aims to demystify the concept...
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