Experience with LEDS and NAMA Low Carbon Strategies: The Case of Georgia

Kakhaberi Mdivani,Thomas Hoppe

doi:10.3390/su8060535

Abstract

Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) have the potential to support developing countries in attaining low carbon goals. In spite of the evident potential, there is a need to learn from practice. This paper explores the case of Georgia. The main research question discussed is: What experience has been gained with the development of LEDS and NAMAs in Georgia? The study reveals that both LEDS and NAMAs are subject to barriers that considerably slow development processes: there is a lack of institutional capacity, little inter-governmental goal alignment and poor coordination of actions, a lack of experienced staff and insufficient, substantial, earmarked funding. Capacity building depends on support from organizations in donor countries. This paper contributes to a growing body of knowledge of the implementation of LEDS and NAMA.

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The Paris COP21 agreement has been greeted as a step forward towards setting stricter carbon reduction goals and urging Parties to set domestic targets and to formulate action plans that contribute to achieving these goals
The main research question discussed is: What experience has been gained with the development of Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in Georgia? The study reveals that both LEDS and NAMAs are subject to barriers that considerably slow development processes: there is a lack of institutional capacity, little inter-governmental goal alignment and poor coordination of actions, a lack of experienced staff and insufficient, substantial, earmarked funding
Policy approaches were launched in the form of “Low Carbon Development Strategies” (LCDS), later to be referred to as “Low Emission Development Strategy” (LEDS), and “Nationally-Appropriate Mitigation Actions” (NAMAs), the latter originating from the 2007 Bali Action Plan (BAP)

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The Paris COP21 agreement has been greeted as a step forward towards setting stricter carbon reduction goals and urging Parties to set domestic targets and to formulate action plans that contribute to achieving these goals. To address contributions by the Parties to achieve the goal that was set at COP21, Parties were to establish and submit Intended Nationally-Determined Contribution (INDCs) (first addressed at the COP19 in Warsaw), identifying the actions a national government intends to take under the Paris Agreement. These give a first glance at whether the aggregate effect of all Parties’ contributions is adequate to minimize global average temperature rise and consistent with the latest scientific information in the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC. The Paris Agreement set out revisiting of national goals to update and enhance (and if necessary to intensify) INDCs and programs to attain pre-set goals beginning in 2023 [10]

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