Saint Kitts and Nevis

This document was identified in the country's updated NDC as well as in an official press release. However, the full text of was not available at the time of writing.

The Food and Nutrition Security Policy aims at promoting rational food choices and healthy lifestyles by the population. It further seeks to enhance the resilience of food supplies in front of natural and socio-economic shocks, and climate change. 
 
The Policy states that the government shall facilitate the implementation of Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation strategies, including in the food sector. It charges the government to 1) establish a National Task Force for the implementation and supervision of such strategies, 2) to enable capacity building of stakeholders with respect to disaster management, 3) to develop an agricultural risk management scheme, 4) and to facilitate the re-zoning of agricultural production as necessary to reduce vulnerability to adverse effects of climate change.

The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach, covering the period between 2018 and 2030.

This document has been identified in the country's updated NDC, however no further documentation is available. The strategy operationalises the National Climate Change Policy and was developed using a participatory approach, gaining input and recommendations from diverse stakeholder groups through national consultations. The Strategy details specific adaptation objectives and measures across eight sectors.

The Ministry of Sustainable Development released the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in 2014 to establish a framework of targets, principles and priorities over biodiversity. The Kittitian government recognises that climate change might indulge sever impacts to the country including via a sea level rise leading to coastal erosion, increase in drought, tropical storms, floods, changes in rainfall, and ultimately biodiversity alterations. 
 
In order to enable national ecosystems and populations to strive, the government pledges to take green economy interventions, notably towards greater energy efficiency, sustainable land use in the agriculture and forestry sector, and increased awareness. The Strategy further calls to enhance the institutional framework to enable overall climate change adaptation.

Saint Kitts and Nevis National Communication. NC 3

Saint Kitts and Nevis Biennial Update Report. BUR1

Saint Kitts and Nevis First NDC (Updated submission), Nationally Determined Contribution from Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2021

Saint Kitts and Nevis First NDC (Archived), Nationally Determined Contribution from Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2016

Saint Kitts and Nevis. National Communication (NC). NC 2., National Communication from Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2016

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