Country: Ecuador

Overview: The NDC for ECU is a Business as usual commitment that includes No quantitative adaptation target and is estimated to cost in the range of no (partial) costs mentioned.

Ecuador First NDC

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 1
  • Mitigation Target Details: Business as usual
  • Type of Temperature Target: 3
  • Temperature Target Details: Mentioning global effort to limit global temperature increase to 1.5?C
  • Type of Mitigation Costs: 1
  • Costs of Mitigation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Type of Renewable Energy Class: 3
  • Renewable Energy Details: Focus area (hydropwer, wind, solar and biogas from landfills)
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 3
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Focus area (e.g. reduction of gas flaring)
  • Type of Trasportation Class: 2
  • Transportation Details: Considered (operation of the Quito Metro (22 km) and Cuenca tramway (12km))
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Class: 1
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Details: Not indicated
  • Agriculture Class: 3
  • Agriculture Details: Focus area (sustainable livestock practices)
  • Land Use and Forestry Class: 3
  • Land Use and Forestry Details: Focus area
  • Waste Class: 3
  • Waste Details: Focus area (promote the active capture of methane in landfills)
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 2
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Considered (CH4, N2O)
  • Fossil Fuel Production Class: 4
  • Fossil Fuel Production Details: Action related to fossil fuel production (Cleaner production)
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Class: 2
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Details: Considered (e.g. programme to stimulate replacement of Liquefied Gas Cookers by induction cookers)
  • Land Use Change Class: 5
  • LAnd Use Change Details: quantified, mitigation target
  • REDD+ Class: 3
  • REDD+ Details: REDD+ specified: strategies for implementation
  • Trade Class: 2
  • Trade Details: International trade/trade measures mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 1
  • Market Mechanism Details: Not mentioned
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 3
  • Mitigation Documents Details: The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador; National Environmental Policy; National Climate Change Strategy; Organic Code of Planning and Public Finance; National Climate Change Strategy 2012-2025;
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 1
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: No co-benefits of mitigation mentioned
  • Migration and Displacement Class: 2
  • Migration and Displacement Details: Risk of displacement/migration as a consequence of climate change
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Water Resources Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Ecosystems Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Class: 2
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Details: Sector identified as vulnerable
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Details: No losses indicated
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Class: 1
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Details: No future losses indicated
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Class: 2
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Details: Mentioned: increasingly frequent and intense rainfall and extreme temperatures
  • Climate Risk of Floods Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Floods Details: Floods mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Details: Droughts mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Details: Temperature increase mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Class: 2
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Details: Sea level rise mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Water Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Water Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Health Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Health Details:
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Class: 1
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Details: Forestry sector not mentioned
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Class: 1
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Details: No quantitative adaptation target
  • Cost of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 4
  • Adaptation Documents Details: National Environmental Policy; National Climate Change Strategy; Organic Environmental Code; Organic Code of Planning and Public Finance; National Climate Change Strategy 2012-2025; 3rd National Communication to UNFCCC; (NAP);
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 2
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: Mitigation co-benefit
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: adaptation finance partly conditional to contribution
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: mitigation finance partly conditional to contribution
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 3
  • Technology Needs Details: Specific technology mentioned
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Details: Technology transfer (partly) conditional to INDC implementation
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Details: Capacity building (partly) conditional to INDC implementation
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Class: 4
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Details: MoI specified in fairness/equity section (capacity building, climate finance, technology transfer)
  • Climate Risk Insurance Class: 1
  • Climate Risk Insurance Details: Not mentioned
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Class: 3
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Details: Mentioned with specific elements
  • Stakeholder Consultation Class: 3
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Mentioned, and specific actors indicated: public sector, private sector, academia, civil society, international organizations
  • Education Planning Class: 2
  • Education Planning Details: Education mentioned
  • Awareness Raising Class: 5
  • Awareness Raising Details: Education to implement the (I)NDC?Aos mitigation contribution
  • Training Class: 4
  • Training Details: Training to implement the (I)NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Access to Information Class: 4
  • Access to Information Details: Information access to implement the (I)NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Class: 3
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Details: Mentioned: creation of specific laws and policies
  • Monitoring and Review Class: 1
  • Monitoring and Review Details: No section on domestic monitoring and/or evaluation, no reference to international review
  • Sustainable Development Goals Class: 3
  • Sustainable Development Goals Details: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mentioned
  • Sustainable Development Class: 2
  • Sustainable Development Details: Sustainable development mentioned
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Details: not mentioned
  • Green Economy Class: 1
  • Green Economy Details: Not mentioned
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Class: 4
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Details: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction mentioned
  • Section on Fairness Class: 2
  • Section on Fairness Details: Section included without contextualizing own emissions
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 1
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Not mentioned
  • Loss and Damage Class: 1
  • Loss and Damage Details: Not mentioned
  • Gender Class: 2
  • Gender Details: Mentioned
  • Human Rights Class: 1
  • Human Rights Details: Not indicated
  • Income Class: 2
  • Income Details: Upper middle income
  • Region ID: 2
  • Region Name: Latin America & Caribbean
  • G20 Class: 0
  • G20 Details: not G20