Comoros country climate and development report

The Comoros Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) captures the interplay between development, climate change, and climate policies. The Union of the Comoros (“The Comoros”) has significant vulnerability to climate change related risks but has considerable opportunities to strengthen preparedness and resilience against these challenges.

A wide array of investments, policy reforms, and other interventions are needed in the Comoros to strengthen resilience to meet development goals in the face of challenges from climate change. The analysis presented in this report shows climate change may have significant implications for development in various sectors in the country. It is thus critical to identify and prioritize the needed interventions, particularly given the country’s fiscal constraints. Such as:

1. Improve the Productivity and Resilience of Agriculture and Fisheries to expand and enhance the productivity of these sectors, supporting livelihoods and food security in the face of uncertain future climate conditions.
2. Invest in a Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Network that both serves the needs of the people and economy, and is resilient to the uncertain impacts of climate change, be they from sea level rise, storm surge, flooding, increasing precipitation, or more frequent extreme events.
3. Safeguard Water Supply in the face of Growing Demand and a Changing Climate to achieve safe and reliable access to water resources, including the need for sustainable resource use in the face of a changing climate that may reduce water quantity and quality.
4. Increase Renewable Energy Generation Capacity to become more energy self-sufficient, meet the country’s NDCs and mitigate climate related impacts.