Climate change in Suriname

Köppen climate classification map for Suriname for 1991–2020
2071–2099 map under the most intense climate change scenario. Mid-range scenarios are currently considered more likely

Climate change in Suriname is leading to warmer temperatures and more extreme weather events in Suriname. As a relatively poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited. Because of the large forest cover, the country has been running a carbon negative economy since 2014.

Suriname was the second country to update its Nationally Determined Contributions in 2020.

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