Angola First NDC (Archived)
Category: UNFCCC
Document Type: Nationally Determined Contribution
Role: Main
Angola's 2015 Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)
Angola's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), submitted in November 2015, outlines the country's planned contributions to global climate change efforts under the framework of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, the National Strategy for the Implementation of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, the Strategy to Fight Poverty (SFP), the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), and the Long Term Strategy for Development of Angola (2025). The INDC encompasses both mitigation and adaptation components. For mitigation, Angola commits to stabilizing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, using 2005 as the base year for a Business As Usual (BAU) scenario. The unconditional target is to reduce GHG emissions by 35% below the BAU scenario by 2030. Additionally, Angola proposes a conditional mitigation scenario, contingent on international support, aiming for an additional 15% reduction, totaling nearly 50% below the BAU scenario by 2030. The primary sectors targeted for mitigation are power generation from renewable sources and reforestation. The estimated overall cost for achieving both unconditional and conditional mitigation targets is over 14.7 billion USD. For adaptation, the INDC includes priority actions aimed at strengthening the country's resilience to climate change impacts, particularly in key economic sectors identified as highly vulnerable. The objective is to support the attainment of the Long Term Strategy for Development of Angola (2025) by enhancing resilience. The INDC highlights the importance of fairness and ambition, means of implementation (including finance), socio-economic benefits, and a gender perspective in its climate actions.
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DRAFT Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) of the Republic of Angola November 2015 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 4 1. NATIONAL CONTEXT ......................................................................................... 5 2. ANGOLA‟S MITIGATION CONTRIBUTION ......................................................... 5 Objectives and expected trajectories for 2030 .................................................................. 5 Strategy and planning processes.......................................................................................... 7 3. ANGOLA‟S ADAPTATION CONTRIBUTION ..................................................... 14 Objectives and Sectoral Intervention for Adaptation ..................................................... 14 4. FAIRNESS AND AMBITION .............................................................................. 19 5. MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................ 19 6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS ........................................................................ 20 7. GENDER PERSPECTIVE .................................................................................. 20 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The contributions of Angola to this INDC are in the framework of the National Strategy for the Implementation of UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, the Strategy to Fight Poverty (SFP), the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) and Long Term Strategy for Development of Angola (2025). Angola is committed to take part in the aspiration set at International level to fight against the phenomenon of climate change, thus contributing to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For this, Angola‟s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) encompasses for Mitigation purposes both unconditional and conditional measures for the reduction of GHG. The country is committed to stabilize its emissions, and contribute to climate change mitigation by 2030, targeting the following sectors: Power generation from renewable sources; and Reforestation. Angola plans to reduce GHG emissions up to 35% unconditionally by 2030 as compared to the Business As Usual (BAU) scenario (base year 2005). In addition, it is expected that through a conditional mitigation scenariothe country could reduce an additional 15% below BAU emission levels by 2030. In achieving its unconditional and conditional targets Angola expects to reduce its emissions trajectory by nearly 50% below the BAU scenario by 2030 at overall cost of over 14.7billion USD. Given to its extreme vulnerability to Climate Change impacts in some key economic sectors, Angola‟s INDC also includes priority Adaptation actions that will enable the strengthening of the resilience of the country towards the attainment of the Long Term Strategy for Development of Angola (2025). Sectoral Intervention for Adaptation The Angolan economy has been hit hard by the impact of climate change expressed as prolonged drought, damaging flash floods, forest fires, reduced crop production, reduced water resources, impacted fishing resources, etc. Many of the economy sectors of Angola have been impacted by climate variability in the last thirty years. However, there are economy sectors which are extremely vulnerable to impacts resulting from the extreme events and which will pose not only serious
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