Supporting Bolivia to develop its NDC 3.0

The project includes the revision and update of Bolivia’s NDC targets and is framed within the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement. The need to review the 32 NDC targets (2021-2030) arises in response to new challenges and opportunities identified in the agriculture, water, energy, and forestry sectors, along with the inclusion of key sectors such as waste and industry. This update ensures that Bolivia upholds its international commitments while strengthening its capacity for adaptation and mitigation in the face of climate change.

By updating the baseline data and indicators, Bolivia strengthens its ability to measure and monitor progress more accurately, contributing to the coherence between national policies; as planning instruments and the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) are currently under development.

In this regard, the goal is to leverage existing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions modelling analyses and identified mitigation actions, ensuring that the NDC 3.0 targets are both realistic and achievable, while maximizing the efficiency of mitigation actions.

This strategic integration between NDC 3.0 and LT-LEDS will enable the identification of synergies and opportunities for efficiency, strengthening both the planning and implementation process, avoiding duplication, and enhancing national efforts towards low-emission development.

Furthermore, the integration of a gender perspective ensures that climate policies are inclusive and equitable, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international demands for social and climate justice.

Similarly, by aligning the NDC targets with the sectoral greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories following the IPCC methodology, Bolivia improves its technical capacity to report progress transparently, ensuring greater alignment with international monitoring and reporting requirements.

Finally, the inclusion of new sectors and the alignment of targets with climate finance reinforces NDC 3.0, facilitating investment in concrete mitigation and adaptation projects, and promoting greater climate ambition at both national and subnational levels. This contributes to the strategic alignment between national low-emission development commitments and the goals of the international community.

 This work is funded by the NDC Partnership Action Fund, a funding mechanism for countries to have greater access to technical and financial resources to respond to climate action needs.  

Since 2023, UNEP and the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre have supported developing countries in fast-tracking their NDC implementation and bridging gaps in support with funding from the NDC Partnership Action Fund.