Nicaragua First NDC (Updated submission)

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Category: UNFCCC

Document Type: Nationally Determined Contribution

Role: Main

Nicaragua's Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Submission in 2020

This document represents Nicaragua's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted in 2020 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. It provides a characterization of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, outlines main national advances in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and details the current status and proposed actions within the NDC framework. The NDC update proposes an increase in ambition for mitigation efforts, particularly focusing on the Energy sector (including advances in renewable energy capacity), Industrial Processes and Product Use, and the Forest Management and Land Use Change (LULUCF) sector. It synthesizes these proposed increases and identifies medium-term actions for consideration in future NDCs (2025-2030). The document also presents mitigation projections based on acquired commitments. On adaptation, the NDC outlines proposed actions and their relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covering areas likely including disaster risk management, water management, agriculture, and biodiversity, although specific sectors are not exhaustively listed in the table of contents. It highlights progress made in implementing both mitigation (Energy, Forest Management/LULUCF) and adaptation actions. A key component is Nicaragua's commitment to improving the metrics and methodologies used for its NDC, including the national GHG inventory (INGEI), and details the organizational structure for this process. The document also touches upon the communication strategy for the NDC, emphasizing inclusive and participatory development. The NDC serves as Nicaragua's formal commitment and plan for addressing climate change, outlining national policies, actions, and targets across key sectors, and is subject to reporting and review processes under the international climate regime.

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ÍNDICE DE CONTENIDOS
Introducción 7
Caracterización de las emisiones nacionales de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) 11
Principales Avances Nacionales en Cambio Climático 15
3.1 - Mitigación 16
3.2 - Adaptación 18
Estado actual de las NDC en Nicaragua. 23
4.1 - Acciones de Mitigación propuesta en la NDC 24
4.2 - Acciones de Adaptación propuestas 26
Principios fundamentales de las metas actuales de las NDC 29
Avances en la implementación de las NDC 33
6.1 - Sector Energía 34
6.1.1 - Avances 34
6.2 - Gestión forestal, Uso de la Tierra y Cambio de Usos de la Tierra 36
6.2.1 - Avances 36
Compromisos de Nicaragua en el mejoramiento de la métrica de sus NDC 43
Estrategia de comunicación de las NDC
para el desarrollo inclusivo y participativo 49
Propuesta de Actualización de la NDC 53
9.1.-Propuesta de incremento de ambición en Mitigación 54
9.1.1.-Sector Energía 54
9.1.2-Sector Procesos Industriales y Uso de Productos 55
9.1.3.- Sector Gestión de Bosques y Cambio de Uso de Suelo 55
9.2 -Síntesis de la propuesta de incremento de ambición de NDC en Nicaragua 56
9.3 - Acciones a mediano plazo a considerar en futuras NDC (2025 – 2030) 57
Proyecciones de Mitigación con base en los compromisos adquiridos 59
Contribución Componente Adaptación 63
Anexos 70
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ÍNDICE DE FIGURAS
Figura 1 Emisiones de CO2 equv por sector 12
Figura 2 Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero por Sector - Cuarto INGEI 13
Figura 3 Tendencia de las emisiones por GEI (GgCO2eq) 13
Figura 4 Principales avances en mitigación al Cambio Climático. 17
Figura 5 Conservación de bosques dentro de Territorios Indígenas y Áreas Protegidas 24
Figura 6 Área potencial para la restauración forestal 26
Figura 7 Distribución porcentual de la capacidad instalada nominal por tipo fuente 2016 35
Figura 8 Distribución porcentual de la capacidad instalada nominal por tipo fuente 2019 35
Figura 9 Capacidad Instalada Nominal (MW)Por tipo de fuente. 36
Figura 10 Registro de plantaciones forestales 37
Figura 12 Mapa de Programas y Proyectos en gestión por Nicaragua. 41
Figura 13 Estructura organizativa para la construcción de los INGEI 46
Figura 14 Presentación de avances en la Contribución Nacional -Determinada con:
mujeres, jóvenes, academia e instituciones 51
Figura 15 Escenarios de Mitigación considerando NDC actual

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