A total of 97 per cent of Parties explained their approach to NDC preparation and implementation, and 59 per cent of Parties linked their NDCs to their commitment to transitioning to a sustainable and/or low-carbon and resilient economy, taking into account social, environmental and economic factors as well as the SDGs. In addition, 48 per cent of Parties indicated that they have integrated their NDC targets, goals and policies into national legislative, regulatory and planning processes as a means of ensuring implementation. 

Furthermore, 66 per cent of Parties highlighted policy coherence and synergies between their domestic mitigation measures  and development priorities, which include the SDGs and, for some that submitted new or updated NDCs, LT-LEDS and green recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. 

Of the 79 per cent of Parties that referred to formal arrangements in place for domestic stakeholder consultation, 93 per cent indicated that they conducted consultations and engagement in an inclusive and participatory manner and 81 per cent of those specifically referenced gender-sensitive consultations.

Parties are increasingly  recognizing gender integration as a means to enhance the ambition and effectiveness of their climate action: 82 per cent of Parties provided information related to gender in their NDCs and 48 per cent affirmed that they will take gender into account in implementing them.  Of the Parties that referenced gender, 32 per cent had not included reference to gender in their previous NDCs and 28 per cent considered gender to a similar extent to previously. Of the Parties that referenced gender in their previous NDCs, 28 per cent elaborated more on the topic in their updated NDCs.

Reference to gender in nationally determined contributions

In 60 per cent of the latest available NDCs, Parties recognized the rights and important role of Indigenous Peoples, as well as the role of local communities, in relation to climate adaptation efforts. They acknowledged the vulnerabilities faced by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, emphasized the importance of strengthening climate efforts through incorporation of traditional knowledge, Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge systems, and highlighted the need to enhance these groups’ participation in and contributions to climate action.

In addition, 98 per cent of Parties provided information on using one or more ACE elements  to promote implementation of mitigation and adaptation activities, and in their new or updated NDCs Parties generally communicated more clearly and in more detail on general principles, past achievements, future commitments, and needs and gaps in relation to ACE.