This report was prepared by the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The research, which aimed to compile key milestones in the transparency agenda, began in February 2021 and concluded its editing phase in 2023. The primary objective of the report is to underscore the strategic synergies between the climate change, digitalization, transparency, and data accessibility agendas. This will enable the operationalization of the standards proposed under the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and capitalize on
the achievements made in relation to digitalization and data accessibility. These agendas present a unique opportunity to promote sustainable development through an informed and empowered citizenry. The report is divided into four sections: i) the context to understand the role of transparency and digital governance in advancing climate ambition, ii) an analysis of the ETF in a sample of ten countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, iii) a study on the state of open climate data governance and its digitalization, based on a sample of six countries in the region, and iv) the overall conclusions.
