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This event will gather team of technical experts, nominated by the countries, to analyse information reported in biennial update reports submitted by developing country Parties. Link
The events will provide an overview of carbon pricing and international compliance, voluntary carbon markets, and a deep dive into Article 6.4 mechanisms and Article 6.2 cooperative approaches. The events will bring together representatives of CDM and Article 6.4 National Designated Authorities (DNA) and carbon market experts from the Latin America and Caribbbean region that will see an exchange views, sharing experiences, and bring forward common challenges and issues related to carbon pricing and operationalization of the Article 6.4 mechanism.
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This event aims to demonstrate the functions of the test vesions of ETF reporting tools being developed for the electronic reporting of the common reporting tables (GHG inventory) and common tabular formats (for tracking progress and FTC). This event also covers hands-on training sessions for experts from Parties in using such tools.
UNDP, UNEP and UNFCCC
One of three regional capacity-building workshops to support climate and SCP/circular economy policymakers to integrate circular economy interventions in their NDC for increased ambition and implementation. This will be achieved by building capacities on using the circular economy and NDC toolbox, co-developed by UNDP, UNEP and UNFCCC, as well as sharing country experiences, challenges, best practices and solutions.
Pacto Global de Alcaldes
Una apertura enriquecedora que aborda la importancia de la inversión en la acción climática a nivel local. https://pactodealcaldes-la.org/agenda-laccw23/
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planes para la Organización territorial, inspección de áreas con gran incidencia de fenómenos del clima que inciden en los asentamientos humanos, Vigilancia, Monitoreo y Control, de áreas con incidencia de fenómenos ambientales, plan urbano de infraestructuras sociales conservacionistas.
Action Hub
Los gobiernos locales de America Latina vienen trabajando activamente ante los desafios del Cambio Climático, la red MERCOCIUDADES, que nuclea a mas de 375 Gobiernos Locales del Continente y capitulo latinoamericano de CGLU desaa presentar algunas de las herramientas desarrolladas para promover la accion climática y a su vez presentar la mirada de los gobiernos locales de la red ante la proximo CoP28 y el Global Stock Take, con una mirada desde el sur global, invitando tambien a darnos sus aportes al capitulo Africano de Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos.
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Small Island and Large Coastal States in Latin America and the Caribbean are heavily dependent on their marine and coastal assets to sustain livelihoods, through fisheries, tourism and shipping. Working through blue economies provides an important opportunity for countries to advance NDC implementation while addressing community and other environmental opportunities that result in the protection of coastal ecosystems. While the concept of a blue economy provides opportunities for the LAC region, there are current barriers that have limited the inclusion of blue economy strategies within NDC implementation. These include the legal arrangements and financial architectures to mobilize finance for these actions. Small Island and Large Coastal States in Latin America and the Caribbean are heavily dependent on their marine and coastal assets to sustain livelihoods, through fisheries, tourism and shipping. The integration of marine and coastal components through blue economy, blue carbon ecosystems and nature-based solutions (NbS) within National Determined Contributions (NDCs) is a good opportunity to increase climate ambition. So, a publication on this is presented providing practical tips on how to better incorporate blue economy and NbS for the protection and restoration of blue carbon ecosystems in their NDCs and climate policy documents, by using several existing resources, presenting them in a summarized and user-friendly way, while directing the reader to further tools and methodologies that they may wish to review in-depth based on their needs. While the application of blue economy, blue carbon and NBS provide opportunities for the LAC region, there are current barriers that have limited the inclusion of blue economy strategies within NDC implementation. These include the legal arrangements and financial architectures to mobilize finance for these actions. To help face one of these gaps, UNDP wants to start a discussion about blue carbon initiatives to mobilize finance for coastal ecosystem management in LAC.
LAC stands as one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. With climate disasters projected to increase in intensity and frequency, adaptation and resilience is the highest priority for the region. This event presents transformative initiatives reshaping climate resilience in LAC. -Build Change, through Climate Resilient Housing, is engaging decision-makers and homeowners across the housing value chain. Collaborating with governments, banks, implementers, and technologists, is working towards universal access to resilient and climate-smart housing throughout the LAC region focusing on vulnerable communities. -IDF, is supporting countries in designing and implementing pre-arranged financing for resilience in LAC, targeting populations that require financial resilience against climate risks. Through accessible insurance solutions, the consortium of private and public sector actors develop protection to various sectors, ranging from schools in Peru to farmers in Mexico. -Scale for Resilience, is addressing the full financial value chain to provide increased access to finance for climate solutions to vulnerable populations, like smallholders. Based on digital credit assessments including climate risks and adjusted resilience taxonomies, vulnerable populations get increased access to suitable adaptation measures. -Resurgence with DARAJA, is providing accessible Early Warning Systems for communities at the frontlines, co-developed a weather application with the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre, supported by IDB, WMO (CREWS) to provide timely weather and early warning information in Jamaica.
