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SNC Project is funded by the Global Environment Facility, UNDP as the Implementing Agency
MNRE Executing Agency
Samoa ratified the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1994
Completed the First National Communication 1999
SNC Project aims to fulfil Samoa’s obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change2006- 2008/09
Also to update on the current and future CC issues
SNC report covers:
National CircumstancesGHG InventoryClimate Change Vulnerability and
Adaptation AssessmentMitigation Actions taken by SamoaOther relevant information
Climate Risk Profile
Provides an analysis of local climate data and global climate models
Summarizes the climate risk for Samoa (current and future)
Local, scientific evidence of climate change
Local Climate Change
Maximum temperatures, by year, for Apia ( 2007)
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Samoa’s Climate is Already Changing
Return Periods (yrs) – Daily Rainfall, Apia
Daily Rainfall of at Least
(mm)1960-1979 1980 - 2006
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Return Period: The average number of years between a given extreme event
Adaptation
Provided advanced vulnerability and adaptation training to key sectors
Each sector prepared V&A report Water Health Agriculture Infrastructure Biodiversity Fisheries
Methodology – V&A
The assessment followed IPCC, UNFCCC and Pacific community based V&A methodologies adapted for Samoa,
which built on the considerable body of existing information (e.g. NAPA,INC and climate risk profile).
Samoa’s climate risk profile (CRP) was the core scientific tool from which the V&A was based.
The assessment used a risk based approach grounded on up-to-date, factual and often quantitative information.
CASE STUDY: FISHERIESExposure to Climate Change:
Samoa's Albacore Catch v Sea Surface Temperature (2001-2006)
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GHG Inventory
Detailed, locally relevant methodologies for estimating emissions prepared based on the IPCCC guideline 2006
Inventory complete for Samoa 2000 – 2007
Top 6 sources of GHG emissions
Table B: Top six sources of GHG emissions in Samoa (2007).Rank
SourceEmissions(Gg CO2-e)
% of total emissions
1 Road Transport 95.11 27%
2 Livestock Farming 88.36 25%
4N2O from Agricultural
Soils47.01 13%
3 Electricity Generation 44.21 13%
5Other Energy Consumption
34.14 10%
6 Wastewater 25.44 7%
TOTAL 335.15 95%
Key Recommendations
Investigate options for improving the detail of activity data used for the GHG inventory. This will allow for more accurate estimates to be made and reduce the uncertainty associated with the inventory
Update land cover data for Samoa to allow more accurate estimates of CO2 emissions and removals from forests and other land use categories.
Mitigation
Samoa is committed to reducing GHG emissions as a way of mitigating the threat of climate change. When deciding on where to focus mitigation efforts, the following three questions should be asked: What are the biggest sources of GHG emissions
in Samoa? Which sectors have the most potential for GHG
reductions? How can mitigation efforts contribute to national
development?
If the anecdotal evidence is correct and improved satellite imagery shows a net downward trend in Samoa’s forest cover, there may be opportunities for Samoa to participate in international initiatives aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). However, at the time of writing, the exact rules for REDD have yet to be developed.
Other Information
TNA Awareness
Key Recommendation: Due to the cross-sectoral nature of
climate change and recognizing the constraints on technical, institutional and community capacity to deal with the issue, collaboration and partnership between all the stakeholders in support of national efforts is critical.