Case Study on Climate Change Mitigation Options for Afghanistan

As a complement to Afghanistan’s initial BUR, UNEP in collaboration with NEPA Afghanistan conducted a case study to explore mitigation options for Afghanistan. As a finding of this study, Afghanistan has the potential of reducing its GHG emissions by almost 17% compared to the business as usual scenario by 2035 providing that Afghanistan receives financial, technical, and technological support from the developed countries.

The study highlights the main sectors to host mitigation actions and provide recommendations for specific mitigation programmes and projects all of which are in line with the CDM identified methodologies.

In addition to the mitigation programmes and projects, the study provides information on technology and capacity building needs, particularly the need for developing a climate change national information system for keeping track of the mitigation actions and their efforts.