Strengthening Institutional Information Services to support decision-making for Climate Change in the AFOLU sector in Angola

The proposal addresses the lack of systematic, accurate, and coordinated climate data in Angola, which hinders the implementation of the National Climate Change Strategy 2018-2030. It focuses on two primary technical tracks: establishing an Early Warning Information System (EWIS) for agricultural drought using satellite tools like ASIS and AGROMETSHELL, and developing a National Strategy for Forest Resources Monitoring (2022-2026) aligned with FAO's Voluntary Guidelines on National Forest Monitoring. The project aims to train government officials from institutions such as INAMET and MCTA, conduct pre-feasibility studies on fire management and community land governance, and develop a validated Project Concept Note for the GCF focused on forest resource management. The 24-month initiative is implemented by the FAO to improve evidence-based decision-making and resource mobilization for climate adaptation and mitigation in the AFOLU sector.

• Angola faces a critical lack of coordinated climate data, with monitoring efforts scattered across four national public institutions and some local provinces, leading to poor early warning systems and inefficient data integration.
• The country's meteorological observation network has severely declined, dropping from over 500 stations in 1974 to only 55 working stations by 2016, which is insufficient by World Meteorological Organization standards.
• Angola's greenhouse gas emissions in 2014 were dominated by the energy sector (49.4%), land-use change and forestry (37.4%), and agriculture (11.7%).
• Forest losses in Angola are primarily driven by clearing for crops, bush fires, and the harvesting of fuel and timber, with a reported deforestation rate of 0.21% per year from 1990 to 2015.
• The project will deploy automated tools, specifically ASIS and AGROMETSHELL, to provide short-term 'quick wins' in monitoring agricultural drought and will build a long-term Early Warning Information System (EWIS).
• A significant gap exists in forest monitoring, as there is no Institutional Information System to track land use changes, and the first National Forest Inventory (NFI) only achieved 30% of data gathering due to the 2014 economic crisis.
• The proposal aims to develop a National Strategy for Forest Resources Monitoring for 2022-2026 and a validated Project Concept Note for the GCF focused on Forest Resource Management.
• The project will conduct pre-feasibility assessments on the National Civil Protection System's capacity to respond to climatic hazards, specifically burning and fires.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Strengthening Institutional Information Services to support decision-making for Climate Change in the AFOLU sector in Angola. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201215-angola.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening Institutional Information Services to support decision-making for Climate Change in the AFOLU sector in Angola. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201215-angola.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening Institutional Information Services to support decision-making for Climate Change in the AFOLU sector in Angola}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20201215-angola.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }