Increasing implementation of actions to achieve Nigeria's SLCP targets

Ongoing

started:

2022

The aim of this project is to increase implementation of actions to achieve Nigeria's goals on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant mitigation by building on 6 years of work undertaken in Nigeria for National Action Planning on SLCPs. In July 2019, Nigeria's Federal Executive Council endorsed its National Action Plan on SLCPs, which identified 22 specific mitigation actions to reduce black carbon and methane by about 80% and 60% respectively. In August 2021, Nigeria submitted its updated NDC to the UNFCCC, which increased its climate change mitigation ambition and integrated SLCPs and air pollution benefits into its climate change commitment. The full implementation of the NDC would reduce black carbon and methane emissions by 42% and 28% in 2030 compared to baseline, and the NDC could also avoid over 30,000 premature deaths—the majority of which would be infants—per year from implementation of clean and more efficient cooking fuels.

Project reference: Increasing implementation of actions to achieve Nigeria's SLCP targets [NG-21-001]

Objectives

Funding catalyzed through project proposals submitted to national or international funders
SLCPs are integrated into Nigeria's climate change Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems, specifically the Nigeria Climate Registry
Detailed assessment and implementation plan for the household energy sector, including State-level mitigation pathways and health impact assessment

WHY WE'RE DOING THIS WORK

Substantial barriers remain in implementing SLCP targets despite Nigeria’s progress in the planning and identification of targets and mitigation measures to reduce SLCPs. This project aims to overcome these barriers by:

increasing awareness across Government of the benefits of implementing SLCP measures;
encouraging the submission of projects for national and international funding;
strengthening institutional capacity to monitor and track progress on the SLCP benefits of projects already underway to assess how the SLCP targets can be achieved.

Almost three-quarters of the Nigerian population relies on biomass for cooking, which causes household air pollution that contributes to over 100,000 premature deaths per year. The majority of these are infant deaths. According to the Global Burden of Disease, almost one in five infant deaths from air pollution worldwide occur in Nigeria. Implementing actions that directly reduce child exposure to air pollution, like switching to clean, more efficient cooking fuels and technologies, could thus have a significant impact on the number of children dying from air pollution globally. Unlike other NDC measures, the responsibility for implementing household energy measures in the NDC lies with the Federal Ministry of Environment. As FMEnv is the CCAC focal point and coordinator of SLCP activities in Nigeria, it will be possible to develop a plan to implement household energy mitigation measures which will directly inform the activities of the responsible institution.

What We're Doing

Engage NDC implementation strategy team and other stakeholders to identify and input SLCP-focused implementation strategies
Draft SLCP-specific chapters of NDC implementation strategy
Organise meeting with Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and identify strategies to integrate SLCP measure implementation in national budget appropriation cycle and national development planning processes
Develop meeting report summarising key steps to include SLCPs within national planning and budgeting processes
Organise and lead implementation strategy meeting for SLCP targets to identify projects and proposals MDAs can support to increase implementation of SLCP mitigation measures
Develop and submit project proposals with MDAs for submission to national budget process and international donors for funding
Update national SLCP emission inventory, budget analysis for SLCP- funded projects, and other materials to include in updated annual progress report on National SLCP Strategy
Engage with team developing National Climate registry to identify and inform how SLCPs can be integrated into monitoring system
Develop templates and guidance for quantification of SLCP reductions for projects included in Nigeria climate change registry
Hold 1-week training workshop to build capacity in Ministry of Environment to quantify SLCP reductions from climate change projects to include in Climate Registry
Develop subnational assessment of household energy emissions, impacts and mitigation scenarios for each State, to identify sub-national pathways to achieve NDC target
Develop implementation strategy for household energy targets within NDC