This proposal aims to foster collaboration and regional cooperation in the implementation of effective early warning systems and NbS to reduce the impacts of climate disasters and strengthen the resilience of communities facing to these events. It will seek good practices and lessons learned from management, warning and monitoring systems that promote adaptation and resilience of Latin America region to climate change, and the inclusion of evaluation and financing mechanisms in public policies on the losses and damages caused by climate phenomena throughout the example of three projects in Latina America and the Caribe. Emphasis on: • Information system on droughts in southern South America to provide tools and information to governments, non-governmental and private institutions, and individuals. • Strengthening of the hydro-meteorological surveillance and monitoring network, forecasting, and management mechanisms such as data exchange among Early Warning System actors and the articulation of local planning instruments to facilitate decision-making and the protection of the population. • Strengthening local and national capacities to fight against extreme events like fires in Dominican Republic and slow onset events like sea level rise in Panama. Discussion session between participants from different areas, for the exchange of ideas and synergies
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This event will unveil the new IUCN knowledge product for cities: the Urban Nature Indexes (UNI), and its web-portal. This tool allows cities to set their baseline and monitor progress of their efforts to address the climate crisis through the deployment of Nature-Based Solutions. UNI is a science-based and flexible framework which allow cities to engage with citizens science, academia, and other Government agencies regardless of their size and capacities. By sharing their results in the UNI web portal, cities can increase transparency and accountability with regards to their contribution to climate and biodiversity goals. In addition, IUCN will showcase progress on urban ecosystem restoration by sharing insights on the 190.000 ha of urban areas restored as per the Restoration barometer Cities of Guatemala and Mexico will share their experience in applying the UNI in their own jurisdictions and linkages with resilient, integrated urban planning and restoration of urban ecosystems.
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Recent IEA report(s) suggest hydrogen capacity must reach 58 million tonnes by 2030 and 329 million tonnes by 2050 in order to meet the required demand of a 1.5°C-aligned mitigation pathway. In its 2021 report on hydrogen, the UNFCCC noted that hydrogen could play a "key role" in the global effort to reduce GHGs. The report also called for the development of international standards for hydrogen production and use. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement allows countries to cooperate on the development of low-carbon technologies, including hydrogen. The agreement also requires countries to take steps to ensure that the development and deployment of hydrogen does not lead to negative environmental impacts. The Climate Champions Team Event will build on this excellent work by defining the various components of the responsible, principled deployment of hydrogen -- culminating in a signed joint-agreement between major parties and non-party stakeholders. The event will focus on the key components of the agreement including but not limited to guardrails that minimize environmental impacts, maximize social benefits, and prioritize specific regional / sectoral applications. This framework will be a cornerstone in hydrogen commercialization in the decades to come and a key input to COP28's Hydrogen Agenda.
This event will bring together key actors of the SCF initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean to build capacity for sustainable finance of climate resilient infrastructure projects. The workshop is designed to increase the capacity of project developers and technical experts to prepare commercial and high-impact and high-integrity investment proposals.
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI’s) flagship initiative, Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) aspires to equip SIDS with knowledge, tools and partnerships needed to achieve disaster and climate resilient infrastructure. A session was organized at LACCW 2022 to identify the region’s priorities for resilient infrastructure. These priorities were incorporated when designing the first call for proposals under IRIS which was launched at COP27. This first funding cycle of IRIS aims to equip relevant government agencies in SIDS with needed technical support and knowledge products related to infrastructure resilience. This session is envisaged to contribute to designing the second call for proposals, proposed to be launched at the 4th International Conference on SIDS in May 2024 and the run-up to this conference. The session will deliberate on: - Specific challenges around infrastructure governance, capacity strengthening and risk finance that these projects will address for resilient infrastructure. - Co-benefits these interventions bring: climate mitigation, socio-economic and environmental. - Key themes to be prioritized towards enhancing resilient infrastructure in line with the global, national and regional strategies for infrastructure development. - Scope of scalability, replication and complementarity of ongoing and future projects through partnerships, knowledge sharing and facilitating access to finance.
Based on IFC’s Guidelines for Blue Finance and the Global Biodiversity Framework, the session aims to discuss the business case and innovative financial solutions that integrate the conservation, restoration and regeneration of land, water, and other natural resources. Representatives from leading institutions will showcase how the private sector can prepare, embrace, and accelerate financial decision-making that aligns with National Ocean and Biodiversity plans, as well as the pivotal role of the public sector.
Government of Panama Events
Según la reglamentación del artículo 13 del Acuerdo de Paris establecida en la COP24 de Katowice, titulada como Modalidades, Procedimiento y Directrices del Marco de Transparencia (MPD), se establece que todas la partes deberán presentar cada dos años Informes Bienales de Transparencia (IBT), los cuales remplazarán los requisitos actuales de informes bienales exigidos a los países desarrollados e informes bienales de actualización (IBA) exigido a los países en desarrollo, y el primer IBT deberá presentarse a más tardar el 31 de diciembre de 2024 La implementación del Acuerdo de París implica nuevos desafíos donde la transparencia y la presentación de informes sobre la acción climática tendrán un rol importante para conocer el progreso colectivo en los compromisos adquiridos. Puesto que facilitan el acceso a información referente a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y acciones de mitigación, avances en la labor de adaptación, progreso en la implementación de las contribuciones determinadas a nivel nacional, así como el apoyo recibido y necesitado para el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la CMNUCCC. En este sentido, este evento busca oportunidad de conocer los avances de la región de América Latina y el Caribe en el desarrollo de su primer Informe Bienal de Transparencia enfocándose en los principales retos y necesidades para llevar acabo este reporte.
