Development of a long-term low emission strategy. Policy and planning. NCSD. Source: Ministries’ submissions. 4 Cross-cutting areas. The initial NDC was developed in a short period of time, which made far-reaching consultations challenging. As such, it was understood that some crucial areas of climate change policy and implementation were not adequately analysed, specifically 1) Gender; 2) Youth involvement; and 3) Private sector engagement.