This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) explores Armenia’s intertwined climate and development challenges, presenting a comprehensive roadmap toward a cleaner environment, healthier communities, and a resilient economy. It highlights the economic and energy security advantages of transitioning from a gas-dependent to a solar-powered economy while acknowledging Armenia’s vulnerability due to its energy-intensive structure. The report emphasizes the urgency of adaptation investments to mitigate water stress, land degradation, and natural disasters, with a particular focus on boosting water efficiency and storage and adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. Key policy recommendations include fiscal and institutional reforms, alongside substantial investment needs in critical sectors such as energy, water, agriculture, and public infrastructure. Achieving a resilient, low-carbon pathway will require an estimated $8 billion investment between 2025 and 2060 (2.5% of GDP per year), with the benefits expected to outweigh the costs. The report also stresses the essential role of private sector engagement and innovative financing, including public-private partnerships and a sustainable finance framework, to mobilize the necessary resources.
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 3
- Acknowledgements 4
- Acronyms and Abbreviations 5
- Executive Summary 7
- Why climate mitigation and adaptation matter for Armenia 7
- MAIN MESSAGES 7
- Armenia Transformation Strategy 2050 9
- Getting the prices right and protecting vulnerable households 15
- Boosting private sector innovation and investments 15
- Strengthening the institutional and policy environment 16
- 1. Development and Climate in Armenia 19
- 1.1. Development context a need for new growth drivers to reduce 19
- MAIN MESSAGES 19
- Armenia Transformation Strategy 2050 21
- 1.2. Climate change context impacts on natural capital growth and poverty 21
- 1.3. Climate policy context risks and opportunities from the global energy 25
- Box 1 Air pollution a critical concern in Armenia 27
- 2. Climate commitments policies and capacities 29
- 2.1. Armenias major commitments and policies on climate change 29
- MAIN MESSAGES 29
- 2.2. Institutional framework for climate change action 31
- 2.2.1. Institutional capacity and coordination 32
- 2.2.2. Sectoral integration of climate agenda 32
- 2.2.3. Public financing for climate 33
- 2.3. Engaging the private sector 34
- 2.4. Leveraging citizen engagement to mobilize sustained climate action 35
- 3. Policies and investments to address climate and 36
- 3.1. Net zero pathways for the energy system 36
- System costs CAPEX investment System costs annual investment 36
- MAIN MESSAGES 36
- Box 2 Scenarios for the quantitative energy system analysis 36
- 3.1.1. Armenia is on track to achieve its 2030 NDC target but miss the 2050 per-capita 37
- 3.1.2. Additional mitigation efforts are necessary to achieve the 2050 NDC target under 39
- 3.1.3. Full decarbonization by 2060 requires further accelerating emissions reductions 39
- Box 3 Eliminating fugitive emissions from the natural gas grid to enable the use of low-carbon gases under the NZS 41
- 3.1.4. Energy-security and other co-benefits of decarbonization 45
- 3.1.5. Managing the social and financial risks of the transition 46
- Box 4 Phasing out traditional firewood use for heating in Armenia 47
- 3.2. Pathways for adaptation 49
- 3.2.1. Investing in water conservation and efficiency CSA practices land restoration 49
- 3.2.2. Policy and institutional reforms to promote adaptation 53
- 3.3. An integrated resilient low-carbon development pathway 56
- 4. Implications for poverty inclusion and the 59
- 4.1. The macroeconomic impacts of adaptation 59
- MAIN MESSAGES 59
- 4.1.1. Macroeconomic benefits of adaptation investments 60
- 4.1.2. Managing fiscal and financial sector risks from climate change 61
- 4.2. The macroeconomic implications of decarbonization 62
- Box 5 Macroeconomic modeling and scenarios impact on economic growth financial stability and debt sustainability 64
- 4.3. Financing the transition 65
- 4.3.1. Fiscal policies with a focus on carbon pricing 65
- 4.3.2. Policies to catalyze private investment 67
- 4.4. Inclusive transition 70
- 4.4.1. Impacts of climate change and decarbonization on poverty 70
- 4.4.2. Reducing the poverty and distributional implications of physical and transition impacts 72
- 4.4.3. Transition impacts on jobs and workers 72
- 4.5. Aligning climate and development policies 73
- 5. From assessment to action 75
- References 84
- Appendix Leveraging trade and trade policy for the green transition 87