Direct　electrochemical　reduction　of　CO2　into　valuable　chemicals　and　fuel　is　one　of　the　most　promising　approaches　to　address　the　current　energy　crisis　and　lower　CO2　emission.　Recently,　numerous　metal-organic　framework　(MOF)　and　their　derived　materials　have　extensively　been　developed　as　electrocatalysts　for　CO2　reduction　owing　to　their　unique　structure　including　porosity,　large　specific　surface　area,　and　tunable　chemical　structures.　In　this　review,　the　recent　progress　of　MOF-based　electrocatalysts　for　CO2　reduction　was　summarized　and　discussed.　Detailed　discussions　mainly　focus　on　the　synthesis　and　mechanism　of　pristine　MOFs　and　MOF-derived　materials　for　electrocatalytic　CO2　reduction.　These　examples　are　expected　to　provide　clues　to　rational　design　and　synthesis　of　stable　and　high-performance　MOFs-based　electrocatalysts　for　CO2　reduction.　©　2019　Science　Press　and　Dalian　Institute　of　Chemical　Physics,　Chinese　Academy　of　Sciences