Enhanced Transparency Framework

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• Loss and Damage
  Loss & Damage refers to the unavoidable impacts of climate change already happening, like rising sea levels harming vulnerable communities. It includes both economic and non-economic losses and calls on major emitters to support affected nations. Learn more here

• Nationally Determined Contribution
  A Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is a country’s climate action plan under the Paris Agreement. It outlines targets to cut emissions, adapt to climate impacts, track progress, and secure funding. Updated every 5 years, each NDC must be more ambitious than the last to help limit global warming to 1.5–2°C. Learn more here

• Adaptation
  Adaptation means adjusting to the effects of climate change so that people, communities, and ecosystems can stay safe and thrive, even as the climate keeps changing

• National Focal Points
  National Focal Points (NFPs) are designated representatives of each country, serving as the primary point of contact between the UNFCCC Secretariat and their respective national governments.

• Biennial Transparency Reports
  Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) are official reports that countries submit every two years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These reports are part of the system set up by the Paris Agreement to keep track of what countries are doing to fight climate change. Each report includes key information like:
  
  Greenhouse gas emissions: How much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a country is emitting.
  
  Progress toward climate goals: Whether the country is on track to meet its plans and pledges (for instance, the NDCs, or Nationally Determined Contributions).
  
  Support received or provided: For example, how much climate finance, technology, or capacity-building support a country has provided or received.
  
  Adaptation actions: What the country is doing to adapt to climate impacts like floods, heatwaves, or sea-level rise.