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Report

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First National Communication to the UNFCCC of Eritrea

Abstract

It is widely agreed today that anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere is creating imbalances in the natural cycle of the earth’s climate, best known as climate change. Scientific evidence has shown that the earth has been increasingly getting warmer and warmer. Nine of the ten warmest years, for example, have occurred since 1990. The resultant global change of climate has been of major concern to the international community and the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992 at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a big step forward in the challenges to mitigate climate change. Today more than 180 States and regional economic integration organizations are Parties to the UNFCCC, under the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities to mitigate climate change. Eritrea acceded to the UNFCCC on 24 April 1995 to join hands with the international community in the mitigation of climate change. Pursuant to Article 12 of the UNFCCC each Party should communicate information relating to its commitments under the Convention. This national communication has therefore been prepared in this context in accordance with the guidelines of the Non-Annex I Parties for preparing their national communications. The main issues addressed in this report include inventory of GHG, vulnerability and adaptation assessment studies, education and public awareness and systematic observation and research.

Publication Date

12-2001

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