Benin

Law no 2018/18 regulating climate change actions

Legislative

Law

Adaptation Framework

Mitigation Framework

Passed in 2018

This law aims at preventing, protecting and managing the consequences of climate change over the people of Benin over the short, medium and long term. The law lays out a framework to take adaptation measures to protect the air, land, waters and other natural resources.

The document further sets out a carbon tax. The modalities for this tax will be fixed by the annual finance law.

Documents

Full text (PDF) (French)