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Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute

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Migration: Sierra Leone's mitigation activities focus on promoting green growth, and the country is currently working to integrate climate change into national policy, set standards for environmental health related to air, water, and soil quality, expand the use of clean energy, promote energy efficiency, improve waste management, and decrease transport emissions. With international financial and technical support, Sierra Leone is committed to maintaining emissions levels at a low rate through 2035, around the world average, and achieving neutrality by 2050. Adaptation: For Sierra Leone adaptation is an important response to climate change. Key adaptation approaches include: rangeland and pasture management; crops and livestock management; restoration of degraded land; coastal and marine ecosystem management; early warning and disaster preparedness systems; integrating climate change into health; insurance and social safety nets; resilience in tourism; resilience of private sector adaptation in the extractive sector; and mainstreaming climate change into land reforms. International Climate and Environmental Commitments: The Paris Agreement (Party), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Party), Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Party), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Party), Convention on Biological Diversity (Party), Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (Party), Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Party)

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Sierra Leone's NDC-SDG Connections

Sierra Leone is a coastal West African nation, characterized by wooded hills, mountains, a plateau, and coastal systems, with the majority of its populations living in rural areas. Sierra Leone has significant natural resources, with agriculture being its largest economic sector followed by the rapidly growing mining sector. However, despite this wealth, Sierra Leone faces significant socioeconomic challenges including high unemployment and particularly low life expectancy that was exacerbated by the recent Ebola crisis. Climate change in Sierra Leone may exacerbate existing food security and livelihood issues. Sierra Leone's climatic and geographic context, and low capacity to adapt given its socioeconomic context, makes the country very vulnerable to climate change.

 

 

 

International Commitments and Reporting

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

Nationally Determined Contribution Under the Paris Agreement - https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/NDCStaging/pages/Party.aspx?party=SLE

NDC Monitoring and Reporting

World Bank Country Factsheet on Intended NDCs - http://spappssecext.worldbank.org/sites/indc/PDF_Library/SL.pdf
World Bank’s Climate Knowledge Portal - https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/sierra-leone
ClimateWatch Profile - https://www.climatewatchdata.org/countries/SLE
NDC Partnership Page - http://ndcpartnership.org/countries-map/country?iso=SLE

SDG Voluntary National Review

2019 Voluntary National Review - https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/memberstates/sierraleone

National SDG Monitoring and Reporting

World Bank Overview - http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/sierraleone
UNDP's Open SDG Data Hub - http://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/

NDCs and SDGs

Mapping of NDC-SDG Connections - https://klimalog.die-gdi.de/ndc-sdg/country/SLE

NDCs, SDGs, and Climate Change

NDC Partnership Dashboard on NDCs and relation to the SDGs and Climate Change Vulnerability - http://ndcpartnership.org/climate-watch/ndcs-sdg

Emissions Data

Sierra Leone does not currently have a dynamic online emissions tracking platform, but national emissions reporting can be found within this report - https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/FinalThird%20Nat.%20Com.%20document%20111.pdf

Sendai and Hyogo Frameworks

National Progress Report on the Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action - https://www.preventionweb.net/english/policies/v.php?id=16241&cid=154
National disaster preparedness and response plan - https://www.preventionweb.net/english/policies/v.php?id=60536&cid=154
Disaster management policy - https://www.preventionweb.net/english/policies/v.php?id=60532&cid=154

National Coordination and Reporting

National Appropriate Mitigation Actions

Support to Sierra Leone Preparation of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action - https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/PublicNAMA/_layouts/un/fccc/nama/NamaSeekingSupportForPreparation.aspx?ID=161&viewOnly=1
For recently added action check here -https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/PublicNAMA/SitePages/Country.aspx?CountryId=156

National Strategies Related to International Mechanisms

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan - https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/sl/sl-nbsap-v2-en.pdf

