Samoa 2.1(c) Case Study: - Actions supporting Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement in Samoa

Considering the provision of support to developing countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change and the consistency of finance flows with climate objectives, the FWG aims to support the UNFCCC GST process and to independently benchmark the official GST. [...] Figure ES1 Government-led tools to increase the climate consistency of finance flows Financial policies and regulation The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) has a long track record of providing liquidity in the aftermath of environmental disasters such as the tsunami in 2009, Cyclone Evan in 2012 and Cyclone Gita in 2018. [...] While achieving many of the country’s mitigation and adaptation targets depends on action by other line ministries (for example the Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Agriculture), the MNRE plays the Climate consistency of finance flows: iGST case study series 16 leading role in implementing. [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is in charge of Samoa’s international agreements, including those relevant to climate change such as the UNFCCC, the Sendai Framework, the Convention on Biodiversity and the SDGs. [...] Responsibility for delivering this objective sits with the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, the Samoa Qualifications Authority, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.