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The LAC region is at a critical juncture, requiring immediate and substantial transformation of its economies and key industries like agriculture and forestry. This transformation is imperative to redirect financial resources towards nature-positive economic diversification, ensuring that it simultaneously bolsters the well-being of communities and enhances their adaptability and resilience to the challenges of a changing climate. This session is dedicated to showcasing innovative solutions, forward-looking strategies, and exemplary leadership exhibited by various non-state actors. The objective is to foster equitable climate financing and fortify the resilience of local communities across the region. The discussion is particularly framed within the context of the Sharm El Sheik Adaptation Agenda and the promising solutions emerging from the realm of bioeconomy. By drawing attention to these critical elements, we aim to lay a solid foundation for sustainable development and climate resilience in the LAC region, while keeping a global perspective in mind.
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Countries have already experienced how such vulnerabilities materialize in a series of climate related and/or triggered disasters, including hurricanes, floods, landslides and droughts. These disasters have caused widespread damage to communities, infrastructure, biodiversity and productive systems, including livelihoods. But not all climate impacts are equal or evenly distributed. Extreme weather and erratic behavior have disproportionate effects on historically underserved or underserved communities. COP27 included, for the first time in the negotiations, the possibility of creating a Fund for Loss and Damage on its agenda; The COP text creates such a specific fund, open to all developing countries. As a first step, it was decided to create a Transition Committee (composed of representatives from both the North and the various regions of the South), which has met during 2023, and which must arrive at COP28 with a roadmap to operationalize the Fund.
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The Nature Conservancy, along with an extensive network of partners, have recently developed two online geospatial tools that provide the ability to better understand the climate resiliency of mangroves and coral reefs across the Caribbean. The ‘Blue Carbon Explorer’ is a Google Earth Engine app that analyzes mangrove change and identifies areas of restoration potential where mangrove loss can be investigated. The app uses vast satellite archives and facilitates the visualization of change in mangrove biomass across space and time. The second tool is the ‘Coral Refugia Explorer’ that identifies areas of coral reefs with the strongest potential to withstand the effects of climate change and continue their vital role in sustaining ocean biodiversity and Caribbean economies. This tool compares the vulnerability of corals to thermal stress, hurricane intensity, and coral larvae connectivity across four future climate scenarios and 57 different climate models. Both tools are currently being used to inform local stakeholders to deploy nature-based-solution for climate adaptation across the Caribbean with plans to expand and serve other countries and the international community. This session will provide an overview of the functionality of both tools with case studies and time for answering questions.
Effluent recycling through a sludge tower. Combined with optimal operation, it is possible to extract the nutrients from the effluent and convert them into a valuable product: fertilizer. The sale of fertilizer generates economic value and achieves a circular economy. In this occasion, we would like to share how we can transform sludge into a valuable resource for farming.
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As the window of opportunity to limit global warming to 1.5°C has started to shrink, countries are now required to take urgent and transformative changes in all key economic sectors. It is prudent that such transitions need to be fair and just. Many countries in the global south have declared net-zero targets and are contemplating on the issues of just and equitable transition. A few countries from the global south are in relatively advanced stages of operationalizing the just transition framework. The proposed event will bring together policymakers, experts, and practitioners who will delve into key issues with just and equitable transition: •How to balance priorities between accelerating RE capacity and the need for inclusive and fair consultation processes regarding individual projects and impacted communities? •How to leverage low-carbon projects to advance inclusive local economic development? •What are the characteristics of inclusive reforms that ensure the inclusion of just transition across national and subnational policies? •What are the possible policy and strategic ways to phase down/out the locked-in fossil fuel production and usage? The proposed event will also deliberate on the just transition-related policy measures and strategies that worked in favour of low-carbon transition considering the regional priorities and sensitivities.
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions to the effects of climate change in the world, particularly in the form of more frequent and severe extreme water-related events (drought & floods). Coupled with population growth, fast urbanization, and shifting consumption patterns, this will lead to an increased demand for water, especially for the agricultural sector who represents 74% of water extractions. This scenario puts water security and food security in jeopardy; therefore it is crucial to improve water management as a fundamental strategy for a resilient agriculture and ensuring farmers livelihoods. On the other side, Agriculture sector has an important role to play in GHG mitigation. In 2019, 46% of the regions greenhouse gas emissions came from the agriculture, forestry, and land-use change sectors. This session will provide technical and policy dialogue to coordinate climate change, agriculture, and water agendas. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and climate-adapted practices in agriculture, discuss strategies for increasing water productivity, planning tools to address water related threats such as droughts, address climate risk management, present national drought plans, explore early warning systems, and development of indicators and metrics to monitor water productivity and water stress.
