| BUR | Biennial Update Reports |
| CDKN | Climate and Development Knowledge Network |
| CONPES | National Council for Economic and Social Policy of Colombia |
| COP | Conference of the Parties |
| CPEIR | Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review |
| CPI | Climate Policy Initiative |
| DNP | National Planning Department of Colombia |
| ECDBC | Colombian Low-carbon Development Strategy |
| GCF | Green Climate Fund |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GFLAC | Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Finance Group |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gases |
| GIZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit |
| IDEAM | Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology, and Environmental Studies of Colombia |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| NDCs | Nationally Determined Contributions |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| REDD+ | Countries' efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks |
| SCF | Standing Committee on Finance |
| SISCLIMA | National Climate Change System |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Program |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| WRI | World Resources Institute |