Kingdom of Bahrain Portal for Sustainable Development Goals

Indicators

Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
- Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries that have communicated the establishment or operationalization of an integrated policy/strategy/plan which increases their ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change, and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development in a manner that does not threaten food production (including a national adaptation plan, nationally determined contribution, national communication, biennial update report or other)
- Indicator 13.2.2: Total greenhouse gas emissions per year (Excel, 0.01MB, 1 Sheet)
Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
- Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula (Excel, 0.02MB, 1 Sheet)
Target 13.a: Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible
- Indicator 13.a.1: Mobilized amount of United States dollars per year between 2020 and 2025 accountable towards the $100 billion commitment
Target 13.b: Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change- related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
- Indicator 13.b.1: Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities

Policies & initiatives support the goal

The Kingdom of Bahrain is exerting great efforts to protect and preserve the environment and natural resources. Through these efforts, the Kingdom aims to ensure the sustainability of the development process in many fields, and this has been reflected in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the National Action Charter through directing the efforts towards achieving the balance between the protection of the environment and the development requirements, and the alignment with Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 and the Government Action Plan 2015-2018. The Kingdom is committed to these efforts to protect the environment, its resources, and systems and to preserve the diversity of the natural resources to ensure the continuity and the sustainability of the natural balance.

As a result, the Kingdom of Bahrain has established many governmental institutions, organizations, and committees to develop the programs, policies, and strategies to achieve sustainability in its various dimensions. It has also enacted a number of laws and regulations related to the achievement of sustainable development, which has become an international demand in the midst of the current economic, political and social changes that the global community witnesses currently. In addition, the Kingdom has participated in several multilateral agreements, and the Kingdom has continued to meet its commitments under these agreements, with a focus on raising public awareness and building national capacities in the fields related to the environment.

A number of other initiatives have been implemented in the Kingdom to support the protection and preservation of the environment. For further information, please visit the following links:

The Kingdom of Bahrain has many specialized institutions operating in recycling and reuse of waste. Some of the examples are: Alfa Express Co , Falcon Factory , Bahrain Contract Cleaning , Nidukki , Gulf City Cleaning Company , Merc Company , Bahrain Waste Treatment Company, Sphinx Services , Bahrain Recycling Plant and others.

Recycling electronic waste

The recycling project of the eWastes seeks to repair and renew the old IT tools to help the Bahraini society to reach a green environment. The general concept of e-waste recycling means to collect the used computers and then to donate them later to the NGOs and the needy families. One of the reasons for this project in the Kingdom is the absence of the appropriate e-waste treatment methods, as the life of using the electronic equipment cannot be extended for more than seven to nine years because of the included hazardous substances such as lead, cadmium, and mercury. The project includes the sale of usable parts to the electronics repair shops, while the unusable components are sold to the recycling companies. The project has contributed to raising the rating of the Kingdom in the field of e-waste recycling technology from stage 1 to stage 3 according to the Centre for Environment Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) .

The Climate Action

The Kingdom of Bahrain has ratified Paris Convention in December 2016, which has integrated the threats of climate change into the national policies for all the sectors, enabling them to increase their capacity to meet the requirements of the climate change adaptation and mitigation. Bahrain has also carried out awareness campaigns in schools on climate change issues and its implications.