La actual gestión de los residuos sólidos en Latinoamérica y el Caribe ha generado una serie de problemas que afectan la plena interacción de los seres humanos con el entorno en el que se desarrolla, poniendo en riesgo su calidad de vida. Tomando en cuenta esta realidad, desde hace dos años, Colombia, Costa Rica y República Dominicana han estado desarrollando iniciativas, a través del proyecto PROMAR, para promover soluciones de economía circular que prevengan la generación de residuos sólidos y su impacto en el Medio Ambiente. La presente propuesta busca visibilizar los retos y oportunidades enfocadas en el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de dichos países, para repensar como las sociedades pueden ser más resilientes al cambio climático a través de herramientas que les permitan prevenir la generación de la basura marina, convertirse en ecosistemas azules, promoviendo medios de vida sostenible. El evento difundirá las experiencias de estos tres países en la aplicación del BlueBox, como mecanismo para responder a las actuales crisis planetarias; e interactuará con los participantes sobre las lecciones aprendidas a lo largo de su implementación.
The panel will emphasize the win-win solutions that the Green Jobs for Youth Pact can bring by prioritizing livelihoods and economy, decent jobs, gender approach, skills development challenges, youth employment and climate action, all at the same time. 40% of all jobs are at risk due to climate change because they are sustained by industries dependent on a healthy climate and ecosystems. Investments aimed at keeping the 1.5 C trajectory reachable, including sectors such as: renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, waste management, have the potential to create 8.4 million jobs for young people by 2030. Young people in the LAC region still face persistent structural deficits: 60% of the young workforce operates in the informal economy (while 47% among adults), this is even worse in the case of women; young workers experience more intermittent work than adults; and accumulating specific skills and competencies is challenging. To support a just transition and boost the Green Jobs for Youth Pact in a sustainable economy, ILO, UNEP (through GO4SDGs), and UNICEF are committed in working together with young people, governments, private sector, social and education partners to accelerate actions that by 2030 aim globally to: 1. Create 1 million new green jobs for youth, with a particular focus on young women; 2. Accelerate the greening of 1 million existing jobs; 3. Support 10,000 young entrepreneurs to establish and/or grow sustainable green businesses, while contributing to the creation of green jobs for their peers
Government of Panama Events
Las Taxonomías de Finanzas Sostenibles, son un sistema de clasificación de actividades económicas y activos, que contribuyen al logro de los objetivos y compromisos ambientales de un país y buscan apoyar a los inversionistas, instituciones financieras en la identificación de oportunidades de inversión sostenibles. Por medio de este evento, se busca conocer los avances de la región en el desarrollo e implementación de sus Taxonomías de Finanzas Sostenibles. Para alcanzar los objetivos a largo plazo declarados en el Acuerdo de París al 2050, los Ministerios de Hacienda Pública, Economía y Finanzas o Planificación para el Desarrollo deberán garantizar que las decisiones inherentes al proceso de asignación de recursos en el Presupuesto Público, consideren la variable de cambio climático, a fin de que los recursos de inversión pública disponibles contribuyan al cumplimiento de las metas establecidas sobre reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (Mitigación) y propicien condiciones favorables para un desarollo resiliente al cambio climático (Adaptación). Por medio de este evento, se busca conocer los avances en la integración de criterios de cambio climático en la definición del presupuesto público por parte de los Hacienda Pública, Economía y Finanzas o Planificación para el Desarrollo de países de la región de Latinoamérica y El Caribe. Objetivo del evento • Compartir sobre la importancia del trabajo colaborativo entre las unidades técnicas de los Ministerios de Hacienda Pública, Economía y Finanzas o Planificación para el Desarrollo, y sus contrapartes en los Ministerios de Ambiente, para alcanzar los objetivos a largo plazo del Acuerdo de París. • Resaltar ejemplos de buenas prácticas por parte de los gestores de la planificación presupuestal en los Ministerios de Hacienda Pública, Economía y Finanzas o Planificación para el Desarrollo de la región, para el alineamiento del presupuesto de inversiones públicas para la acción climática.
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The event seeks to generate capacities and knowledge on COP28 discussion and key negotiation items in CSO and relevant stakeholders from the region to help create an active base of people who can engage in the discussions and ultimately boost the climate agenda at different levels. In order to do that, the event with be run by experts of the AILAC countries and CANLA members who will jointly charing round tables on key COP28 negotiation topics, including but not limited to GST, NCQC, and AGA. Each team will have a set of guiding questions and a defined methodology to organize the exchange and ensure the attendees can understand the complexities and main expected results at Adu Dabi.
