Niger's Second National Communication - Official Document - December 2009

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change. Activities generally include: V&A assessments, Greenhouse Gas Inventory preparation, Mitigation Analysis or Education, and awareness raising activities. The ultimate goal is the integration of climate change considerations into relevant social, economic and environmental policies and actions.

Major adaptation activities presented in Niger's SNC include multi-stakeholder development and management of water resources, establishing committees for national water basins, joint-commission and multilateral bodies for trans-border waters, and the improvement of knowledge about the great fossil aquifers prior to a balanced exploitation.