Tonga
Tonga Country Profile (World Bank)
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (June 13, 1992) and ratification (March 16, 1993)
- KP: signature (March 2, 1999) and ratification (March 28, 2002)
- Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: N/A
- Vienna Convention: accession (October 27, 1992)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (October 27, 1992)
- LRTAP: N/A
- Energy Charter: N/A
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: N/A
- Espoo Convention: N/A
- 2020 Commitment: 50% renewable energy mix
- INDC summary (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions 2015)
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Climate Change
- Environment Management Act (2010) [English]
Energy
- Renewable Energy Act (2008, amended 2009, 2010) [English]
- Electricity Act (2007, amended 2008, 2010) [English]
- Minerals Act (1949, amended 1988, 2009, 2010) [English]
- Petroleum Act (1959, amended 1988, 1997, 2010) [English]
- Petroleum Regulations (1960) [English]
- Petroleum Mining Act (1969, 1988, 2009, 2010) [English]
- Petroleum Mining Regulations (1985) [English]
Air Protection
- Ozone Layer Protection Act (2010, amended 2014) [English]
- Public Health Act (1992, amended 2008) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- Land Act (1988, revised 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2013) [English]
- Land (Timber) Regulations (1967) [English]
- Forests Act (1988, amended 2010) [English]
- Forest Produce Regulations (1979) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environmental Impact Assessment Act (2003) [English]
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2010) [English]
National Plans, Programs and Initiatives
- Tonga Climate Change Policy (2006) [English]
- Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management (2010-2015) (2010) [English]
- Tonga Energy Road (2010-2020) (2010) [English]
- Tonga Climate Change Forest Policy (SPC Land Resources) [English]
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory [English]
- Mangrove Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptation and Livelihoods Project (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) (2011-2013) [English]
- Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Tonga’s Third National Communication to the UNFCCC (2013-2015) [English]
- Pilot Program on Climate Resilience (2015) [English]
Local, State, and Regional Legislation and Initiatives
- Convention on the Conservation and Management of Tuna Stocks and Other Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean: signature (April 23, 2001) and ratification (June 9, 2003)
- South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme: Water resources management (SPREP)
- Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project (PIGGAREP) (SPREP)
- SPC/GTZ Regional Programme on Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (CCCPIR)
- Pacific Islands Forum Support Programme (Global Climate Change Alliance) (2011)
- Pacific Small Island States Project (Global Climate Change Alliance)
- Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership: signature (September 5, 2013)
Government Documents
- IRENA report: Tonga (2013)
- PEIN Country Profile: Tonga (SPREP)
- Initial National Communication Under the UNFCCC (2005) [English]
- Second National Communication Under the UNFCCC (2012) [English]
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) (2015) [English]
- National Strategic Planning Framework (2009) [English]
- National Capacity Self Assessment for Global Environment Management: Tonga [English]
- World Summit on Sustainable Development: Tonga National Assessment Report (2002) [English]
Additional Resources
- Climate Change Strategies: Tonga (Asia Regional Integration Center)
- Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action: The Pacific (Adaptation Partnership/ IISD) (2011)
- Pacific Climate Change Portal: Tonga (2013)
- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change: Kingdom of Tonga (SPREP 2009)
- Climate Change Profile: Tonga (Global Climate Change Alliance)
Updated as of: August 13, 2015