CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION IN ANGOLA AN EXCERPT (Nachmany, M. / Fankhauser, S. / Davidová, J. et al. LSE)

Angola ratified the UNFCCC in 2000, and the Kyoto Protocol in 2007. The government has been making an effort to establish policies and regulation to protect the environment and address climate change. However, Angola still suffers the impacts of a devastating civil war that started in 1975 and lasted until 2002, after Angola gained its independence from Portugal. As a result of this long conflict, institutions face organisational deficiencies and there is a general lack of human resources in the country. Despite being the third-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa, around 36% of Angolans live below the poverty line. At the same time, CO2 emissions are increasing rapidly in the country. Increase in crude oil output, land-use change, especially deforestation and forest degradation, constitute major sources of GHG emissions in Angola.

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