Country: South Africa

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

South Africa First NDC

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 4
  • Mitigation Target Details: Peaking target
  • 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
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 2
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Considered
  • Type of Trasportation Class: 1
  • Transportation Details: Not indicated
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Class: 2
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Details: Considered
  • Agriculture Class: 2
  • Agriculture Details: Considered
  • Land Use and Forestry Class: 3
  • Land Use and Forestry Details: Focus area
  • Waste Class: 2
  • Waste Details: Considered
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 2
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Considered (CH4, N2O)
  • Fossil Fuel Production Class: 2
  • Fossil Fuel Production Details: Producer; no mention of fossil fuel production
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Class: 1
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidies Details: Not indicated
  • Land Use Change Class: 2
  • LAnd Use Change Details: No baseline quantified, no mitigation quantified
  • REDD+ Class: 1
  • REDD+ Details: REDD+ not mentioned
  • Trade Class: 1
  • Trade Details: International trade/trade measures not mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 1
  • Market Mechanism Details: Not mentioned
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 3
  • Mitigation Documents Details: National Climate Change Response Policy; Integrated Energy and Electricity Plan
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 1
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: No co-benefits of mitigation mentioned
  • Migration and Displacement Class: 1
  • Migration and Displacement Details: Migration/relocation not mentioned
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Agriculture Resources Details: Sector not included
  • 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: 1
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Details: Sector not included
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Class: 2
  • Costs of Recent Climate Related Hazards Details: economic losses: 0.4-22.8 bn (?A, 1971-2000)
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Class: 2
  • Costs of Future Climate Related Hazards Details: Future losses: 0.4-30.8 bn for low mitigation scenario; 3.4-29.8 bn for moderate/high mitigation scenario (2020-2030)
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Class: 2
  • Climate Risks of Extreme Weather Details: Mentioned: (flash) floods, droughts, storms, forest fires
  • 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 as climate risk
  • Priority Sectors Water Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Water Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Class: 2
  • Priority Sectors Agriculture Details: Mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Health Class: 1
  • Priority Sectors Health Details:
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Class: 2
  • Priority Sectors Ecosystems Details: Mentioned
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Class: 3
  • Priority Sectors Forestry Details: Elaborated on actions/plans/strategies
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Class: 1
  • Quantified Adaptation Targets Details: No quantitative adaptation target
  • Cost of Adaptation Class: 3
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: 2,9 billion US$
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 3
  • Adaptation Documents Details: National Climate Change Response Policy
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 1
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: No co-benefits of adaptation mentioned
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: Partly conditional to contribution
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 2
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: Mitigation finance mentioned in NDC
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 3
  • Technology Needs Details: specific technology needs mentioned
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Technology Transfer Details: NDC contribution conditional to technology transfer
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Class: 3
  • Conditionality of Capacity Building Details: Capacity building (partly) conditional to NDC implementation
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Class: 2
  • Means of Implementation and Fairness Details: MoI not mentioned in fairness/equity section
  • Climate Risk Insurance Class: 1
  • Climate Risk Insurance Details: Not mentioned
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Class: 1
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Details: Not indicated
  • Stakeholder Consultation Class: 3
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Mentioned with specific actors (Civil society, policy makers, academia, private sector, development partners)
  • Education Planning Class: 4
  • Education Planning Details: education to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Awareness Raising Class: 4
  • Awareness Raising Details: awareness raising to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Training Class: 4
  • Training Details: training to implement the NDC?Aos adaptation contribution
  • Access to Information Class: 1
  • Access to Information Details: information access not mentioned
  • 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: 1
  • Sustainable Development Goals Details: Sustainable Development Goals not 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: 3
  • Green Economy Details: Green economy mentioned (South Africa Green Climate Fund to catalyse and demonstrate green economy intiatives)
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Class: 3
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Details: Disaster Risk Reduction mentioned
  • Section on Fairness Class: 2
  • Section on Fairness Details: Section on fairness/equity not contextualizing emissions
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 3
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Mentioned own historical responsibility
  • 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: 6
  • Region Name: Sub-Saharan Africa
  • G20 Class: 1
  • G20 Details: G20 member