International cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on market and non-market-based activities can support countries in mobilizing resources for mitigation action that collectively helps reach nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and raise ambition therein.
National capabilities, including ready-for-purpose institutional frameworks and adequate technical capacities, must be in place to achieve stepwise Article 6 readiness, starting from organizing a basic understanding of Article 6 to mobilizing the full potential of implementation of Article 6 activities.
This blueprint is designed to support the development of a national Article 6 strategy for market-based cooperation, primarily in member countries of the West African Alliance on carbon markets and climate finance (WACC). It is structured along the four building blocks for Article 6 readiness-NDC integration, development of an Article 6 policy, institutional framework and infrastructure.