## Papua New Guinea: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Policy Diagnostic

_Technical Assistance Reports, March 14, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 14, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229002219.019

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### Summary findings
- The technical assistance conducts a Climate Policy Diagnostic (CPD) for Papua New Guinea, covering climate adaptation and mitigation policy, as well as enabling institutions.
- Climate-related risks are macro-critical considerations for Papua New Guinea.
- The country faces acute policy challenges in addressing the climate-development nexus.
- The CPD identifies policy reforms that are good for climate and economic growth and promote fiscal sustainability.
- A systematic policy approach is needed to strengthen the climate resilience of the water supply sector and disaster risk management.
- Carbon pricing can play a major role in the fiscal policy package to encourage climate actions in the energy and forestry sectors.
- Increasing the Treasury’s engagement and strengthening cross-sectoral coordination would help unlock climate investment.

### Policy recommendations and priorities
- Strengthen climate resilience of water supply sector:
  - Adopt a systematic policy approach to resilience planning and investment.
- Enhance disaster risk management:
  - Integrate disaster risk management into fiscal and sectoral planning.
- Deploy carbon pricing as part of fiscal policy:
  - Use carbon pricing to incentivize climate actions in energy and forestry sectors.
- Strengthen institutional engagement and coordination:
  - Increase the Treasury’s engagement in climate policy design and implementation.
  - Improve cross-sectoral coordination to unlock climate investment.

### Scope and thematic coverage
- Covers climate adaptation policy and climate mitigation policy.
- Assesses enabling institutions for climate policy and investment.
- Addresses climate finance and the potential role of fiscal policy instruments.

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2025/03/14/papua-new-guinea-technical-assistance-report-climate-policy-diagnostic-565170_