Samoa
Samoa Country Profile (World Bank)
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (June 12, 1992) and ratification (November 29, 1994)
- KP: signature (March 16, 1998) and ratification (November 27, 2000)
- Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: N/A
- Vienna Convention: accession (December 21, 1992)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (December 21, 1992)
- LRTAP: N/A
- Energy Charter: N/A
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: N/A
- Espoo Convention: N/A
- 2025 Commitment: no quantified emissions reduction; 100% renewable energy target for electricity generation by the year 2025 (conditional on international support)
- 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
Energy
- Electric Power Corporation Act (1980) [English]
- Electricity Act (2010) [English]
- Petroleum Act (1984) [English]
- Oil Fuel Supply Act (1974) [English]
Forests and Land Use
- Forestry Management Act (2011) [English]
- Land Titles Act (1981) [English]
- Land Titles Registration Act (2008) [English]
- Land Valuation Act (2010) [English]
- Land for Foreign Purposes Act (1993) [English]
- Land Titles Investigation Act (1966) [English]
- Land, Surveys and Environment Act (1989) [English]
- Survey Act (2010) [English]
- Taking of Land Act (1964) [English]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Land, Surveys and Environment Act (1989) [English]
- Planning and Urban management Act (2004) [English]
Other
- Disaster and Emergency Management Act (2007) [English]
- Water Resources Management Act (2008) [English]
National Plans, Programs and Initiatives
- Second National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1994-2007) Final Report (2008) [English]
- National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) (2005) [English]
- Samoa: NAPA Project Profile [English]
- National Policy of Combating Climate Change (2007) [English]
- Samoa’s Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan [English]
- Strategy for the Development of Samoa (2012-2016) (2012) [English]
- Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Coastal Resources and Communities Project (2013) [English]
- Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (Pilot Program for Climate Resilience) (2011) [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 (September 5, 2000) and ratification (February 9, 2001)
- South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme: Coastal zone 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)
- GCCA: Supporting Climate Change Adaptation for the Samoan Water Sector (Global Climate Change Alliance) (2012)
- Apia CCCI Overview (2010)
- Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership: signature (September 5, 2013)
Government Documents
- First National Communication to the UNFCCC (1999) [English]
- Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2010) [English]
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) (2015) [English]
Additional Resources
- IRENA report: Samoa (2013)
- PEIN Country Profile: Samoa (SPREP)
- Climate Change Strategies: Samoa (Asia Regional Integration Center)
- Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action: The Pacific (Adaptation Partnership/ IISD) (2011)
- Pacific Climate Change Portal: Samoa (2013)
- Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change: Samoa (SPREP 2009)
- Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: Samoa (World Bank 2010)
- Apia, Samoa – Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (UN-Habitat) (2014)
Updated as of: August 14, 2015