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.
- 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