In compliance with Article 3 of the Paris Agreement, Morocco formulated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the UNFCCC comprising adaptation and mitigation efforts to combat climate change and presented it to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on June 2015. Morocco's vision is to make the country more resilient to climate change while ensuring a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy.
Recognizing Morocco's high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change due to its geographical location the kingdom of Morocco spent 9% of its overall expenditure on adaptation and plans to improve the most vulnerable sectors' (agriculture, forestry, and water) ability to cope with the impacts of climate change. However, the adaptation needs will have significant budgetary implications for Morocco for all sectors of the economy. Investments planned to achieve the desired target in the vulnerable sectors are estimated at USD 2.5 billion.
Developed after a two-year stakeholder consultation process Morocco's nationally determined contribution document suggests that the country expects to reduce its GHG emission by 42% by 2030 (below BAU emissions). It has set its unconditional reduction target of 17% below BAU levels by 2030. The GHG emission reduction targets will be achieved by measures taken in all sectors of the economy. However, the large part of the mitigation goals relies on the country's energy sector. The document also entails several sectoral strategies along with their respective targets for the implementation of Morocco's contribution. Some of the sectoral strategies include:
- National energy strategy
- National logistics strategy
- National household and similar waste program
- Morocco green plan
- Preservation and sustainable forest management strategy