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Este evento tiene el objetivo de presentar los avances y diferentes esfuerzos en países de LATAM, específicamente de las acciones realizadas por Colombia y México, impulsando la participación del sector privado en el logro de los 1.5°C a través del establecimiento de objetivos basados en ciencia (science based targets, SBT, en inglés). El evento se piensa en 3 momentos: En el primero se compartirán las acciones más relevantes que las incubadoras de SBTi en México y Colombia conformadas por las organizaciones aplicantes están haciendo para que las empresas se comprometan a establecer objetivos de reducción de emisiones ambiciosos y alineados a la ciencia climática a través de la Iniciativa SBT y se presentarán las herramientas de libre acceso para las empresas de la región que quieran comenzar su camino hacia la descarbonización. En el segundo momento se tendrá una discusión sobre los principales retos para la descarbonización de la industria en la región y cómo abordarlos desde diferentes perspectivas. En el tercero se explicará el caso práctico así como los beneficios ambientales, sociales y económicos de establecer objetivos basados en ciencia a través de la Iniciativa SBT para asegurar su robustez y alineación con los escenarios de 1.5°C y emisiones netas cero.
Pacto Global de Alcaldes
https://pactodealcaldes-la.org/agenda-laccw23/
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This session will highlight the existing links and concrete opportunities to foster synergies between the climate and biodiversity agendas, UNFCCC and CBD. The parallel timelines of the two processes provide excellent opportunities to align efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss at the same time, while reducing e.g., duplications in reporting mechanisms. The results of the first global stocktake will underpin the urgency to enhance efforts to limit the effects of climate change. At the same time countries are updating their NBSAP according to the new ambitious GBF. The focus will be laid on the presentation of specific country cases of the LAC region which will share their experiences and discuss potential opportunities and challenges associated with the attempt to link the two agendas and their respective mechanisms. A closer look is taken at examples of actions promoting such links, such as nature-based solutions. In addition to this, the regulatory and institutional framework conditions that can support the coordinated implementation of the climate and biodiversity commitments will be analysed in more detail, also exploring the financial perspective and linkages between financial regulations, such as the TCFD and TNFD.
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Representing 19 countries of the Americas, the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research, IAI, developed a regional initiative to foster Science-Policy Dialogues and Collaboration for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable Americas. Through innovative transdisciplinary collaborations to address the region’s shared challenges and safeguard the livelihoods and well-being of future generations, the Science Diplomacy Center, SDC, shall enhance the capacity of Parties (IAI member states) to meet the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals by strengthening the interface between science and policy, establishing a science diplomacy knowledge hub, and developing open, just, and equitable programs and activities for the Americas. To meet this challenge, IAI’s SDC will assist countries to develop national and regional strategic plans by building capacity to train decision makers and negotiators with communication strategies, climate legal frameworks, and conflict resolution programs. Additionally, this center will prepare researchers in science communication, through programs like the Science Technology Policy Fellows (STeP), Transdisciplinary Academy, and multinational-funding mechanisms like the Belmont Forum. Lastly, this center will also house the Knowledge Hub to provide resources for decision makers and negotiators on emerging themes to address international science diplomacy challenges.
Pacto Global de Alcaldes
Un espacio para fortalecer, expandir e implementar iniciativas climáticas urbanas. https://pactodealcaldes-la.org/agenda-laccw23/
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The energy sector of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has the highest proportion of renewable energies in its matrix and seeks to consolidate itself as a key region in the mitigation of climate change. LAC experiences challenges in terms of diversifying its electricity generation matrix, accelerating the entry of renewable energies, and increasing the adoption of electric mobility for mass and individual transportation. The resilience and adaptation of the sector to the effects of climate change must continue to be incorporated into planning and actions. The challenges must be addressed from a fair perspective, which includes those who do not have access to energy and whose jobs may be at risk due to changes in the labor markets. The event exposes actions implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean to accelerate the just and sustainable energy transition, through mitigation measures and considering long-term resilience components. How do we accelerate the energy transition, in a fair and sustainable way? What experiences have been successful in the region? How do we replicate them?
High level panel with interventions of Mayors, international organizations and research institutes. Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urban populated region in the world. Healthy, functioning, and resilient ecosystems lay the foundation for sustainable economic development, food and water security, disaster risk reduction and climate resilience in cities. The impacts of climate change pose unique risks to densely populated urban areas – and thus, the role of NbS as part of adaptation strategies in urban areas is critical. Convened by ICLEI, IUCN and UNEP, the event aims to bring together projects and initiatives working on NbS for adaptation in the urban areas in the region to share experiences and promising practices, and foster constructive multi-stakeholder dialogues to jointly define solutions and recommendations for greening the cities and mainstreaming NbS for adaptation in urban areas showcasing the experience of city-to-city cooperation between Belém, BR and the cities of Villavicencio, Bucaramanga in Colombia The session will build on: - The Urban EbA projects of the Global Fund of Ecosystem-based Adaptation, co-managed by IUCN and UNEP - ICLEI’s programs to support city-to-city cooperation, finance and more specifically on the Nature-Based City project supported by the Global EbA Fund with a focus on the city of Belem in Brazil, nominated to host COP30 in 2025. - The experiences of the CityAdapt platform, convened by UNEP to connect cities with nature in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The event comprises a gender-sensitive Panel that discusses the challenges and opportunities for the promotion of climate tech entrepreneurship in Latin America towards NDC implementation, with government representatives, private sector and NGOs. In doing so, the event focuses particularly on the different actors in the climate Start-up ecosystem, highlighting necessary conditions and possible pathways to foster the creation of innovative & sustainable business models with a strong climate mitigation impact potential.
