All articles for the topic: Yemen

Mitigation: Yemen's unconditional mitigation pledge is a 1% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to their business as usual scenario, while a 14% reduction could be achieved under certain conditions and with access to external financing. Mitigation efforts would target the energy sector (production ad demand), the agriculture sector (irrigation systems, cropping systems, and forestry and agricultural land use), and the waste sector (both solid waste and wastewater). Specific actions include building greater renewable generation capacity, increasing the efficiency of power generation and transmission, reducing methane released from soil when framing, and using landfill gas for power generation. Adaptation: Studies have found that Yemen’s key climate vulnerabilities are its agriculture sector, coastal areas, and water supply. In order to ensure resilience in these priority areas Yemen is pursuing a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder, adaptation process. Current adaptation programming looks at climate information services, integrated coastal zone management, rural livelihoods, rain-fed agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and natural disasters early warning and response. Future priorities include promoting rainwater harvesting, encouraging sustainable agriculture and land resource management, using renewable energy to build resilience in rural communities, and integrating the protection of sensitive ecosystems into livelihoods around natural resource management. International Climate and Environmental Commitments: The Paris Agreement (Signed), 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)