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LIBERIA NDC REVIEW – TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1: Energy Sector .................................................................................................................... 13 Energy Sector Suggested Recommendations ............................................................................... 25 Chapter 2: Waste Sector ..................................................................................................................... 29 Waste Sector Suggested Recommendations ................................................................................ 36 Chapter 3: Transport and Infrastructure Sector .................................................................................. 41 Transport and Infrastructure Sector Suggested Recommendations ............................................. 50 Chapter 4: Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Sector ................................................................................ 54 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Sector Suggested Recommendations .......................................... 57 Chapter 5: Agriculture Sector ............................................................................................................. 59 Agriculture Sector Suggested Recommendations ......................................................................... 74 Chapter 6: Forests Sector ................................................................................................................... 78 Forests Sector Suggested Recommendations ............................................................................. 101 Chapter 7: Green Corridors Sector .................................................................................................... 104 Green Corridors Sector Suggested Recommendations ............................................................... 110 Chapter 8: Coastal Zones Sector ....................................................................................................... 113 Coastal Zones Sector Suggested Recommendations .................................................................. 126 Chapter 9: Fisheries Sector ............................................................................................................... 131 Fisheries Sector Suggested Recommendations .......................................................................... 140 Chapter 10: Health Sector ................................................................................................................ 145 Health Sector Suggested Recommendations .............................................................................. 154 Annex I: Types of Adaptation Options and Approximation of Costs .................................................. 156 LIBERIA NDC REVIEW - JULY 2020 1 List of Tables: Table i.i. Liberia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by Sector ..................................................................... 5 Table i.ii. Summary of Liberia’s 2015 NDC targets ....................................................................................... 5 Table 1.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Energy ............................................... 15 Table 1.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Energy ............................................. 15 Table 1.3. GHG emissions by category from the energy sector in 2000 ..................................................... 20 Table 1.4. Primary Energy Consumption in Liberia by Fuel Type, 2010 ...................................................... 20 Table 1.5. Institutions and agencies with mandates on energy in Liberia .................................................. 21 Table 1.6. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Energy, Mining, Industry ...... 22 Table 2.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Waste ............................................... 31 Table 2.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Waste .............................................. 31 Table 2.3. GHG emissions by category from the waste sector ................................................................... 33 Table 2.4. Institutions and agencies with mandates on waste in Liberia ................................................... 34 Table 2.5. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Waste ................................... 35 Table 3.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Transport & Infrastructure ............... 42 Table 3.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Transport & Infrastructure .............. 43 Table 3.3. GHG emissions by category from the transport sector .............................................................. 46 Table 3.4. Institutions and agencies with mandates on transport and infrastructure in Liberia ................ 47 Table 3.5. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Transport & Infrastructure .. 48 Table 4.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Short-lived Climate Pollutants .......... 55 Table 4.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Short-lived Climate Pollutants ........ 55 Table 4.3. Recommended policies and actions/mitigation measures for SLCPs ........................................ 58 Table 5.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Agriculture ........................................ 61 Table 5.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Agriculture ...................................... 61 Table 5.3. GHG emissions by category from the agricultural sector in 2000 .............................................. 66 Table 5.4. Production area (Ha) of selected agricultural crops in Liberia 2016-2018 ................................. 68 Table 5.5. Policy options for Low-Emissions Development in Liberia – Agriculture ................................... 70 Table 5.6. Institutions and agencies with mandates on agriculture in Liberia ........................................... 71 Table 5.7. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Agriculture ........................... 72 Table 6.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Forests .............................................. 80 Table 6.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Forests ............................................. 80 Table 6.3. GHG emissions by category from the forest sector in 2000 ...................................................... 89 Table 6.4. Potential mitigation from forest protection, management, and restoration in Liberia (in MT CO2e per year 2030-2050) .................................................................................................................................. 93 Table 6.5. Emission Factors for REDD+ Priority Landscapes in Liberia ....................................................... 95 Table 6.6. Land Use Designations and Tree Cover Change in Liberia ......................................................... 95 Table 6.7. Selected forest use categories in Liberia .................................................................................... 96 Table 6.8. Policy options for Low-Emissions Development in Liberia – Forests ......................................... 96 Table 6.9. Institutions and agencies with mandates on forestry in Liberia ................................................ 97 Table 6.10. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Forests ............................... 99 Table 7.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Green Corridors .............................. 105 Table 7.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Green Corridors ............................. 106 LIBERIA NDC REVIEW – TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Table 7.3. Institutions and agencies with mandates on green corridors in Liberia ................................... 108 Table 7.4. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Green Corridors .................. 109 Table 8.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Coastal Zone ...……………………………. 115 Table 8.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Coastal Zone ……………………………… 115 Table 8.3. Institutions and agencies with mandates on coastal zones in Liberia ...................................... 123 Table 8.4. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Coastal Zone ....................... 124 Table 9.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Fisheries .......................................... 132 Table 9.2. Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Fisheries ......................................... 133 Table 9.3. Institutions and agencies with mandates on fisheries in Liberia .............................................. 137 Table 9.4. Action Plan for the Implementation of Strategic Interventions – Fisheries .............................. 138 Table 10.1. Existing Mitigation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Health ............................................ 147 Table 10.2 Existing Adaptation Targets and Activities in 2015 NDC – Health ........................................... 147 Table 10.3. Adaptation options for the health sector