Livestock and enteric methane

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Project profile

TitleReducing enteric methane for improving food security and livelihoods 
Tags
Methane emissionsLivestock production Livestock development programmes, Climate change impacts Governance Greenhouse gas emissions Climate change adaptation Climate change mitigation Policies Stakeholder engagement
Start DateNovember 2015
End DateDecember 2027
StatusOngoing
DonorClimate and Clean Air Coalition
UN Environment Programme
Recipient and target areas Africa, Asia and Latin America 
Project codeEP/INT/431/UEP
Partners
  • Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases  

  • New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre   

  • New Zealand Government 

  • National Partners 

  • United Nations Environment Programme 

Beneficiaries
  • Government institutions 

  • Ministries 

  • Policy makers 

  • Livestock farmers 

Activities
  • Identify ruminant production systems in target countries for detailed GHG emission assessments. 

  • Analyze and prioritize country and system-specific opportunities to improve animal productivity and reduce enteric methane emission intensity. 

  • Develop packages of appropriate cost-effective technologies and recommend policy options to reduce emission intensity. 

  • Identify demonstration sites and partners for farm testing of the technical packages. 

  • Develop robust Tier 2 greenhouse gas inventories for the livestock sector. 

  • Establish and implement Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems for livestock methane emissions. 

  • Develop and disseminate communication and outreach materials. 

Impact
  • Enhanced institutional capacity and knowledge sharing. 

  • Increased awareness and policy advocacy. 

  • Catalyzed funding for methane mitigation. 

  • Initiated collaborative partnerships for methane mitigation in the agricultural sector. 

  • Improved national readiness to report livestock emissions in NDCs and BTRs. 

  • Strengthened alignment of livestock policies with national climate goals. 

Contact
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