The Comoros is a volcanic archipelago off Africa’s east coast, in the warm Indian Ocean waters of the Mozambique Channel. The nation state’s largest island, Grande Comore (Ngazidja) is ringed by beaches and old lava from active Mt. Karthala volcano. Around the port and medina in the capital, Moroni, are carved doors and a white colonnaded mosque, the Ancienne Mosquée du Vendredi, recalling the islands’ Arab heritage.
Member since: 2015
Capital
Moroni
Population (2015)
850,891
GNI Per Capita (2016)
$1259.5
Emissions Per Capita (2014)
0.418 tons
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National Focal Points
National Climate Vulnerability Level and actions
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Adaptation: Priority Projects:
1) Strengthening the capacity and resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change in the Comoros;
2) Capacity-building for the management of water resources for an adaptation to climate change;
3) Support program for the Union of the Comoros aiming to strengthen the resilience to climate change;
4) Rehabilitation of watersheds, forests and climate-resilient livelihoods + 2 other highlighted projects.
Reduce GHG emissions by 84% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2006)) including LULUCF by 2030 conditional to external support in sectors of energy, agriculture, forestry, land uses and waste.
Adaptation: Priority Projects:
1) Strengthening the capacity and resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change in the Comoros;
2) Capacity-building for the management of water resources for an adaptation to climate change;
3) Support program for the Union of the Comoros aiming to strengthen the resilience to climate change;
4) Rehabilitation of watersheds, forests and climate-resilient livelihoods + 2 other highlighted projects.
