Country: Saudi Arabia

Overview: The NDC for SAU is a Policies and Actions (Adaptation with mitigation co-benefits) commitment that includes No quantitative adaptation target and is estimated to cost in the range of no (partial) costs mentioned.

Saudi Arabia First NDC

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Mitigation

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  • Type of Mitigation Target: 5
  • Mitigation Target Details: Policies and Actions (Adaptation with mitigation co-benefits)
  • Type of Temperature Target: 1
  • Temperature Target Details: Not mentioning global effort to limit global temperature increase to 2?C or 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 (Solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, waste-to-energy)
  • Type of Energy Efficiency Class: 3
  • Energy Efficiency Details: Focus area (buildings, transport)
  • Type of Trasportation Class: 2
  • Transportation Details: Considered
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Class: 3
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Details: Focus area
  • Agriculture Class: 1
  • Agriculture Details: Not indicated
  • Land Use and Forestry Class: 1
  • Land Use and Forestry Details: Not indicated
  • Waste Class: 1
  • Waste Details: Not indicated
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Class: 1
  • Reducing Non-CO2 Gases Details: Not indicated
  • Fossil Fuel Production Class: 5
  • Fossil Fuel Production Details: Contextualises (Response measures); and action related to fossil fuel production (Cleaner production; Shift to natural gas; Economic diversification; CCS for enhanced oil recovery)
  • 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: 2
  • Trade Details: International trade/trade measures mentioned
  • Market Mechanism Class: 1
  • Market Mechanism Details: Not mentioned
  • Mitigation Documents Class: 1
  • Mitigation Documents Details: No reference to existing mitigation plans or strategies
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Class: 3
  • Co-Benefits of Mitigation Details: Other co-benefits: economic diversification

Adaptation

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  • 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: 1
  • Vulnerability of Citizens Health Details: Sector not included
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Class: 1
  • Vulnerability of Coastal Zones Details: Sector not included
  • 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: (flash) floods, droughts, storms
  • Climate Risk of Floods Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Floods Details: Floods not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Droughts Details: Droughts not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Temperature Increases Details: Temperature increase not mentioned
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Class: 1
  • Climate Risk of Sea Level Rise Details: Sea level rise not included/not applicable
  • 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: 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: 1
  • Cost of Adaptation Details: no (partial) costs mentioned
  • Adaptation Documents Class: 1
  • Adaptation Documents Details: No reference to existing adaptation plans and strategies
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Class: 3
  • Co-Benefits of Adaptation Details: Other co-benefits: economic diversification

Finance and Support

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  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Class: 1
  • Conditionality of Adaptation Finance Details: Not mentioned
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Class: 1
  • Conditionality of Mitigation Finance Details: Not mentioned
  • Technoogy Needs Class: 2
  • Technology Needs Details: technology 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 Process

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  • Planning of NDC Formulation Class: 3
  • Planning of NDC Formulation Details: Mentioned with specific elements
  • Stakeholder Consultation Class: 2
  • Stakeholder Consultation Details: Mentioned
  • Education Planning Class: 3
  • Education Planning Details: education to implement NDC, aim not clear
  • Awareness Raising Class: 1
  • Awareness Raising Details: awareness raising not mentioned
  • Training Class: 1
  • Training Details: training not mentioned
  • Access to Information Class: 1
  • Access to Information Details: information access not mentioned
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Class: 2
  • Planning of (I)NDC Implementation Details: Mentioned
  • Monitoring and Review Class: 2
  • Monitoring and Review Details: Section on domestic monitoring and/or evaluation

Broader Picture

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  • 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: 3
  • Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Details: Plans for subsidy reform mentioned (decrease market distortion (fuel taxes); subsidies for complementary energy sources)
  • Green Economy Class: 1
  • Green Economy Details: Not mentioned
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Class: 1
  • Disaster Risk Reduction Details: Not mentioned
  • Section on Fairness Class: 2
  • Section on Fairness Details: Section on fairness/equity not contextualizing emissions
  • Historical Responsibility Class: 1
  • Historical Responsibility Details: Not mentioned
  • Loss and Damage Class: 1
  • Loss and Damage Details: Not mentioned
  • Gender Class: 1
  • Gender Details: Not indicated
  • Human Rights Class: 1
  • Human Rights Details: Not indicated
  • Income Class: 3
  • Income Details: High income
  • Region ID: 3
  • Region Name: Middle East & North Africa
  • G20 Class: 1
  • G20 Details: G20 member