SOMALIA’S FIRST BIENNIAL UPDATE REPORT

Somalia’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). In accordance with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Federal Republic of Somalia is hereby submitting its First Biennial Update Report (BUR). The report follows the UNFCCC’s BUR Reporting Guidelines for Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention. Preparation and submission of a Biennial Update Report (BUR) is not only an obligation under UNFCCC but also details the information required by the country to shape its mitigation actions and policies while highlighting its needs and constraints.

The report consists of the following six chapters: Chapter 1: National Circumstances; and National Policy and Institutional Frameworks; Chapter 2: National greenhouse gas (GHG)
inventory, Chapter 3: Mitigation actions and their effect; Chapter 4: Measurement, reporting and verification; Chapter 5; Financial resources, technology transfer, capacity building needs and technical support received and Chapter 6; on Additional Information.