National Climate Change Policy, Strategy and Action Plan to Address Climate Change In Belize.

Considering the adverse effects of Climate Variability and Climate Change, particularly on crop production and food security, natural ecosystems, marine and coastal areas, water resources and human health, as well as on housing and infrastructure, the Government of Belize (GOB) has taken initiatives to mainstream Climate Change into its national development processes and mechanisms. These initiatives include the establishment of a National Climate Change Office under the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (MFFSD), the adoption of climate sensitive response mechanisms for some economic development sectors. The present comprehensive National Climate Change Policy, Strategy and Action Plan shall provide policy guidance for the development of an appropriate administrative and legislative framework, in harmony with other sectoral policies, for the pursuance of a low-carbon development path for Belize. Climate change shall have an impact on the following sectors: agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture and coastal and marine areas, tourism, human health, water resources and energy