This document gives guidelines by means of a framework and principles for establishing approaches and processes to: This document is applicable to climate actions to address climate change, including adaptation to its impacts and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation in support of sustainability. Such actions can be used by or for projects, organizations, jurisdictions, economic sectors, technologies and products, policies, programmes and non-government activities. This document does not create guidance for a specific methodology.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Abbreviated terms
4 Principles
5 Framework for methodologies on climate action
5.1 General
5.2 Climate change policy, strategy and regulations
5.3 Goals and scope
6 Methodologies and their development process within the framework
6.1 General
6.2 Identifying potential methodologies among existing methodologies
6.3 Testing potential methodologies for applicability
6.4 Proposing new methodologies
6.5 Maintaining and updating the methodology
6.6 Using the methodology profile for communication
7 Review of the framework
7.1 General
7.2 Reviewing the goals and scope
Annex A Development of goals and scope for a framework to support climate action on mitigation (informative)
Annex B Methodologies and their development process for mitigation (informative)
Annex C Development of goals and scope for a framework to support climate action on adaptation (informative)
Annex D Methodologies and their development process for adaptation (informative)
Annex E Examples of methodology profiles (informative)
Annex F Measurement, reporting and verification in the framework (informative)
Annex G Relationship between adaptation measurement, reporting and verification and adaptation monitoring and evaluation (informative)
Annex H Examples of how to use this document and related International Standards (informative)