IC: Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use

IC: Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use

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INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

Project background

The Ministry of Environment of Angola (MINAMB), in its role as the National Designated Authority (NDA) for Climate Finance, is implementing Readiness and Preparatory Support project financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), with technical support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The project seeks to strengthen Angola’s institutional, technical, and strategic capacity to access climate finance and to accelerate the implementation of the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and broader climate-resilient development objectives.

The project focuses on two priority mitigation sectors identified in Angola’s updated NDC (2021): (i) Energy, including transport; and (ii) Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU). Within this framework, the AFOLU sector represents a particularly strategic entry point for climate action and investment. AFOLU is the largest contributor to national greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for approximately 70% of total emissions[1], while simultaneously being one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate change impacts such as drought, land degradation, deforestation, and declining agricultural productivity.

Angola possesses significant natural capital, including extensive forest resources, diverse ecosystems, and substantial agricultural potential. However, unsustainable land-use practices, deforestation, forest degradation, shifting cultivation, charcoal production, and climate variability are undermining ecosyste