Mongolia
Mongolia Country Profile (World Bank)
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (12 June 1992), ratification (30 Sept 1993)
- KP: ratification (15 Dec 1999)
- Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
- Vienna Convention: ratification (7 Mar 1996)
- Montreal Protocol: ratification (7 Mar 1996)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: signature (25 April 1997)
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: signature and ratification (21 July 1999)
- Espoo Convention: NA
- 2030 Commitment: estimated emission reduction of 14% below BAU levels by 2030
- 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
Air Protection
- Law on Air (revised) (2010, 1995) [English]
Energy
- The Energy Law (2001) [English]
- Renewable Energy Law (2007) [English]
- Energy Conservation Law (2015) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- The Forest Law (2012) [English]
- Law on Soil Protection and Prevention of Desertification (2012) [Mongolian]
- Forest Management Procedures [Mongolian]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Law on Environmental Protection (1995, 2007) [English]
- Environmental Impact Assessment Law (2012) [English]
Other
- Law on Disaster Prevention (2003) [English]
National Plans, Programs and Initiatives
- National Program on Strengthening the Disaster Protection Capacity in Mongolia (2008-2018) – draft
- National Action Programme on Climate Change (NAPCC) (2011) [Mongolian]
- The MDG-based Comprehensive National Development Strategy of Mongolia (2008) [English]
- Mongolia’s Four-Year Plan for 2012-2016 (2012) [English]
- Inclusive Sustainable Growth: Country Programme Action Plan 2012-2016 (Government of Mongolia and UNDP) (2012) [English]
- Climate Change Co-ordination Office (CCCO)
- The National Renewable Energy Centre [English]
Government Documents
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) (2015) [English]
- Mongolia’s Initial National Contribution (2001) [English]
- Second National Communication under the UNFCCC (2010) [English]
Additional Resources
- United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) (Government of Mongolia and UN) (2012)
- Stocktake of Mongolia’s Green Economy (Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research Center) (2014)
- Mongolia: Readiness for Climate Finance (GIZ)
- Mongolia GHG Inventory: AFOLU (The Ministry of Environment, Green Development & Tourism) (2015)
- National Policy on Climate Change in Mongolia (Damdin Dagvadorj) (2012)
- Climate Change Policy and Cooperative Actions under Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM) or Joint Credit Mechanism (JCM) in Mongolia (Damdin Dagvadorj)
- Mongolia’s Government Acts Against Climate Change (David Davgadorj and G. Erdenebayasgalan) (2010)
Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.
Updated as of: December 22, 2015