An INDC is a government's
proposed 'contribution' to the United Nations as to what it will do about
climate change. The INDCs put forward by countries will form a key input to the
negotiations leading towards the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
The INDCs handbook comes at a
time when most countries missed the 31 March 2015 as encouraged by the Lima
Call for Action – only 35 countries, including Gabon as the only African
country, have formally submitted their INDCs to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Mexico, Norway, the Russian
Federation, Switzerland and the United States are amongst countries that have
already communicated their INDCs. A second implicit submission deadline has now
been set for October 1, 2015, after which submissions are still allowed, but
will not be included in the UNFCCC’s synthesis report, which will be made
available to Parties in time for the 21st Conference of Parties in Paris,
December 2015.
The Alliance's strategic role
in influencing policy from the national to the regional and international level
remains the driving force for its focus on INDCs.
With over 50 African countries
expected to submit their INDCs to the Secretariat of UNFCCC and the 15th
Ordinary Session of AMCEN's Decision in Cairo on INDCs, the role of African
civil society in actively participating and contributing to the process from
the national to the regional level cannot be over-emphasized.
“For African civil society,
INDCs must be a total package that takes into account all the elements of
adaptation, mitigation, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity
building and means of implementation,” said a release from PACJA.
For the continent and other
developing countries, INDCs should include the international support needed as
well as their proposed domestic actions for both mitigation and adaptation and
also for loss and damage, in a way that reinforces an equitable global deal,
and reflects the demands and needs of people.
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