How Does Lebanon's Climate Commitment Contribute to its Sustainable Recovery?

CONTEXT

Lebanon’s current situation is challenging, as it is facing an unprecedented economic, financial, monetary, and banking crisis. This deteriorating situation calls for swift and transformative reforms in order to restore economic health and improve quality of life, in a sustainable fashion. To ensure this sustainability, all reforms need to be shaped with the aim to achieve a low-emission and resilient green economy.

To that end, in March 2021, Lebanon submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) which gives a clear way forward in reducing its national GHG emissions, increasing its resilience, while contributing to economic growth and sustainable development. All actions under the NDC are aligned with the economic recovery ethe concepts of Building Back Better and Leaving No One Behind.

Lebanon has made this ambitious commitment amid the significant gap between the aggregate effect of GHG emission reductions announced in the 2015 NDCs and the emissions pathway consistent with the Paris Agreement goal.

DISCUSSION

The panel discussion will focus on the following:

• Showcasing Lebanon’s NDC mitigation targets for 2030, as well as its adaptation priorities

• Presenting the sustainable development and green recovery co-benefits of climate action in Lebanon mandated under the updated NDC

• Highlighting the strong benefits of switching to renewable energy as an economic reform

• Highlighting the importance of the financial climate and measures in ensuring a green recovery in Lebanon

• Proposing the needed enabling activities to enhance Lebanon’s readiness.

Get more information on Lebanon’s Climate Proofing and the Climate Promise