Climate Change Resilience Act 2019. Pays/Territoire Tuvalu Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to build an effective climate change response and ensure long-term, just transition to a climate resilient and lower carbon economy and society and related matters. Sujet Environnement gén., Eau Mot clé Législation de base Renforcement des capacités Changement de climat Risques Émissions Gouvernance Institution Exploitation minière Infractions/sanctions Principe de précaution Politique/planification Genre Évaluation/gestion des risques Fonds spécial Développement durable Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Océanie, Polinesie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé This Act lays down rules to strengthen the legal and policy frameworks for climate change resilience in line with the agreements related to climate change; promote low carbon development; establish effective governance structures for the implementation of sound climate change policies and coordination of climate change actions; and promote public awareness and involvement in climate change issues. The international conventions that Tuvalu is a party to are listed in the Schedule annexed to this Act. The emissions reduction targets for Tuvalu are in line with its nationally determined contributions made pursuant to the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, this Act sets forth provisions on the duties and powers of the Minister taking into consideration the gender perspective; the establishment and duties of the Department of Climate Change and Disaster; the creation of a National Climate Change Resilience Forum and National Advisory Council on Climate Change; the development and implementation of national climate change policy and other strategies and plans to address climate change; the establishment of the Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund and its administration in accordance with the Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund Act 2015; prohibition on the exploration, mining and extraction of fossil fuels; offences and penalties. Texte intégral Anglais Site web tuvalu-legislation.tv Références - Législation Amende Environment Protection Act 2008 (Cap. 30.25). Législation | Tuvalu | 2008 (2008) Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Lutte contre la pollution, Institution, EIA, Principe de précaution, Changement de climat, Développement durable, Biodiversité, Préservation de l'écosystème Source: FAO, FAOLEX