Plans and policies of relevance to NAPs for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

The National Development Plan of Uganda aims to address structural bottlenecks in the economy to accelerate socioeconomic transformation and bring a portion of the third of the population out of poverty.  The plan outlines the development priorities and implementation strategies to help achieve this. Among these, climate change is acknowledged as an enabling sector that will require integration with other sectors of the economy for successful socioeconomic transformation.

In an effort to develop a climate change abatement economy, Sierra Leone’s main focus is to earn forest carbon credits through the implementation of REDD/REDD+ programmes. The government aims to develop and manage 2.5 million hectares of forests in the next decade to assist income-generating activities of non-timber forest products, sustainable tree crops and ecotourism. They plan to achieve this through participatory forest management in all forested districts and communities. 

This study gives an overview of the current strengths, weaknesses, gaps and duplications in the legislative and institutional framework in the context of disaster risk reduction in Armenia. It details out the present structure and status of implementation of the various activities under this programme and has also enabled the availability of a strong disaster management database in the country. 

The National Climate Change Policy recognizes climate change as a sustainable development issue that brings opportunities as well as challenges. Building upon this idea, the government through this policy aims to enhance the country’s adaptive capacity while pursuing a path of low-carbon development. Based on 9 guiding principles, the climate change response actions have been grouped under 10 categories covering finance, technology, vulnerability and adaptation, mitigation among others.