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Angola

New or Updated NDC

Analysis of Updated NDC
Timeframe 

2021-2030 for conditional commitments, 2021-2025 for unconditional commitments

Relevant context 

Developing country highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change

Process for developing NDC 

This update took into account feedback from various stakeholders, who were engaged through virtual bilateral consultations due to COVID-19. The government organized a review of Angola’s 2015 INDC so as to “identify and discuss relevant measures to achieve the proposed target, responding to the main priorities of the country.”

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Angola’s NDC is said to be based on, and aligned with, the National Strategy on Climate Change, among several other national policies. Though a monitoring mechanism is not mentioned, this update states that it will be crucial for Angola to adopt an integrated monitoring, reporting, and verification system.

Summary of gender reference 

Gender is broadly considered by the National Commission on Climate Change and Biodiversity, as part of its Secretariat’s functions. The Secretariat is directed to carry out information actions related to climate change for the public and in schools, “also bearing in mind the promotion for gender equality in [public] participation."

Gender Analysis Summary
Submitted NDC
Submitted language
Submitted translation
NDC commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Type of support
Conditional
Unconditional
Participatory process for NDC development mentioned
Yes
Monitoring and/or implementation
Implementation
Reference to women/gender
Yes
Gender Tags

Analysis of Original NDC

Timeframe 

2030

Relevant context 

Angola is a developing country extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts such as drought and floods. The Angolan economy has been hit hard by the impact of climate change expressed as prolonged drought, damaging flash floods, forest fires, reduced crop production, reduced water resources, impacted fishing resources, etc. Many of the economic sectors of Angola have been impacted by climate variability in the last thirty years. 

Process for developing NDC 

Participatory approach with focus on mitigation actions in the energy sector.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Angola’s contribution will be implemented following the Government strategy set of pursuing the enforcement/execution of the already enacted laws and policies to reduce the gap between the recent vigorous legislative activity and the real implementation of mitigation measures.

Summary of gender reference 

Underlying policies supporting the implementation of NDC ‘include cross-cutting issues which are gender-sensitive and therefore will take into account women as important decision-makers regarding energy consumption in particular. Systematically, mitigation and adaptation measures offered in the Angolan NDC emphasize the importance of their implementation avoiding exacerbation of the impacts of climate change that already have disproportionate adverse effects based solely on gender, in particular in the agriculture, water resources and biomass energy sectors.’

Gender Analysis Summary
Submitted NDC
Submitted language
Submitted translation
NDC commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Type of support
Conditional
Unconditional
Participatory process for NDC development mentioned
Yes
Monitoring and/or implementation
Implementation
Reference to women/gender
Yes
Gender Tags
Context of gender reference
Adaptation
Mitigation

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Related Resources

Views on Gender‐Responsive Climate Policy With a Focus on Mitigation Action and Technology Development and Transfer

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Year 

2015

Country 

Citation 

Angola on behalf of the Least Developed Countries. (2015). Views on gender‐responsive climate policy with a focus on mitigation action and technology development and transfer. UNFCCC Submission in Response to the Mandate FCCC/SBI/2014/L.43/Rev.1 Paragraphs 13.

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