A panel of funders, donors and governments will explore how to boldly amplify air quality funding efforts to a level that matches the magnitude of the challenges we face in the region and to achieve ambitious climate and health goals. Panelists will share key insights from high-impact solutions, which have been highlighted in the region as opportunities to scale clean air action for simultaneously reaching climate and health benefits. Speakers will highlight opportunities to advance transformation in key sectors at a regional scale, such as the development of an international framework for addressing wildfires caused by agricultural burning, the harmonization of vehicle emission standards and the deployment of sustainable transport interventions. These serve as examples for regional projects which stand ready to be funded. The panel will also discuss: · How to boost investments in projects and policies that enhance air quality in the region. · How to raise awareness about the importance of clean air and its nexus to climate and health, as well as to advocate for effective policies. · How to enhance funding coordination for improved leverage of resources.
Acknowledging that a stronger collaboration between the public and private financial sector is a crucial element to scale adaptation and resilience finance, the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions in collaboration with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council, have launched a dialogue process with key private financial sector actors. This dialogue process has brought to the table the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), UNEP FI Principles on Responsible Banking (PRB), the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) and its members with the aim of enhancing information sharing that leads to concrete actions and contributions to the international public finance processes addressing climate adaptation. This informal dialogue aims to: 1) highlight climate risk methodologies, financial solutions and initiatives from the private financial subsectors banking, investment and insurance that build resilience for all four thematic tracks; 2) foster an active dialogue among the participants (local initiatives, country delegates); 3) define a path forward on how these private financial sector initiatives can be leveraged.
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The Observatory's launch will be through a presentation emphasizing the importance of achieving compliance with Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement on aligning public and private financial flows with low-carbon and climate-resilient development (5 mins). This will be followed by an elevator pitch on the need for a Sustainable Finance Taxonomies Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (8 mins). The audience will have a space to ask the leading organisations questions and learn in-depth about the mission and activities that will be carried out within the Observatory (12 mins). Finally, the present audience and the organizations will be invited to join or support the creation of the Observatory (5 mins).
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The objective of the event is to exchange national experiences and practices on public participation for building the climate agenda at the national level. The event will create a space for AILAC delegates to share and hear lessons learned from other national delegates. The event will also bring in the perspective of CSO representatives to contribute to the discussion by bringing in the vision from another angle. and enhance articulation and collaboration at the national level. The event will be run under a dynamic and vivid methodology to ensure public participation.
Affiliated Event
The mobility sector has specifically oriented its measures towards improve technology and efficiency in the use of energy in mobility, leaving aside measures to ensure modal shift (from the private car to the bicycle or public transport), and avoid trips (such as compact cities) under ASI approach, seeking to generate greater demand in public transportation, to close service gaps and generate more attractive business models to encourage private sector investment. In this space, the aim is to encourage reflection among peers, in a workshop-like session with the objective of discussing the climate targets established within the NDCs in LAC countries and their relevance and applicability in local contexts (cities) and the inclusion of a wider range of measures beyond modal shift, looking to address gaps beyonf climate like multiple forms of discrimination and gender based violence in transportation, gender equality, full and equal representation and participation of all women and girls in decision-making processes in a traditionally male-dominated sector. Different topics will presented through a succesful case of satudy and discuss on how it can be escalated and replicated in different contexts. Examples of proposed themes: 1.- Emission mitigation and adaptation + MRV 2.- Gender 3.- Digitalization 4.- Land use and mobility (TOD)
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Escalating climate change impacts are endangering the security and sustainable development of the Caribbean, and climate governance is becoming an exigent issue. CA Caribbean has designed a groundbreaking model Climate Change legislation for the English-speaking Caribbean, with the support of OSF under the Climate Governance Initiative for the Caribbean (CGIC) project, bringing innovative development to life. We aim to spark a multi-layered movement on climate governance in the Caribbean, advancing awareness at the local and grassroots levels and informing national policy. The model legislation provides a concrete example of how small countries with specific vulnerabilities to climate change might develop and design national law to support Paris Agreement implementation. The legislation provides countries with a region-specific model for integrating their Paris Agreement commitments with arrangements for implementation of other climate justice related agreements, such as the Escazú agreement. CA Caribbean is excited to launch this regional approach to the model legislative framework for climate action ensuring an integrated approach, minimises gaps between islands, and facilitates peer to peer knowledge transfer. No such framework for legal action on climate change exists for the Caribbean, filling an important legal gap for the benefit of regional governments as well as civil society.
