Liberia Climate Change Negotiations
Liberia's comprehensive approach to climate action and sustainable development
Protecting 45% of our land mass through sustainable forest management and REDD+ programs
Expanding solar and hydroelectric power throughout Liberia to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
Supporting climate-smart farming practices and food security initiatives reducing hunger and water
Implementing mangrove restoration and coastal resilience programs reducing climate vulnerability
NDC 2.0 HIGHLIGHTS
NDC
President’s Message
I am deeply honored to present Liberia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0). This
Contribution demonstrates Liberia’s unwavering commitment to sustainable development and global climate leadership. Our current circumstances demand that we offer a plan that encapsulates the cornerstone of our national development vision which is fully aligned with and reinforces the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).
The AAID is aggressively addressing poverty, inequality, questions of distributive justice and the pressing needs of our people. Through the NDC, we are confronting the climate crisis. Together, these instruments chart a unified course toward a resilient, inclusive, and prosperous Liberia. Though
Liberia’s emissions remain among the lowest in the world, our record of climate leadership is well established. We were among the earliest ratifiers of the Paris Agreement and we have committed to bold targets.
NDC 3.0 expands our ambition by embedding climate resilience across all sectors such as energy, agriculture, forestry, transport, waste management, and health. It strengthens adaptation programs to shield our people from floods, coastal erosion, and extreme weather events. Our forests, which cover nearly half of Liberia, remain one of the world’s most important carbon sinks and by adapting responsible preservation methods as well as investing in renewable energy, Liberia continues to demonstrate that economic growth and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand.
Looking ahead, Liberia has set its sights on achieving net zero emissions by 2050. We envision clean and healthy air in Monrovia and other cities, climate smart farming in Suakoko and across rural Liberia, and strengthened coastlines in Marshall and beyond. We know that this will require deliberate transformative change, yet we embrace the challenge with resolve, not for ourselves alone, but for the generations that will follow. To ensure consistency, I have directed that the implementation of the NDC be fully integrated with the execution of the AAID. This commitment will ensure that public and private institutions, especially our ministries and agencies, integrate climate considerations into our national development planning.
Liberia cannot succeed in isolation. We therefore call upon our international partners to honor their commitments under the Paris Agreement. We must attach urgency to scale up support for renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, and green jobs. Climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity building are not acts of charity; they are investments in a shared future and in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals. With strong and sustained support, Liberia is ready to demonstrate that low-income nations can lead boldly in climate resilience.
This NDC is ambitious, inclusive, and achievable. It captures the hopes of our youth, women, persons with disabilities, and children. It reflects our legacy as guardians of one of the world’s largest and most endowed rainforests. As the ancient proverb reminds us: We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, it is on loan to us for our children. We must protect it responsibly.
Let us therefore rise together for Liberia, for Africa, and for our planet.
H. E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.
President of the Republic of Liberia
Vice H. E. President Koung met with Azerbaijani President H. E. Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev, and UN Secretary-General H. E. Antonio Guterres at the opening of COP29 in Baku - emphasizing global collaboration on climate action. This was a crucial step toward stronger international partnerships for a sustainable future.
New York, September 25, 2025 – Liberia has officially presented its updated climate plan, known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), at the Climate Summit during the United Nations General Assembly.
Based on Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si', the Vatican meeting highlighted the role of religions in intensifying the global collaborative effort for climate action, which is at the core of COP30
The initiative was the focus of a meeting in New York on Tuesday (September 23). The multilateral financing mechanism proposed by Brazil will be formally launched at COP30