Afghanistan climate change strategy and action plan / Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, National Environment Protection Agency.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Afghanistan] : National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), 2016.Description: 75 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet GE320. A33.
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Contents: Title—Abbreviation—Executive summary—Conceptual framework—1. Climate and sustainable development in Afghanistan—2. Vision for climate resilient development—3. Targets and milestones—4. Climate hazards, impacts and adaptation strategies—5. Low emission development strategies and climate change mitigation—6. Knowledge management, research and development—7. Institutional mechanisms and financing for implementing the strategy—Climate change action plan for Afghanistan.
Summary: Summary: “The fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has pointed towards a definite rising of global temperatures and reduced precipitation, as a direct impact of climate change. The IPCC has considered ways to limit global emissions in order to restrict temperature rise to 2oC above pre-industrial levels, acknowledging the clear possibility of a 2oC temperature rise globally. Afghanistan has been endowed with abundant natural wealth, such as water resources, forest resources and mineral wealth, including hydrocarbons. It has a semi-arid and continental type of climate…”—(page 6).
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Cover title.
“November, 2016”.
“Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, National Environment Protection Agency”—at head of title.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Title—Abbreviation—Executive summary—Conceptual framework—1. Climate and sustainable development in Afghanistan—2. Vision for climate resilient development—3. Targets and milestones—4. Climate hazards, impacts and adaptation strategies—5. Low emission development strategies and climate change mitigation—6. Knowledge management, research and development—7. Institutional mechanisms and financing for implementing the strategy—Climate change action plan for Afghanistan.

Summary: “The fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has pointed towards a definite rising of global temperatures and reduced precipitation, as a direct impact of climate change. The IPCC has considered ways to limit global emissions in order to restrict temperature rise to 2oC above pre-industrial levels, acknowledging the clear possibility of a 2oC temperature rise globally. Afghanistan has been endowed with abundant natural wealth, such as water resources, forest resources and mineral wealth, including hydrocarbons. It has a semi-arid and continental type of climate…”—(page 6).

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