Side Event
This event will highlight the nexus between food security, water and land and how corresponding challenges may be addressed through cross-cutting partnership and ecosystem restoration. 1. IUCN will recall the context and criteria behind a consistent definition of NbS (IUCN NbS Standard), beyond a buzz-word and practical tools used to assess both climate change mitigation and adaption potential when planning restoration (application of ROAM, Restoration Barometer). 2. WRI, on behalf of 20x20 secretariat will provide an overview of commitments and progress in ecosystem restoration in Latin America 3. CCAD will present the regional AFOLU 2040 initiative 4. CAC will share perspectives on positive experiences of food and climate integrated actions with potential for scaling up across the region 5. Costa Rica and Colombia/Peru to provide examples of how land-use change driven by agriculture was addressed
This event will consist of two natural capital project showcases, in Panama and Colombia, with presentation of groundbreaking science activities such as mapping of mangrove species and economic valuation of mangrove ecosystem services. This will be followed by a panel of experts and government entities that will discuss how the contributions of projects like these are crucial to inform policy making, for example, updating countries’ climate ambition through NDC updates. The ability of mangroves to provide food, shelter, and livelihoods, while harboring incredible biodiversity, building coastal resilience, and acting as immense carbon sinks, makes mangrove conservation and restoration an effective strategy to consider in our arsenal to combat climate change. With coastal communities already facing the impacts of a changing climate, we urgently need to invest in conserving and restoring mangroves now as nature-based solutions to adapt to this changing planet.
The Global Stocktake is one of the key issues for COP28, UNICEF, UNDP and RCOY LATAM advocate for a greater inclusion of young people, child and intergenerational equity in the framework of negotiations and decisions on the first GST. This event is presented as a continuation of the dialogue that took place during the Youth Stocktake in Bonn, which allowed sharing perspectives on the existing challenges in the UNFCCC processes and the opportunities to integrate young people into climate negotiations and multilateral processes, but this time adapting it to a context of Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to generate key inputs for the GST that allow progress with the Paris Agreement and climate commitments from a vision of inclusion and intergenerational equity. The objective of the event is to generate a space for discussion where the actors are presented with a perspective on the contribution that LAC child and youth have to global climate action through their initiatives and projects, as well as delve into the challenges that exist to continue with actions led by child and young people, giving special emphasis to the most vulnerable groups to climate change.
The event will feature a dialogue with perspectives and experiences from state and non-state actors, aimed at identifying priorities, opportunities and partnerships to increase ambition and scale collaborative action between different actors in the region. The panelist will share and discuss about: a) the progress made in the region and the challenges on implementing NDC, NAP and LTS, as a contribution to the 1st global stocktake process; b) the enabling conditions, opportunities and partnerships to increase ambition and scale up collaborative action; c) to showcase practical experiences and instruments for the implementation of climate commitments at local, subnational, national and regional levels. A final discussion with the audience will be facilitated to enrich the identificaction of advances, needs, priorities and partnerships in the region. This session builds on the lessons and outcomes from the LEDS LAC Regional Workshop (Aug 2023) and its outcomes will be linked to dialogues during COP28, as part of the broader process of building a regional roadmap towards COP30, with region-relevant actions and timelines.
Government of Panama Events
El principal objetivo del Acuerdo de París es limitar el aumento de la temperatura global promedio a muy por debajo de 2 °C sobre los niveles preindustriales y, a su vez, esforzarse por limitar dicho aumento a tan solo 1.5 °C, con el objetivo de reducir los riesgos y efectos del cambio climático de manera significativa. Acuerdo de París señala que es necesario que los países formulen y presenten estrategias climáticas a largo plazo (ELP) con un marco temporal al año 2050 ante la secretaría de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC). Una Estrategia Climática de Largo Plazo (ELP) es un marco de planificación que articula programas, políticas y planes para situar el país en una senda de desarrollo resiliente, a la vez que se trabaja para lograr reducciones medibles de gases de efecto invernadero en el largo plazo Objetivos del evento ? Compartir experiencias en el desarrollo e implementación de Estrategias de Largo Plazo en la región. ? Destacar oportunidades de mejora y aspectos clave que deben considerarse en el desarrollo e implementación de ELP. ? Fortalecer el vínculo entre los países y agencias de cooperación para el desarrollo e implementación de ELP.
Action Hub
We will delve into successful youth-led Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) initiatives, presenting a diverse range of projects that tackle climate change. Our event will highlight practical aspects of these solutions, sharing lessons learned and exploring scalable strategies. Through engaging panel discussions and interactive workshops, we aim to foster meaningful dialogues and collaborations among youth, policymakers, academia, and the private sector. By promoting understanding and cooperation, we strive to accelerate the adoption of NbS for a more resilient future.
Affiliated Event
The event will provide a regional platform of exchange among the institutions, agencies, and relevant organizations members of the NDC Partnership to discuss priorities, modalities of support and collaboration mechanisms (what is working? What is not?) to strengthen cooperation, share knowledge and experiences to fill gaps and needs, and foster synergy in supporting LAC countries in delivering ambitious climate action and working with the NDC Partnership.
