This Guidance Note provides practical tools and strategies to support countries integrating climate goals and targets — set out in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) — into their public financial management systems.

It is designed for Ministries of Finance, Planning Agencies, Climate Change Units, and Sector Ministries, and outlines entry points for aligning fiscal policy and budgeting with the NDCs and NAPS. 

The Note outlines various mechanisms and tools, including defining climate performance indicators, Climate Budget Tagging, performance audits, and others, that can help make climate-integrated budgeting work in practice. 

By enhancing policy coherence, improving the allocation and tracking of resources, and facilitating greater access to domestic and international climate finance, this Guidance Note helps countries plan, budget, and deliver a climate-resilient, low-carbon future.

The publication has been produced by the UNDP Climate Finance Network (CFN), with the support of the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).