Bhutan is a landlocked country located in Asia with mountainous areas.
Climate Change Policies
Remain carbon neutral + efforts to maintain current levels of forest cover, currently at 70.46%, with a minimum objective of maintaining 60% of total land under forest conditional to external support.
Adaptation: Priority actions:
1) Increase resilience to the impacts of climate change on water security;
2) Promote climate resilient agriculture to contribute towards achieving food and nutrition security;
3) Sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity to ensure sustained environmental services;
4) Strengthen resilience to climate change induced hazards + 5 other highlighted priority actions.
Adaptation: Priority actions:
1) Increase resilience to the impacts of climate change on water security;
2) Promote climate resilient agriculture to contribute towards achieving food and nutrition security;
3) Sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity to ensure sustained environmental services;
4) Strengthen resilience to climate change induced hazards + 5 other highlighted priority actions.
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Year of joining the CVF
2009
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