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Climate Change & Bhutan Kumbu Dukpa & Karma Tshering National Environment Commission Royal Government of Bhutan

GHG emissions from Bhutan NE Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Climate Change Impacts in Bhutan Agrarian population 80% of population 32.9 of GDP Dependence on Water Resources 10% of GDP 30,000 MW potential power generation Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Climate Change Impacts in Bhutan Forests and Biodiversity 72% forest high diversity - Eastern Himalayan hotspot Natural Disasters Glacial Lake Outbursts Floods Landslides Human Health Increase in tropical diseases and heat stress Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Bhutan and the Climate Change Process 1992: Bhutan signs UNFCCC in Rio Summit 1995: UNFCCC ratified by National Assembly 2002: Acceded to Kyoto Protocol Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Bhutan and the Climate Change Process Article 4.8 of Convention Developing country Fragile mountainous ecosystem Land locked Article 4.9 Bhutan is a LDC At negotiations Bhutan highlights its fragile mountainous ecosystem follows LDC issues closely Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

The UNFCCC and Bhutan National Obligations (Article 4 & 12 of UNFCCC) Bhutan’s Initial National Communication and 1st National GHG Inventory Submitted to UNFCCC at COP6 Bhutan has Low capacity to fulfill obligations. Low financial, human and technical resources. Given the importance of the issue of climate change, Bhutan has completed its initial national communication Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

National Institutions NECS focal agency of UNFCCC NEC members serve on National Climate Change Committee NEC Secretariat is focal institution for UNFCCC NEC Designated National Authority for Clean Development Mechanism Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Climate Change Activities GEF Enabling Activities 1st National Communication and Inventory submitted. 2nd National Communication (approved, stock-taking under process) Glacial Lake Risk Assessments 1994 GLOF along Phochhu Of 500 lakes: 24 potentially dangerous Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Constraints Lack of adequate data & information Low capacity to respond to climate change Financial, Technical, Institutional capacity Negotiations Small delegation Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Priority Needs Capacity Building Adaptation Meteorological systems & early warning Vulnerability assessments & adaptation options Strengthening relevant institutions CDM and its process Negotiations Adaptation NAPA implementation & financing Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Activities completed National Capacity Self Assessment MSP Proposal submitted to GEF on one of the priority activities identified in NCSA Action Plan National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) submitted to GEF Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019

Tashi Delek www.nec.gov.bt Climate Change and Bhutan 1/16/2019