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National Communications and Biennial Update Reports

Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are required to periodically submit a National Communication (NC) and a Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the UNFCCC.

The NCs provide information on Singapore’s national circumstances, greenhouse gas inventory, mitigation measures, vulnerability and adaptation measures, and international cooperation. The BURs provide an update of the information presented in NCs, particularly on the national greenhouse gas inventories and mitigation actions.

Singapore’s national communications and biennial update reports

Singapore's initial NC was submitted on 21 August 2000.

Singapore's second NC was submitted on 12 November 2010.

Singapore’s third NC and first BUR was submitted on 8 December 2014.

(As the submission year for Singapore’s third NC coincided with the submission year of the first BUR, a combined report was submitted to UNFCCC.)

Singapore's second BUR was submitted on 16 December 2016.

Singapore’s fourth NC and third BUR was submitted on 27 December 2018.

(As the submission year for Singapore’s fourth NC coincided with the submission year of the third BUR, a combined report was submitted to UNFCCC.)

Singapore’s fourth BUR was submitted on 27 December 2020.

Singapore’s fifth NC and fifth BUR was submitted on 1 November 2022.

(As the submissions year for Singapore’s fourth NC coincided with the submission year of the third BUR, a combined report was submitted to UNFCCC.)

Click on the images above to download a copy of the NCs and BURs.