Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Country Profile (World Bank)
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: accession (May 25, 2000) and entry into force (August 23, 2000)
- KP: accession (May 13, 2003) and entry into force (February 15, 2005)
- Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: N/A
- Vienna Convention: accession (May 31, 2000)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (May 31, 2000)
- LRTAP: accession (May 25, 2000)
- Energy Charter: signature (December 17, 1994) and ratification (April 8, 1997)
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: signature (December 17, 1994) and ratification (April 8, 1997)
- Espoo Convention: accession (May 1, 2001)
- 2030 Commitment: 11.49 – 13.75% emissions reduction (29 – 30.89% conditional) below BAU by 2030; 12.67 – 15.69% emissions reduction (35.06 – 36.75% conditional) below BAU by 2050
- INDC summary – includes LULUCF and gases covered (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions 2015)
- INDC summary – includes adaptation and conditions for implementation (Climate Policy Observer 2016)
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Climate Change
- Law of the Kyrgyz Republic from May 25, 2007 of No. 71: About state regulation and policy in the field of emission and absorption of greenhouse gases (2007) [English]
Energy
- Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 8: Law on Electricity (1997) [English]
- Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 56: Law on Energy (1996) [English]
- Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 88: Law on Energy Saving [English]
- Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 77: Law on Oil and Gas (1997) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- Forest Code No. 66 of the Kyrgyz Republic (1999) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 9 January, 2007 No. 212: Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2007) [English]
National Plans, Programs and Initiatives
- National Sustainable Development Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2013-2017 (National Council for Sustainable Development of the Kyrgyz Republic) (2013) [English] [Russian]
- Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (Climate Investment Funds) (2015)
- Climate Change Adaptation Programme and Action Plan for 2015-2017 for the Forest and Biodiversity Sector (State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic) (2015)
Government Documents
- First National Communication of the Kyrgyz Republic under the UNFCCC (2003)
- The Kyrgyz Republic’s second national communication to the UNFCCC (2009) [English] [Russian]
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (IDNC) (2015) [English]
Additional Resources
- Kyrgyzstan Climate Risk Profile (CAMP Alatoo and UNDP) (2013)
- Climate Change Assessment (Asian Development Bank)
- Kyrgyz Republic – Overview of Climate Change Activities (World Bank) (2013)
Updated as of: April 29, 2016