El Salvador

NDC Status

El Salvador submitted its third NDC in December 2025.

Key highlights from the NDC

• El Salvador's NDC reflects the country's national circumstances, including high climate vulnerability, development challenges and evolving institutional capacities, while outlining a coherent pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen resilience.
• A key advancement is the establishment of a single economy wide mitigation target for 2035, expressed as a percentage reduction relative to a business-as-usual scenario. El Salvador commits to an unconditional reduction of at least 5 percent and a conditional reduction of at least 15 percent.. This marks a shift from fragmented sectoral targets toward a unified national objective.
• The updated NDC builds on synergies with the country’s Long-Term Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development Strategy 2050, connecting medium term action with long term decarbonization and resilience objectives. Emissions reductions are expected to be driven primarily through domestic measures in key sectors such as energy, transport, waste, wastewater and land use.
• National priorities on adaptation focus on water security, agriculture, ecosystems, health, infrastructure and cities, while recognizing biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration as key enablers of resilience. The contribution strengthens a climate risk management approach, using scientific evidence, updated climate scenarios and the national Study on Loss and Damage associated with climate change to guide decision making. Related dimensions such as human mobility, education, tourism and nutrition are addressed within this risk management framework.
• El Salvador’s NDC was updated through a participatory process led by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), with the engagement of public institutions, academia, the private sector and civil society. International partners, including UNEP, IDB, GIZ and UNDP, contributed to the process.