Central African Republic

Africa

NDC Status

The Central African Republic submitted its third NDC in March 2026.

Key highlights from the NDC

The Central African Republic's third NDC has revised the country’s previous emission baseline and now presents economy-wide 2035 targets covering all major sectors and gases.
The country remains a net carbon sink, reinforcing its role in the Congo Basin's global climate regulation. The country’s third NDC refines the mitigation scenarios in line with national sectoral strategies (energy, agriculture, forestry, industry, and waste). In addition, the latest NDC introduces sectoral baselines and performance indicators, and strengthens transparency through a unified Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system.
The mitigation and adaptation measures in the third NDC are broader and more quantified than in the previous NDC. They are also more sector-specific, spanning energy efficiency, agroforestry, resilient agriculture, water, health, and infrastructure. Adaptation targets are explicitly costed and cover energy, agriculture, forestry/land use, water, urban planning, and health.
The NDC embeds cross-cutting priorities, including gender equality, youth inclusion, Indigenous Peoples, displaced persons, and persons with disabilities integrated into planning and monitoring. The NDC operationalizes the climate–peace–security nexus, linking resilience to social stability, and aligns with biodiversity protection, Sustainable Development Goals, and just transition principles.
On finance, Central Africa Republic specifies total needs of US$ 8.76 billion (31 percent adaptation, 69 percent mitigation). A new National Climate Fund (FONACAR) is proposed to pool public, private, and external resources, embedding climate expenditure into the medium-term budget framework.
The NDC was developed through Green Climate Fund readiness and preparatory support, with UNDP as the delivery partner. UNDP provided technical support to the Government throughout the NDC development process.