On the workshop dedicated to the climate change policy, it was discussed about the importance of inclusion of climate change into sectoral and local/regional development plans and policies.
Some of the most important activities of UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, were presented, such as preparation of the first law on the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases, making the “Intended Nationally Determined Contributions – INDCs ” – a document that for the first time presents the intention of the Republic of Serbia to quantitatively reduce GHG emissions, and also presents a contribution of the Republic of Serbia to the adaptation of a new international instrument on climate change at the forthcoming conference in Paris, December 2015. According to the draft version of INDC document, until 2030, the reduction of GHG emissions in the amount of +4.3% to – 9.8% of total emissions in 1990 was predicted (based on data on GHG emissions in 1990, and projections of GHG).
Among other things, the largest sources of GHG emissions were presented, such as the energy sector and the transport sector with 40 million tones of CO2 per year, followed by agriculture, waste management and industry. Mitigation measures to climate change and possible scenarios for the Republic of Serbia until 2020 were presented, indicating that in general emissions will not exceed the former emissions from 1990. Also, the climate scenarios for the Republic of Serbia were discussed, which indicate a constant rise in temperature in the whole territory of Serbia to the end of the century (from 0.7 at the beginning of the century to the whole 3.6 and 4 ° C by the end of the century).
Projections show also an increase in annual precipitation (+ 5%) during the period 2011-2040 compared to the values from the second half of the twentieth century, while in the second half of the century rainfall amounts expected to decline (20-30%). All this points to the need to adapt to the socio-economic systems and development plans to the new climatic conditions (water supply, agriculture, forestry, health, nature protection and biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services, etc.). Also, the projections indicate an increase in annual precipitation (+ 5%) during the period 2011-2040 compared to the values from the second half of the twentieth century, while in the second half of the century rainfall amounts expected to decline (20-30%). All this points to the need to adapt to the socio-economic systems and development plans to the new climate conditions (water supply, agriculture, forestry, health, nature protection and biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services, etc.).
Regional workshop presents an important opportunity to discuss problems related to climate changes at the local level among local community representatives, representatives of republic government, the international community and civil society organizations. Only in this way it is possible to reach solutions that correspond to all stakeholders.
