Summary
El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, and also one of the most climate-vulnerable in the region, despite sharing only 0.03% of global GHG emissions. The environmental deterioration in El Salvador has been officially recognized by the Ministry of the Environment in its 2017 National State of the Environment Report.
El Salvador has established priorities to include climate-resilient, low-carbon coastal-urban development, improved ecosystem and landscape rehabilitation and forest initiatives. Agriculture and fisheries are considered instrumental to El Salvador’s inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction goals. The key areas of current and future climate change adaptation measures are to focus on urban and coastal development, forestry, sea level rise, and salinization of coastal areas.
Recently, the country has committed to climate adaptation measures as announced during Climate Action Week for Latin America and the Caribbean. At the regional level, El Salvador holds the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), a coalition promiting to integrate and cooperate environmental action across its Member States and improve the quality of life of their populations.
On gender mainstreaming,
On youth mainstreaming,
Highlights
- Commits to reducing GHG emissions in the energy and the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sectors
- Details activities to increase carbon sinks and reservoirs in the agricultural landscape
- Calls for reform in institutional regulations (?)
Lowlights
- Makes no mention of the Just Energy Transition
- Lacks participation of civil society
- Financing of environmental activities is heavily reliant on international and private sector sources
Key Recommendations
For Gender Mainstreaming
- Create a protection mechanism for women.
- Enable women's participation in all stages and process of construction of the NDC
- Establish a monitoring indicators and follow-up mechanism for the participation of women
For Youth Inclusion
- Ensure the significant participation of youth in all stages, areas and levels of the public policy cycle.
- Prioritise precaution and prevention in adaptation measures for young people and civil society.
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