Solomon Islands’ Intended Nationally Determined Contribution.

Solomon Islands’ Intended Nationally Determined Contribution is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. The commitments of Solomon Islands are 27% reduction in GHG emissions by 2025 and 45% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030. Actions to achieve commitments will start in 2020, with reference to 2025 and ending in 2030.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation and low carbon economy will be incorporated into relevant sectors to achieve its sustainable development objectives. INDC covers fossil fuels and forest sequestration. Greenhouse gas emissions, as the result of combustion of imported fossil fuels for electricity generation, sea transport, and land transport will be reduced through the development of the renewable energy sector. Contribution to the global and regional adaptation planning and management process and pool of knowledge on building climate resilience will be enhanced with the development of pioneering tools and methodologies that are regarded as best practices regionally and internationally. The total adaptation cost covering agriculture and food security, water and sanitation, human settlements and human health, education awareness and information, low-lying and artificially built-up islands, waste management, coastal protection, fisheries and marine resources, infrastructure development and tourism will be provided in the forms of grants from the Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility, Adaptation Fund, and from various bilateral climate change programs. National capacity will be built to facilitate direct access to international climate change financing so as to ensure that financing for climate resilience is country-owned and directed towards priority national needs and community-based adaptation plans and mitigation measures. Moreover, market-based mechanisms will be used to support establishment and operation of a National Climate Change Trust Fund in order to meet commitments. Resilience of agriculture sector to disasters, such as drought, flood and heavy rainfall and to the impacts of climate change such as increased sea surface temperature, will be increased. Furthermore, integrated water resource management strategy will be developed to ensure adequate water supply for the growing population of the capital city of Honiara. Community-level adaptation will be enhanced through a community-based vulnerability mapping, adaptation planning and management approach.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology shall be responsible for climate change programming engagement with all development partners and for the implementation of National Adaptation Plan of Action, community adaptation programmes and mitigation measures.