Belize's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution under the United Nations Framwork Convention on Climate Change.

This Belize's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is a multi-sectoral policy document at national level. The INDC outlines a target, conditional on the availability of cost effective technology, capacity building and adequate financial support, to reduce GHG emissions in Belize by 24 million metric tonnes of CO2eq during the 2014-2033 period. Belize expects to increase the participation of renewable energies in its energy matrix by 85% for 2027, with a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions of approximately 62% as compared to a Business as Usual scenario. Belize mitigation potential is framed on an action-based approach, covering multiple sectors.
The INDC promotes food security. One of the objectives of reserves and sustainable forest management activity to be implemented for mitigation is: watershed protection for water and food security.
The INDC seeks to promote to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable through a series of actions, including: Adopt better soil and water management practices; Adopt the new Fisheries Resources Bill and subsidiary regulations; Revise and adopt mangrove regulations and EIA regulations; Support mangrove and fisheries conservation and management plans to protect wetlands and sea grass beds; Monitor compliance with EIA regulation requirements for coastal mangroves alterations; the management and protection of protected areas and biodiversity through the promotion of sustainable forestry order plans and practices, the rehabilitation of high conservation value critical areas by local communities and sustainable use based on the goods and services of ecosystems.
The INDC also promote to enable more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems through actions such as: Improve both crop and livestock husbandry practices, increase access to drought tolerant crops and livestock breeds; reduce post-harvest losses and provide early warning/meteorological forecasts and related information to be competitive in the region.
To enhance the resilience to climate change, the Government is expected to integrate the National Climate Resilience Investments Plan in its Sustainable Development and Growth Strategy, and to align it with the 2010 - 2030 Horizon. Belize’s contribution will approach matters of deforestation control and foment to forestation, maintenance of healthy forest ecosystems through sustainable forestry management and, at the same time, the increase of resilience among human communities, particularly those whose livelihood depends on the use of forest resources. Other actions include: develop water conservancy management systems; conduct water resource assessment (especially groundwater); develop flood controls and drought monitoring; etc.