The Integrated Assessment Approach to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (IAA6), developed by UNOPS, provides countries with a practical framework to align their mitigation strategies with their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the broader objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Tanzania, together with Peru and Sri Lanka, is among the first countries to test and refine this framework. The initiative will strengthen Tanzania’s ability to analyse, plan, and implement Article 6 cooperation effectively while ensuring environmental and social integrity.

The project is implemented by a consortium led by Perspectives Climate Research, Climate Analytics, and Climate Action Network Tanzania. The consortium leverages extensive expertise in Article 6 rulemaking, carbon markets, sectoral decarbonization pathways, and national climate policy development specific to Tanzania and other low- and middle-income countries. The IAA6 approach is designed to be systemic and actionable, emphasizing evidence-based decision-making through integrated assessment modeling (including the open-source SiSePuede tool), alignment with international transparency frameworks, and promoting transformational shifts in climate policy.

By fostering South-South cooperation, the approach aims to enhance climate ambition, facilitate implementation of NDCs, and promote broader regional and global adoption of Article 6 cooperation frameworks, with particular attention to environmental and social integrity, and sustainable development outcomes