The National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) has been revised based on a number of factors, including the planning period of the National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS) that ended in 2018 and other key developments at national, regional and international levels in the context of the environment and climate change. Landmark developments include the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which is geared towards enhancing the implementation of the Convention. The Paris Agreement aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development goals and efforts to eradicate poverty, including limiting global warming to well below 20 Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.50 C above pre-industrial periods, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.
The National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) 2021-2026 has been prepared in the wake of growing concerns of the negative impacts of climate change and climate variability on the country’s social, economic and physical environment. The preparation and completion of this undertaking could not be possible without the cooperation, commitment and hard work of many stakeholders and experts from the public and private sectors, as well as civil society organizations. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge their contribution and efforts. It is not possible to enumerate all people and institutions whose financial and technical supports were valuable in developing this Strategy.
