The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has gazetted a draft report setting out South Africa’s second nationally determined contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the effects of climate change. Input is sought by 29 August 2025.
This is noting that:
According to the draft report’s introductory section, the second national determination contribution demonstrates’ ‘progression beyond the first’ – also reflecting ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of … national circumstances’.
Among other things, the document covers:
Special attention is paid to implementation-related monitoring and evaluation, as well as ‘tracking climate finance’.
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch
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