Benin

Overview

Benin submitted an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2021, which reflects an increase in ambition to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20.15% over the period 2021–2030 as compared to the reference scenario.

Mitigation sectors covered are agriculture, energy, waste, industry and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF). Adaptation measures cover agriculture, water forestry, coast, health and tourism.

Energy, agriculture and waste measures are likely to contribute to reducing cumulative  emissions by around 20% compared to the reference scenario. As Least Developed Countries (LDC), adaptation remains a priority for Benin.

Implementation costs amount to USD 10.51 billion, of which USD 5.66 billion is unconditional and USD 4.85 billion is conditional.

Knowledge

Timeline of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Document Submissions

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Climate Commitments

Partnership Engagement

Membership: member since 2018
Governance: Benin served as a member of the NDC Partnership Steering Committee between 2022 and 2023.
Country Engagement: Since joining the NDC Partnership, Benin has requested support related to:
- Designing or improving policies, strategies, plans and legislation
- Mainstreaming NDCs into national and subnational planning and budgeting;
- Improving the quality and ambition of the NDC
- Improving coordination and whole-of-society approaches
- Designing or strengthening monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems
- Capacity building and knowledge products
- Preparation of NDC-related projects and pipelines for investment
- Mobilization of financial resources for NDC Investment projects
- LT-LEDS development or enhancement

With the NDC Partnership support, Benin has developed an NDC action plan for the period 2021–2030, covering institutional governance, mitigation and adaptation measures for the agriculture, forestry, waste, energy, transport, infrastructure and urban development, coastal zones, water resources, health, and tourism sectors. In addition, partners have supported various activities, including the preparation of the pre-2020 report on the NDC implementation status, updating of the NDC with increased ambition and various capacity building efforts for national stakeholders. In 2025, Benin updated its surface water resources map with support from the Netherlands water grant to the NDC Partnership.