PROMOTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT IN EAST AFRICA -PIPA PROJECT-

Climate change is a global challenge that does not respect national borders. It is affecting every country on every continent by disrupting livelihoods and national economies. The poorest and most vulnerable people are being affected the most. It is an issue that requires solutions that need to be coordinated at the international level. As a global initiative to address climate change, countries adopted the Paris Agreement at the COP21 in Paris on 12 December 2015. In the agreement, all countries agreed to work to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The Paris Agreement requires all parties to communicate their ambitious efforts through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and to develop longer-term strategies, the so-called ―Low Emission Development Strategies” (LEDSs). Implementation of the Paris Agreement is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and provides a roadmap for climate actions that will reduce emissions and build climate resilience. It is against this background the project ―Promoting Implementation of the Paris Agreement (PIPA) in East Africa with a focus on pro-poor low emission development” was developed. The PIPA project is implemented in three East African countries including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The development objective of the project is to contribute to strengthen the pro-poor focus and climate change ambitions in the implementation of the Paris Agreement in East Africa. The intervention objective is that LEDSs and NDCs in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are incorporating civil society viewpoints and recommendations. To ensure CSOs at national level participate actively to influence the NDC and LEDS, one of the initial project activities is to undertake the national baseline study. The overall objective of the study is to document on implementation status of Paris Agreement at national level and mapping of CSOs to inform on implementation of PIPA project and to establish benchmarks against which achievement will be measured. The methodology of the study included a combination of literature review and stakeholder consultations.

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