Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger River. Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin to the southwest, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the southwest, and Algeria to the northwest.
License ID: 743452075 View to Niger river and Niamey city, Niger.
Member since: 2015
Capital
Niamey
Population (2015)
23,310,719
GNI Per Capita (2016)
$463.9
Emissions Per Capita (2014)
0.185 tons
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National Focal Points
National Climate Vulnerability Level and actions
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Sea Level Rise
3 mm/yr
0.23%
Adaptation: Priorities:
1) Improving the resilience of the agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry sub-sectors;
2) Water resources;
3) Fishing;
4) Fauna + 2 other highlighted priorities.
Reduce GHG emissions by 3.5% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2000)) by 2030 unconditionally and reduce GHG emissions by 34.6% % (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2000)) by 2030 conditional to external support in sectors of agriculture, forestry and other land uses and energy.
Adaptation: Priorities:
1) Improving the resilience of the agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry sub-sectors;
2) Water resources;
3) Fishing;
4) Fauna + 2 other highlighted priorities.
