Intended Nationally Determined Contribution for the Republic of Mauritius.

This Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) for the Republic of Mauritius is a multi-sectoral policy document at national level for the period of 2015-2030. It is developed in accordance with relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The INDC of Mauritius includes a target, dependent on international technical and financial support, of reducing emissions by 30% below its 2030 Business as Usual reference scenario. The contribution is from the major sectors: energy, transportation, industry, agriculture, forestry, land use and solid waste management. Priority adaptation actions are also laid out in the INDC.
To achieve the target set in the INDC by 2030, the country outlines a series of activities, including those to promotes increased agricultural production in an environmentally sustainable manner. The country will promote and implement the mitigation activities such as: climate smart agriculture including bio-farming; sustained tree planting programme within the context of the cleaner, greener and safer initiative; smart use of marine resources; expansion in solar, wind and biomass energy production and other renewable energy sources; sustainable and integrated waste management.
The INDC also promotes more inclusive and efficient agricultural systems through the Integrated Pest and Disease Management. The actions include: develop an integrated strategy and policy to foster adoption of Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPDM) practices including the review of policy and regulatory framework to facilitate the upscaling of IPDM technology and regulate the use and disposal of pesticides.
As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), Mauritius is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and its adverse impacts on socio-economic development. Priority adaptation actions are proposed in the INDC, covering : 1) Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy: Objective is to understand disaster risk, implement disaster risk strategy, strengthen management of related governance and invest in resilience; 2) Efficient Irrigation Techniques Development - Investment in water infrastructure to support irrigation projects and development of a policy framework to enhance access to, and productive use of, water in the agricultural sector; - Promote climate smart agriculture practices; 3) Climate Smart Fisheries - Development and implementation of sustainable fishing management plans, strengthening of institutional capacity and adaptation of infrastructure (quay) to climate change (sea level rise); 4) Improve Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity Resilience - Improvement of the management of marine and terrestrial protected areas and expansion of protected area network including rehabilitation of wetlands, sea-grass, mangrove plantation, increase in tree coverage areas and coral reef rehabilitation/farming; 5)Water Resources Management - Improve forecasting, management, protection and quality of water resources, including upgrading and building of new treatment plants and reservoirs and reducing water losses in the distribution system; Desalination - Small desalination projects, especially for Rodrigues island; etc.
The Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development, and Disaster and Beach Management (MOESDDBM) coordinates the country’s actions on climate change through its Climate Change Division (CCD). CCD has put in place a system to monitor and assess vulnerability and adaptation to climate change that allows for the monitoring of climate vulnerability and the results of adaptation actions, taking into account gender issues. The implementation of the will require over USD 1.5 billion for mitigation measures and about USD 4 billion for adaptation measures across all the sectors up to 2030 in the form of finance, investment, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building to fully realize its intended contribution.