This resource offers technical guidance to governments and their counterparts on integrating land tenure into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and their implementation.
Key messages:
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Land tenure drives effective and efficient climate action. Integrating secure, gender-equitable, and inclusive land tenure into the NDCs and their implementation provides a cost-effective strategy that boosts climate mitigation and adaptation, mitigates risks like conflict and displacement, and advances social, economic, and environmental benefits.
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Land tenure offers an opportunity to strengthen NDCs and their implementation. Given that countries rely on land-based actions to meet their climate goals, strengthening gender-equitable and inclusive land tenure acts as a force multiplier and presents a crucial opportunity to advance climate action.
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Land tenure integration is possible and guidance is available. This resource outlines a suggested process, helpful resources, and template language to consider for revising and implementing NDCs, thereby providing a pathway for leveraging the power of land tenure to advance human security and climate change solutions such as sustainable land-based investments, nature-based solutions, and renewable energy.
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