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The letter reviews changes affecting climate vulnerability, government adaptation policies, and mitigation priorities. It describes recent extreme weather impacts on deaths, power and transport disruption, agricultural risk, and rural poverty and food insecurity. It also outlines Moldova’s adaptation program implementation steps and EU alignment efforts, alongside new legal frameworks on climate actions, carbon pricing, MRV, and long-term climate neutrality targets, including progress in energy transition planning.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nREPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  \nTHE IMF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY FACILITY  \nWORLD BANK ASSESSMENT LETTER – UPDATE  \nThis update to the RSF Assessment Letter—Moldova1 (dated November 1, 2023) highlights relevant changes that  \nhave occurred since the issuance of the Assessment Letter.  \nMay 22, 2024  \nA. Country Vulnerability to Climate Change, Including Human, Social and Economic Costs  \n1. Recent extreme weather underscores Moldova’s vulnerability to climate change. While the 2023/24 winter heating season was relatively benign, Moldova experienced periods of extreme weather, including heavy snows and winds from Storm Bettina in November 2023 that resulted in three deaths and disrupted power and transport, as well as a major blizzard in early January 2024. Just three months later, Moldova set a record for high temperature in March, with the village of Sîngerei reaching 29.7􀁱 C. The heatwave, which extended into April, raises potential threats for agriculture, which has been impacted by a series of droughts in recent decades, most recently in 2020 and 2022. With as much as 80 percent of Moldova’s poor population living in rural areas, and the majority of these deriving their income and food from the agriculture sector, climate-induced extreme weather events risk triggering increased poverty and food insecurity.  \nB. Government Policies and Commitments – Adaptation and Priority Areas to Strengthen Resilience  \n2. Moldova has initiated implementation of its National Adaptation Program, supported by ongoing efforts to align with European Union (EU) Directives. The National Climate Change Adaptation Program until 2030 and its Action Plan were adopted in August 2023 and the Ministry of Environment, with support from the United Nations Development Programme, is leading efforts to drive implementation. The program aims to ensure the integration of adaptation measures into sectoral policies and sets objectives to increase climate resilience of six priority sectors: agriculture, health, transportation, energy, water, and forestry. Continued progress in aligning national climate and environmental legislation with the EU will support implementation of the Adaptation Program. As of January 1, 2024, Moldova is a member of the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism, integrating Moldova into a continent-wide network that provides access to human resources and state-of-the-art equipment for disaster response with the potential to reduce response time, limit damage, and facilitate a more rapid recovery from emergencies. The Law on Climate Actions (see discussion in Section C below) establishes key mechanisms for implementing adaptation and resilience measures as set out in the National Adaptation Program. In addition, a new Forest Code (approved by Parliament in March 2024) introduces a dual classification system for forests that differentiates “special protection forests” from “production forests” and strengthens management and oversight mechanisms. By supporting sustainable forest management practices, the code is expected to contribute to reducing risks of flooding, drought, erosion, and fire. Despite such progress, an institutional assessment carried out as part of the forthcoming Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) found that implementation of adaptation measures, particularly at the sector level, remains limited by lack of budget alignment and capacity constraints. To bolster Moldova's financial resilience against future natural disasters, concerted efforts are required. Existing funds fall short of meeting post-disaster expenses, leaving an estimated annual shortfall of US$146 million.  \n1 See Annex 1.  \nC. Government Policies and Commitments – Mitigation and Priority Areas to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions  \n3. 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