Side Event
El gran desafío que representa la producción, importación, consumo y comercialización de productos existentes para la construcción de ciudades que reduzcan su impacto ambiental; hoy en día se hace cada vez necesario que los gobiernos latinoamericanos y caribeños rediseñen y promuevan la resiliencia de las comunidades para reducir las brechas de desigualdades existentes que ponen en riesgo la estabilidad climática de la región. Es por esto que Parley For The Oceans en República Dominicana ha promovido y apoyado el rediseño de las ciudades impulsando y brindando apoyo técnico en la planificación y ejecución de políticas públicas que permita la buena gestión de los residuos sólidos como herramienta para alcanzar la cirularidad. Durante este evento, se compartirán los retos, oportunidades y líneas de acción desde la experiencia.
Agriculture is a critical sector because it covers larger parts of the world, provides most of the world’s food, and is an important source of employment. With increased demand for produce, more ecosystems are continually converted to agricultural or grazing land. However, there are key opportunities to scale up the use of EbA in agricultural landscapes to improve the resilience of rural communities and economies, and ensure the continued provision of food and water under a changing climate. The event aims to foster sharing of knowledge and best practices to overcome the barriers to the uptake of EbA in the agriculture sector as identified in “Harnessing Nature to Build Climate Resilience” report (UNEP, 2022). It will explore the experiences of the grantees of the Global EbA Fund in the region, bringing together diverse stakeholders implementing the projects in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru and Bolivia. The session will focus on projects implemented in different ecosystems and addressing various barriers to EbA. It is foreseen to be interactive and solution-oriented with the aim to understand best practices to overcome the barriers.
Action Hub
The event will serve to share the Sin-Sequía initiative which is an ongoing activity to develop climate services as a way to provide relevant information for climate resilience to drought events in Cuba. The climate services will be integrated within the Institute of Meteorology Early Warning System, as part of a national strategy to promote usable science and science-based adaptation within country development plans as well as the State Program to Respond to Climate Change (Tarea Vida). The session will highlight aspects like high-quality spatio-temporal data, information services (digitalization), and seasonal prediction using statistical, dynamical, and Artificial intelligence approaches. Last but not less the event will include the visions to develop the climate services taking to account the socio-economic impacts of droughts and the potential to address local needs and resiliencies capacities.
Government of Panama Events
Como primer paso en el proceso de adaptación las evaluaciones de vulnerabilidad y riesgo representan una herramienta indispensable para identificar y reducir los riesgos y ayudar a proteger a las personas, sus medios de vida y sus bienes, contribuyendo así a los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. Vulnerabilidad al cambio climático es el concepto utilizado por el IPCC en su Sexto Informe de evaluación, refiriéndose al grado en que un sistema es susceptible o propenso a ser adversamente afectado por cambio climático y, en particular, la variabilidad del clima y los fenómenos extremos. La vulnerabilidad es una función del carácter, la magnitud, y la tasa de variación climática a la que está expuesto un sistema, representada así, por tres elementos: exposición, sensibilidad y capacidad adaptativa (IPCC, 2022). El primer índice de vulnerabilidad de cambio climático de la República de Panamá presentado en 2021 se encuentra a escala nacional y fue desarrollado a través de la construcción de un índice espacial de vulnerabilidad. Es por esto que, con el objetivo de prestar atención a las tendencias de cambio climático, aplicar estrategias contundentes de adaptación climática local, mayor conocimiento sobre las proyecciones climáticas y los riesgos que estos cambios implican para las actividades productivas y los elementos cruciales para planificar actividades a fin de reducir los daños y perdidas que surgen a raíz del cambio climático; surge la necesidad de elaborar estudios que identifiquen de manera más específica, detallada y localizada la realidad de vulnerabilidad derivada de los efectos del cambio climático. Para el desarrollo de esta herramienta se estudió una serie de indicadores tanto climáticos y biofísicos como socioeconómicos que ayudaron a identificar los territorios más propensos a amenazas, y así trabajar en esas áreas para adaptarlos al cambio climático. Se identificaron los corregimientos con mayor vulnerabilidad. Entre los cuales destacan las comarcas indígenas. Caso de la Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, además de corregimientos en Bocas del Toro y en la zona norte de Veraguas que demuestran tener una capacidad adaptativa muy reducida. Objetivo del evento Presentar la metodología y resultados para el cálculo del índice de vulnerabilidad nacional y la experiencia en la formulación de índices a nivel local con el fin de plasmar cómo se puede utilizar esta herramienta para el desarrollo de estudios locales que muestren a detalle los impactos, valorando las experiencias a nivel local.
Pacto Global de Alcaldes
Un debate fundamental sobre la perspectiva de género en las políticas públicas ambientales de municipios de América Latina y el Caribe. https://pactodealcaldes-la.org/agenda-laccw23/
Una oportunidad para establecer contactos y compartir ideas entre autoridades locales y representantes con otros asistentes. https://pactodealcaldes-la.org/agenda-laccw23/