Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), notably mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes, are a vital resource for countries that are confronting climate impacts, such as Mozambique. These natural treasures mitigate climate change and enhance resilience, often surpassing terrestrial forests in carbon sequestration. They also provide valuable adaptation benefits, including protection against storms, floods, sea-level rise, and erosion. The Global Stock take (GST), concluded at COP28 in 2023 within the framework of the Paris Agreement, underscored the importance of national efforts to safeguard all the planet’s ecosystems, including those in oceans and coastal areas. A key tool to help governments meet this challenge is Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These five-year national climate action plans are tailored to the needs of harnessing a country’s BCEs to enhance climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Mozambique's current NDC (2021) therefore highlights the need for international support in finance, technology transfer, training, and capacity building to achieve its climate goals. The World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report notes that the total investment needed for the period 2020-2025 is estimated at US$7.586 billion, a figure equivalent to more than 50 percent of the country's projected GDP for 2026. Mozambique’s next NDC, to be submitted in early 2025, will therefore need to set most, if not all, targets as strictly conditional, that is, contingent upon receiving the necessary international support. The country will need to put a fresh focus on mobilizing finance and other support.
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Table of Contents
- Table of Content 4
- Abbreviations 6
- I. Executive Su mmary 7
- II. Context 9
- 1. Introduction 10
- 2. Current NDC 15
- 3. Implementation Status 17
- 3.1 Implementation Plan 18
- Plano de Operacionalização da NDC de Moçambique 18
- 3.2 Blue Carbon Stakeholders 18
- Government. 18
- Coastal Communities. 19
- Other Users 19
- Technical and Investment Facilitators 19
- 3.3 Mitigation 21
- 3.3.1 Restoration and Conservation 21
- 3.4 Adaptation and Transversal Actions 23
- 3.4.1 Restoration 24
- 3.4.2 Conservation 24
- 3.5 Finance 27
- 4. Fresh Blue Carbon Commitments under the 2025 NDC 29
- 4.1 Preliminary Considerations 29
- 4.1.1 Conditional vs. Unconditional Targets 29
- 4.1.2 Mangroves vs. Seagrasses and Saltmarshes 30
- 4.1.3 Mangroves vs. REDD 30
- 4.1.4 Timelines 30
- 4.1.5 Restoration Target 30
- 4.1.6 Conservation Target 31
- 4.2 Adaptation and Transversal Actions 32
- 4.3 MRV 33
- 4.4 Finance 34
- 5. Preparing NDC Implementation 35
- 5.1 NDC Implementation Plan 35
- 5.2 Finance or Investment Plan 35
- Bibliography 37
- Nature Ecology and Evolution. 37
- South 37
- African Journal of Botany 37
- Industrial Ecology 37
- WIO Journal of Marine Science 38
- Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 39
- Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 39
- Environmental 40
- Research Letters 40
- Environmental Research Letters. 40
- Remote Sensing 40
- Nature Geoscience 40
- Forest and 40
- Ecology and Management. 40
- Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 40
- Geoamazonia 40
- Climatic Change 41
- Annex 1 Information Necessary for Clarity Transparency and Understanding ICTU 42
- Annex 2 NDC Partnership Support 45
- Annex 3 NDC Implementation Plan 47
- Annex 4 Private Restoration Campaigns 50
- Annex 5 Case Studies NDCs 54
- A Belize 54
- B Seychelles 56
- Highlights added 56
- C Cabo Verde 57
- Highlights added 57
- 32. 57
- D Costa Rica 60
