The Republic Of The Marshall Islands Green Climate Fund Programme

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) GCF Programme establishes a strategic framework for climate mitigation and adaptation, focusing on decarbonizing energy, waste management, resilient infrastructure, food security, and water security. RMI aims for net-zero emissions by 2050 and has set ambitious NDC targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 32% below 2010 levels by 2025 and 45% by 2030. The programme identifies specific pipeline projects, such as solar generation on Wotje and Jaluit Atolls and coastal adaptation works, while addressing existential threats like sea-level rise and extreme droughts. It emphasizes the need for international funding to implement science-informed policies and protect vulnerable coastal communities.

• The Republic of the Marshall Islands has set binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to at least 32% below 2010 levels by 2025 and at least 45% below 2010 levels by 2030, with an aspiration to achieve net zero by 2050.
• Energy is the top priority for mitigation, as RMI is highly dependent on imported petroleum fuels, which cost at least 10% of the national GDP.
• Waste management is a significant but difficult mitigation sector, accounting for nearly a quarter of RMI's total greenhouse gas emissions.
• Sea-level rise poses an existential threat; projections suggest the Marshall Islands could be flooded annually by the 2060s under a high-emission scenario combined with ice-sheet collapse.
• Extreme weather events, particularly droughts associated with El Niño, cause severe economic losses; a 2016 drought resulted in approximately USD 4.9 million in losses, equivalent to 3.4% of the 2015 GDP.
• Water security is critical due to the lack of rivers and reliance on freshwater lenses, which are increasingly threatened by saltwater intrusion and drought.
• Food security is compromised by a shift from traditional subsistence agriculture to a reliance on imported foods, contributing to high rates of childhood stunting, which affects over one in three children.
• Climate change is exacerbating public health crises, increasing the incidence of water-borne and vector-borne diseases, and impacting mental health through intergenerational trauma and disaster events.
• The programme identifies several high-priority pipeline projects for GCF funding, including a USD 10 million project for solar generation on Wotje and Jaluit Atolls and a USD 50 million project for coastal adaptation in Majuro and outer islands.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). The Republic Of The Marshall Islands Green Climate Fund Programme. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/marshall-islands-country-programme.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. The Republic Of The Marshall Islands Green Climate Fund Programme. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/marshall-islands-country-programme.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021republic, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{The Republic Of The Marshall Islands Green Climate Fund Programme}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/marshall-islands-country-programme.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }