1. Delivering the Mitigation Work
Programme ( MWP)- Accelerating
Action Through Existing Initiatives:
Global Forum on Environment & Climate Change -September 12 2023
Ms. Cheryl Jeffers- Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and
Constituency Empowerment
St. Kitts and Nevis Experience

2. Presentation Outline
National Context/Situation Analysis
Response to Climate Change
Importance of Delivering a MWP
Actions Undertaken in St. Kitts and Nevis
Barriers/Opportunities
Next Steps: Future Outlook

3. National Context/Situation Analysis- St. Kitts and Nevis
Small Island Developing State (SIDs) - located in the
Caribbean
Smallest Independent Nation in the Western Hemisphere
both in size and population
The estimated population of St. Kitts and Nevis for 2020
was 53,821
Combined Size: 261 Square km
Main Economic Driver: Tourism
Weather: Tropical Climate

4. Response to Climate Change
• International Response:
• Party to UNFCCC and Paris Agreement
• National Response:
• Submitted Revised NDC in 2021
• Developed a NDC Implementation Plan and Financing Strategy
• National Climate Change Policy
• National Climate Change and Adaptation Strategy
• Political Response:
• Creation of Ministry of Environment, Climate Action et al
• Political support to advance work in renewable energy, including the support of
grid interconnectivity between the two (2) Islands

5. Importance of Delivering a MWP
Matter of survival for SIDS who have already begun to lose
ecosystems, lives and livelihoods as a result of the adverse impacts
of climate change.
Co-benefits – general health and well being
Successful implementation of mitigation actions provides greater
energy security for all.

6. Actions undertaken in St. Kitts and Nevis:
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative ( SIDS LHI)
The SIDS LHI was established in response to a strong call-to-action by
the SIDS Leaders through the Small Island Developing States
Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA).St. Kitts and Nevis has
received support in 3 broad areas:
3. Renewable Energy Technology Capacity Building
2. Solar City Simulator for Basseterre and Charlestown
1. NDC Enhancement and Implementation

7. NDC Enhancement and Implementation
• SKN’s Revised NDC was submitted in 2021 (collaborative effort by IRENA, NDC Partnership and
Climate Analytics)
• Mitigation Analysis was conducted by IRENA . Through desk research, stakeholder consultation and
data collection, the team was able to:
• provide technical inputs to support the revised NDC mitigation targets
• contribute to the identification and prioritization of suitable mitigation measures to achieve
national climate goals
• The Revised NDC outlines the country’s mitigation and adaptation strategies to reduce economy-
wide carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions by 61% by 2030, compared to the base year, 2010.

8. Contents in Revised NDC
The plan is conditional upon adequate access
to resources, including climate finance as well
as capacity-building support and technical
assistance.
• The interventions include exploring
renewables such solar PV, wind and
geothermal.
• Improvement in transmission and distribution
infrastructure to reduce losses.
• Reduction in power demand through the
introduction of solar water heaters
• Penetration of electric vehicles (EVs).

9. Solar City Simulator - Basseterre and Charlestown
• This is a web-based software tool developed by IRENA
to support homeowners, businesses, and governments
in evaluating the prospects for electricity generation
using rooftop-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.
• The tool:
• aids in the assessment of rooftop solar potential.
• can quicken the pace of energy planning and
improve the efficiency of policy for rooftop solar PV.

10. Capacity Building
Training on:
• Practical design of key clauses for risk allocations and pricing
• Designing power purchase agreements
Empowering key stakeholders on the requirements
needed to successfully deploy renewable energy
projects is CRITICAL.

11. Barriers/Opportunities
Barriers:
Key barriers include:
• limited policy frameworks
• capacity to mobilize and access finance for mitigation actions
• capacity support to new and emerging technologies
Opportunities:
• Creating a transparent MRV System that links mitigation
actions with access to finance
• Continued training applicable to the specific needs of SIDS

12. Next Steps- Future Outlook
The Mitigation Work Programme should be fit for purpose.
All hands on deck are required to “urgently scale up
mitigation ambition and implementation in this critical
decade”
.
We need to align our pledges, targets and actions with 1.5˚C
pathway science.
There is an urgent need to increase deployment of existing
low-GHG technologies and approaches.
Financial
and
Technical
Support to
SIDS
is needed
URGENTLY.

13. For more information, please contact:
Ms. Cheryl Jeffers – Cheryl.Jeffers@gov.kn