The Global Climate Legislation Database

The Concept of Transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Sustainable Development for the Period 2007-2024, Presidential Decree No 216 of 2006 (Kazakhstan / 2006 / Executive)

The Concept for Sustainable Development (Concept) is a comprehensive guide to planning national development over a period of nearly two decades. The Concept was developed within the framework of the … read more »

Agriculture (Farm Forestry) Rules 2009 (Kenya / 2009 / Executive)

National Climate Change Policy (Madagascar / 2010 / Executive / Mitigation Framework)

The Policy aims to promote a national response to reduce the vulnerability of the country against climate change. It has five axes: promoting adaptation; promoting mitigation; integrating climate change at … read more »

National Strategy to Face Climate Change in Agriculture-Livestock-Fishery (Madagascar / 2013 / Executive)

The Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, developed a \National Strategy to Face Climate Change in Agriculture-Livestock-Fishery” for 2012-2025. This strategy has four strategic axes, in accordance with the National … read more »

National Policy on Climate Change (Malaysia / 2010 / Executive / Adaptation Framework)

Published by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the main objectives of the National Policy on Climate Change include mainstreaming climate change through the wise management of resources and … read more »

General Law for Sustainable Forest Development (Mexico / 2003 / Legislative)

The bill seeks to regulate and promote the conservation, protection, restoration, production, organisation, agricultural activity and management of Mexico’s forests in order to secure sustainable forest development. To this end, … read more »

General Law on Climate Change (Mexico / 2012 / Legislative / Mitigation and Adaptation Framework)

The approval of the GLCC gives certainty and continuity to climate policy in Mexico and sets the country on a path to a low carbon economy. It establishes the basis … read more »

Law for Bioenergy Promotion and Development (Mexico / 2007 / Legislative)

This law seeks to reduce GHG emissions as per the international instruments to which Mexico is a signatory. The Secretariat of Agriculture is charged with developing the Programme of Sustainable … read more »

National Climate Change Strategy (Mexico / 2013 / Executive)

The strategy sets out the main focal areas regarding cross-sectorial climate policy, adaptation to climate change and reduction of GHG emissions, presented as “eight axes of action”. These are: 1) … read more »

Federated States of Micronesia Climate Change Act (Micronesia / 2013 / Legislative / Mitigation and Adaptation Framework)

The Climate Change Act, adopted by the FSM congress in late November 2013 implements the recently adopted Nationwide Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policy. It instructs government offices … read more »

Nationwide Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policy (Micronesia / 2013 / Executive)

The Policy aims to achieve economic growth and self-reliance within a framework of sustainable development that seeks to maximize opportunities presented by climate change and minimise the risks associated with … read more »

Green Development Policy (GDP) (Mongolia / 2014 / Executive)

This Policy defines Green Development as “a transition to a development model that results in sustaining well-being of people by ensuring environmentally friendly, inclusive economic growth or increasing efficient consumption … read more »

Law on Soil Protection and Prevention of Desertification (Mongolia / 2012 / Legislative)

The soil protection law includes measures to prevent desertification from the intensification of agriculture, mining, road construction, and urban land use as well as climate change. The law provides guidance … read more »

The Forest Law (Mongolia / 2012 / Legislative)

The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations for the protection, restoration, forestation, tenure, use of forests and prevention from forest and steppe fires. The Law regulates the ownership … read more »

National Plan Against Climate Change (Morocco / 2009 / Executive / Mitigation and Adaptation Framework)

The National Plan presents the mitigation and adaptation actions taken to combat climate change. It consolidates within the Department for the Environment a number of initiatives related to climate change … read more »

Decree 70/2013 Regulating Procedures for Project Approval for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forestry Degradation (REDD ) (Mozambique / 2013 / Executive)

Outlines the procedures governing REDD+ projects and creates a Technical Unit of REDD+ (TU-REDD+), responsible for the implementation of REDD+ activities but subordinate to the Minister of the Environment and … read more »

Myanmar Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (Myanmar / 2015 / Executive)

The Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (CSA) has been elaborated in response to the adverse effects of climate change that Myanmar suffers from, such as “scarcity of rainfall, irregular rainfall, heat stress, … read more »

National Framework for Local Adaptation Plans for Action (LAPAs) (Nepal / 2012 / Executive / Adaptation Framework)

This Framework is prepared to provide the effective delivery of adaptation services to the most climate vulnerable areas and people of Nepal. It supports the design of new and implementation … read more »

National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK), (April 2007) Implementation via the National Adaptation Strategy (November 2007), 7222 (Netherlands / 2007 / Executive)

The Programme recognises that the Netherlands needs to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change and attempt at the same time to realise co-benefits for other sectors. It follows … read more »

New Energy for Climate Policy: The Clean and Efficient Programme (CEP) (Netherlands / 2007 / Executive)

The CEP was established with three main objectives: setting and implementing firm targets for reducing GHG emissions, increasing the share or renewable energy and improving energy efficiency. It also established … read more »

Forests Amendment Act 2004 (New Zealand / 2004 / Legislative)

This Act amended the 1949 Forests Act to prohibit the felling of indigenous timber and the export of indigenous forest produce. It requires that sustainable forest management plans be developed … read more »

National Policy on Climate Change (Nigeria / 2013 / Executive / Mitigation and Adaptation Framework)

The National Policy on Climate Change is a strategic policy response to climate change that aims to foster low-carbon, high growth economic development path and build a climate-resilient society through … read more »

Nigeria Vision 2020 (Nigeria / 2010 / Executive)

Vision 2020 aims to reduce the impact of climate change on development processes and the environment. It would (i) strengthen environmental governance; (ii) promote environmental education; (iii) optimise economic benefits … read more »

Climate Settlement, Innst. 390 S (2011–2012) (Norway / 2012 / Executive / Mitigation Framework)

The Climate Settlement is officially known as “Recommendation of the Energy and Environment Committee: Climate Settlement, Innst. 390 S (2011-2012), based on the White Paper on Climate Efforts, Meld. St. … read more »

National Climate Change Policy (Pakistan / 2012 / Executive / Mitigation and Adaptation Framework)

The Policy identifies vulnerabilities to climate change in the sectors of water resources, agriculture, forestry, coastal areas, biodiversity and vulnerable ecosystems and spells out the appropriate adaptation measures to be … read more »