The NAZCA portal (Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action) is a global online platform that showcases climate action commitments and progress from non-Party stakeholders (NPS) and Cooperative Climate Initiatives (CCIs).

The portal was launched at COP20 in Lima, Peru in 2014, in recognition of the fact that addressing climate change requires ambitious, coordinated action from all segments of society, both public and private. Understanding the current state of climate action by all stakeholders is crucial in identifying gaps and strengthening global efforts to combat climate change.

Cooperative Climate Initiative (CCI) are voluntary institutional arrangements jointly organized by multiple entities - including non-State actors or non-State actors with national governmental actors - working towards achieving a clearly defined climate-related goal aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement shared by the entities within the CCI. The NAZCA portal tracks the voluntary reported information of registered CCIs.

The Global Climate Action Agenda is organized around six overarching thematic areas ("axes"), guided by the outcomes of the first Global Stocktake: (1) Energy, industry and transport; (2) Forests, oceans and biodiversity; (3) Agriculture and food; (4) Cities, infrastructure and water; (5) Human and social development; and (6) Finance, technology and capacity-building. Each thematic axis has key objectives designed to make climate action concrete and measurable. CCIs accelerate multi-stakeholder collaboration to scale-up climate action in the socio-economic sphere, thereby contributing to achieving the Action Agenda’s objectives. The NAZCA portal ensures transparency regarding the areas of intervention and approaches taken by each of the CCIs in relation to the objectives of the Action Agenda.

Your initiative may be suitable to report as a NAZCA CCI if it is jointly organized by multiple entities working toward a shared climate-related goal. "Multiple entities" means either: non-State actors, or non-State actors with national governmental actors. National governments can participate, host, or lead a CCI. However, an intergovernmental arrangement without any involvement of non-State actors as participant or secretariat may not suffice as a CCI in the context of NAZCA.

A single entity generally cannot qualify as a CCI on its own, unless the entity’s primary objective is to enhance multi-stakeholder cooperation on climate action and fulfils additional eligibility criteria. However, an individual entity can still be a part of a CCI, for example as a participant, secretariat, funder or in other roles.

CCIs can take many forms, including but not limited to:

• Coalitions and alliances,
• Informal multi-stakeholder partnerships,
• Joint declarations with implementation mechanisms,

For further guidance, please consult the examples of what is and is not considered a CCI.

Registering as a CCI on NAZCA may have several benefits, in addition to demonstrating contribution of the initiative to climate action transparency. The platform provides a structured framework for presenting your initiative's work, making its activities and impact publicly available. Registration also connects your initiative with other CCIs and stakeholders, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and further partnership. Active involvement – shown, for example, through regular reporting - can lead to engagement opportunities at COPs and other climate events. Furthermore, reported information feeds into the Global Climate Action Agenda, as well as the annual Yearbook of Global Climate Action, which aims to contribute to the Global Stocktake.

The registration process consists of two main steps. First, interested initiatives are invited to express their interest using this form. The NAZCA team will then conduct an initial screening of the information received to assess alignment with the scope of CCI tracking.

Second, initiatives passed the initial screening will be invited to submit a registration form containing more detailed information, alongside a list of entities that are part of the initiative. Upon receipt of that information, the NAZCA team will conduct a due diligence review. Once that is successfully concluded, the submitted information will be published on NAZCA - the CCI will be officially registered. After registration, the CCI is invited to update their information regularly and to annually report progress. Progress reporting takes place every September.

Following registration, initiatives are encouraged to keep their information up to date. This can be done conveniently through the Initiative Self-Service (ISS) platform, which allows you to manage all your initiatives' information in one place.

You are also encouraged to submit an annual progress report each September via the same platform. Reporting plays a vital role in ensuring transparency and in showcasing progress toward the climate targets you have set.

The Initiative Self-Service (ISS) is the online reporting platform for CCIs. CCI focal points can directly manage and update their initiatives' information. Any updates made are automatically reflected on the NAZCA Portal from COP31 onwards.

For more guidance on account creation, profile management, and reporting through the ISS, feel free to consult the following references: a) Guidance document for ISS account creation, b) guidance document for initiative profile management, and c) guidance document for progress reporting.

The NAZCA annual progress reporting covers three main areas about the progress you made at the initiative-level. First, you are asked to provide details on the actions your initiative has taken during the reporting year - an "action" being any activity that has helped move your initiative closer to its climate-related goals. Second, you are encouraged to report the progress you made against your active quantitative or qualitative targets. Third, you are invited to describe any challenges and opportunities you have faced or identified over the reporting period.

Participants are individual entities, governments or their agencies that take substantive action to implement the goal of the CCI. A participant may be a signatory or a member: A signatory is an entity that has made a commitment, such as a pledge, to undertake action as defined by the CCI. A member is an entity, without a signatory commitment, taking action to implement the goal of the CCI.

CCIs are requested to provide their list of participant entities and keep it up to date. In the future, this can be managed by the initiatives themselves through the Initiative Self-Service (ISS).

You may reach the NAZCA Team under NAZCA@unfccc.int.