Panama

NDC Status

Panama submitted its revised NDC in December 2020.

Key highlights from the NDC

• Panama enhanced its mitigation ambition from the first NDC. It provided specific greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for the energy and forestry sectors, committing a 24% reduction in total emissions from the country's energy sector by 2050 (and 11.5% by 2030), and the restoration of 50,000 hectares of forest by 2050 nationwide, compared to business as usual.
• The updated NDC adds specific objectives in several key areas such as management of watersheds, marine-coastal system, biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, livestock and aquaculture, resilient human settlements, public health, sustainable infrastructure and circular economy.
• It also includes a well-developed adaptation component in the format of an adaptation communication.
• The updated NDC presents a good integration with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Adaptation and resilience areas in the NDC

• Agriculture
• Ecosystem
• Energy
• Health
• Infrastructure
• Measurement, Reporting and Verification
• Water