National Regulations/Policies

Sierra Leone Vision 2025 - http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/sierra-leone-vision-2025/
Sierra Leone's Medium Term National Development Plan: 2019-2023 - http://www.moped.gov.sl/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Medium-Term-National-Development-Plan-Volume-I.pdf
The Agenda for Prosperity: Sierra Leone’s Third Generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2013-2018) - http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/the-agenda-for-prosperity-sierra-leones-third-generation-poverty-reduction-strategy-paper-2013-2018/
National Land Policy of Sierra Leone - http://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC155203
Forestry Policy - http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/forestry-policy/
Environment Protection Agency Act - http://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC089631
Conservation and Wildlife Policy - http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/conservation-and-wildlife-policy/
The National Protected Area Authority and Conservation Trust Fund Act - http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/law/the-national-protected-area-authority-and-conservation-trust-fund-act-2012/
Fisheries (Management and Development) (Amendment) Act - http://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC078824
Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act - http://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC176314

Reviews of National Legislation and Policy

London School of Economics: National Climate Legislation - http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/country-profiles/sierra-leone

Financing

Selected Relevant Sources of Climate Related Funding

Climate Funds Update - https://climatefundsupdate.org/data-dashboard/#1541245745457-d3cda887-f010
OECD Climate Change - https://www.oecd.org/env/cc/
OECD Investment for Green Growth - https://www.oecd.org/environment/green.htm
Climate Investment Funds - https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/country/sierra-leone
African Development Bank Group - https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/sectors/climate-change

Multilateral Funders

Sierra Leone receives climate funding from the World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the Global Climate Change Alliance, the Least Developed Countries Fund, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Global Environment Facility, among others.

Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning

Vulnerability/Adaptation Capacity Data

Notre Dame's Global Adaptation Initiative Vulnerability/Readiness Climate Change Index - https://gain.nd.edu/our-work/country-index/
Environmental Performance Index - https://epi.envirocenter.yale.edu/

Natural Disaster/Hazards

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery - https://www.gfdrr.org/en/sierra-leone
PreventionWeb - https://www.preventionweb.net/english/countries/africa/sle

Land Use

LandLinks Country Profile - https://www.land-links.org/sierra-leone
REDD in Sierra Leone - https://theredddesk.org/countries/sierra-leone

Economic Development/Quality of Life and Livelihoods

Strengthening Forest Based Communities and their Livelihoods in Sierra Leone - http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CA5840EN
Sierra Leone: Enabling Sustainable Livelihoods Through Improved Natural Resource Governance and Economic Diversification in the Kono District​ - https://www.sdgfund.org/case-study/sierra-leone-enabling-sustainable-livelihoods-through-improved-natural-resource

Summaries of Programming and Priorities

Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in Sierra Leone's Third National Communication - https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/FinalThird%20Nat.%20Com.%20document%20111.pdf
Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action - https://www.preventionweb.net/english/policies/v.php?id=25782&cid=154

Case Studies

weADAPT Case Studies

weADAPT Entries - https://www.weadapt.org/case-studies?keyword=sierra%20leone

Climate and Development Network Country Page

Climate and Development Network Resources - https://cdkn.org/regions/sierra-leone

Islamic Development Bank Reports

IsDB Country Page - https://www.isdb.org/sierra-leone

Climate, Climate Change, and Environmental Data

Natural Disaster/Hazards Data

ThinkHazard - http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/221-sierra-leone

Energy Supply and Demand Data

Renewable Energy Mapping - http://resourceirena.irena.org/gateway/countrySearch/?countryCode=SLE

Land Use Data

FAOStat - http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/

Weather/Meteorological Data

World Meteorological Organization Profile - https://www.wmo.int/cpdb/sierra-leone

<span class="isdb-tag">Land Tenure</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Climate Smart Agriculture</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Energy Efficiency</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Solar Power</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Climate Services</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Coastal Management and Planning</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Rural Development</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Agriculture Fishing Forestry Sector</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Energy and Extractive Sector</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Sustainable Transport</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Biological Hazards</span> <span class="isdb-tag"> Food Insecurity</span>
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