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Institutional Strengthening for Climate Disclosure, Carbon Pricing and Taxation Mechanism Project

 

Article 13 of the Paris agreement establishes an Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) for action and support which includes new reporting provisions to its signatories. To date, Mauritius has relied upon a system of temporary and ad-hoc institutional arrangements to undertake National Communications and their associated inventories, whereby ministries and other institutions have supplied staff members to technical working groups for limited periods of time. This has led to coordination challenges (over 75 such institutions were involved in the Third National Communication), as well as limited institutional memory (as it is rarely the same staff members who work on successive National Communications), a lack of systematic data archiving and a heavy reliance upon short-term consultants.

As Mauritius moves towards a more demanding reporting under the ETF, there is a greater need for institutional continuity and systematic procedures, including deeper engagement with civil society and the private sector. 

Implementation
This project is being implemented under the Direct Implementation Modality.

Partners
• Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change 
• Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development

 

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EXPECTED RESULTS

• Formulation of a national green taxonomy for Mauritius
• Development of a roadmap for green taxonomy implementation in Mauritius taking into consideration the national environmental and climate targets 
• Development of guidelines for climate change reporting in line with Sections 15 – 18 of the Mauritius Climate Change Act (2020)

 

QUICK FACTS

The national GHG inventory confronts four main barriers in view of meeting the requirements of the ETF and its modalities, procedures and guidelines: 

  • Insufficient data (activity and/or emission factors) in Key Category sectors;
  • A high-burden, ad-hoc and not fully inclusive process by which the inventory is periodically updated;
  • Limited institutional capacities to process data in order to generate accurate GHG estimates; and
  • Absence of an adequate archiving system.