Country: Sierra Leone
Document: Updated NDC

Gaol: Leverage Public sector Investment Build the capacity of the private sector on climate related actions Improve monitoring and evaluation of corporate social responsibilities Integrate climate change adaptation into the mining/extractive sector Ensure the mining sector becomes climate smart and resilient Effective implementation of EIA Promote Afforestation practices Create alternative livelihoods of women in the mining sector through effective corporate social responsibilities Promote climate- smart agriculture and climate-resilient food security practices Goal: Ensure Climate e resilient agriculture Objective 1: Development of crop varieties adaptable to ensuring climate conditions Objective 2: Practicing alternative crop production on the same land Adoption and application of climate-smart and conservation agriculture through best agricultural practices that enhance soil fertility and improve crop yield Integrated management of crops and livestock management Develop and maintain seed banks to provide a variety of seed types that preserve biological diversity and enable farmers to make informed choices Promote innovative and adaptive approaches such as irrigation and water harvesting to protect farmers from variability in rainfall Provide appropriate infrastructure, social services and effective mechanization of agriculture in the rural areas to slowdown massive movements of youths into urban areas Mainstream Climate Change into Agricultural Development Strategies and ensure inclusion of women Improve research and knowledge management Scientific research conducted to ascertain Support the establishment of adequate weather stations around the country in order to provide reliable and adequate weather dataUpdated Nationally Determined Contribution capacities to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture and resilient land management robust data on risk and vulnerability of mangrove that will be useful to properly provide tailored climate services to farmers Provide adequate support to the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute as well as Njala University to develop appropriate crop varieties and production practices that will enhance resilience to adverse weather conditions Promote innovative and adaptive approaches such as irrigation and water harvesting, to protect farmers from variability in rainfall Develop modelling approaches and tools to allow assessment of impacts of climate change on export and domestic crops and meat production Develop regional links to fund and promote plant breeding programs for common crops Review approaches to integrated pest management under climate change Conduct a feasibility study to gather information on community perceptions of climate-smart agriculture techniques Improve institutional and functional capacities for integrated water management Improve planning and coordination of the use of the river basin, which may provide solutions to problems of water quality and supply Increase and maintain investment in hydrological monitoring and water use through a national database Fund research into adopting a water resources and water supply planning method under climate change Develop appropriate modelling tools to assist strategic planning of water resources Investigate shifting focus from groundwater to surface water storage for water supply to reduce the reliance on vulnerable coastal aquifersUpdated Nationally Determined Contribution Enhance universal access to energy by promoting renewables and energy efficiency Establish and operationalize a National Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (NaCREEE) to promote off-grid Stand-alone Solar (SAS) investments through technical advice and knowledge sharing in the areas of policy and regulation, technology development and transfer, and public education Increase awareness of off-grid SAS and strengthen market knowledge by improving market intelligence Strengthen local institutions and empower the private sector through capacity, network, and partnership building Provide up-to-date market information through further studies and awareness raising campaigns Align technology development and knowledge transfer goals with regional goals set for 2030 Technically support the Energy Planning Unit in creating a pipeline of off-grid SAS projects Introduce solar technology management in school curricula and technical and vocational education at the tertiary level Develop guidelines for the standardization of off-grid solar systems including technical equipment, design and assessment methods, operations and maintenance procedures, and environmental compliance Mobilize financial institutions to create investment packages and counterpart funding Mainstream considerations of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion into Goal: Ensure maximum gender dimension in addressing Climate challenges Expand women’s and youth employment opportunities and participation in the management of off-grid solar energy interventionsUpdated Nationally Determined Contribution sectoral plans and strategies Objective1: Include more women and Youths in addressing climate change challenges Build women-led partnerships at the local level to facilitate knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and sustained quality of services Bridge the gap in the proportion of women to men employment as solar technicians, engineers, and project managers by promoting the entry of more women into jobs delivered within the sector through information, communication, education campaigns, scholarships, and job placements Build the capacities of youth, women, PWDs, and other disadvantaged groups in using off-grid solar energy resources safely and productively (including for livelihood and business development or improvement) Improve climate change adaptation infrastructure across priority sectors Goal: Provision of necessary in infrastructure in agriculture, Water Resources and Energy, Gender and coastal zone management To provide basic necessary climate change adaptation infrastructure for enhancing resilience to the resulting climate change challenges Enhance waste management systems at all levels to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions so as to improve health of both humans and animals and reduce climate change Support the construction of appropriate roads particularly feeder roads in the rural areas as a climate resilience strategy Diversify economic growth through a strengthened transport sector, particularly the infrastructure to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Mainstream climate change adaptation considerations into sectoral plans and strategies Goal: Climate change adaptation mainstreamed and implemented To mainstream Climate Change adaptation challenges in stakeholder sectorial plans. Strengthen integration of climate change adaptation into the health sector Monitor and control WASH activities in informal settlements Develop local institutional capacity Goal: The development of local institutional support to Monitor academic and public news media to keep informed about changes in climate 10,000,000Updated Nationally Determined Contribution to support coastal resources management stakeholders for sustainable management of coastal resources.

Question: What structural, technical and infrastructure upgrades are envisioned?
Answer: Support the construction of appropriate roads particularly feeder roads in the rural areas as a climate resilience strategy