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

2. GHG emissions from BhutanNE
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. Bhutan and the Climate Change Process
1992: Bhutan signs UNFCCC in Rio Summit
1995: UNFCCC ratified by National Assembly
2002: Acceded to Kyoto Protocol
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6. 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
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7. 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

8. 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

9. 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
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10. Constraints Lack of adequate data & information
Low capacity to respond to climate change
Financial, Technical, Institutional capacity
Negotiations
Small delegation
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. Tashi Delek
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