Overview

Situated in the Horn of Africa, the Republic of Djibouti is located on the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance of the Red Sea and shares borders with Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The country’s terrain is craggy, comprised of plateaus, plains, volcanic formations and mountain ranges reaching 2,000 meters in height (MHUEAT, 2001). Djibouti has very little arable soil; 89 per cent of the country is desert, 10 per cent is pasture, and 1 per cent is forested (USDS, 2010).

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  • National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA)

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    National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change – those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The following summarizes the NAPA for Djibouti.

    June 22, 2009
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