National economic, environment and development study for climate change
The purpose of this study is to facilitate the identification of priority mitigation and adaptation measures by the participating countries, in line with their national sustainable development strategies, and to see how these measures can be effectively supported financially, by public and private sector funding, multilateral initiatives, carbon markets and other sources of funding or investment.
The main objectives of the National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) are to support the participating countries in: (1) Selecting key sectors for climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, on the basis of priorities identified in the national communications and in national development plans; (2) Assessing the financing required and received to implement mitigation and adaptation measures in the key sectors selected in 1. above and identifying appropriate financial and regulatory instruments to support these measures; (3) Raising awareness and facilitating informed consensus among government agencies on the policy actions required to mobilize finance and investment in mitigation and adaptation measures.
This study was established following a June 2008 request from the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to the Secretariat to provide information to non-Annex I Parties on the assessment of financing needs to implement mitigation and adaptation. The present report provides a summary of the initial inputs received from the first seven case studies under NEEDS. Participating countries are Costa Rica, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Maldives, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines. A full report is expected to be released in the first half of 2010, once all participating countries submit their final inputs.
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