Climate Change in Latin America - European Commission

• IVM- ADAPTS Adapting to Climate Change
at the Local Scale. Aim is to enlarge capacity
in order to adapt water management- and
policy, local development plans and investment
decisions to climate change. The proposal
includes an inception phase in seven river basins
and an implementing phase in a maximum of
three of these. In Latin-American countries it
concerns São Francisco (Brazil) and Ocoña
(Peru). Duration 01/09/2007-31/10/2011; contract
amount approximately € 50,000 for Brazil and
€ 400,000 for Peru. See for details: http://www.
bothends.org/index.phppage=2&projectId=24
• Carbon crediting for forest communities.
Several Dutch institutes are responsible for
the community carbon forestry programme,
the objective of which is to develop a method for
sustainable forestry and prevent deforestation,
as part of the Kyoto Protocol. Total contribution for
the period 2007 – 2009: € 1,254,605. For details
see: http://www.communitycarbonforestry.org
Countries where The Netherlands is active
The Netherlands, with the assistance of its embassies,
is involved in the environment sectors of Bolivia,
Colombia, Guatemala and Surinam.
Bolivia
Projects and initiatives
• Support for the National Program for Climate
Change;
• Support for the integrated water policy of the
Ministry of Water;
• Support for the national multi-year plan of Viceministry
of environment, bio-diversity, climate
change;
• Support for the implementation of forest policy
and improved use of forest products;
• Support for the development of decentralised
REDD programs (‘REDD Indigena');
• Protection of national parks and reducing of illegal
cutting;
• Leading the donor dialogue and the harmonization
of aid on environment.
The embassy in La Paz has approximately € 9.5 million
available per year for environment. As both The
Netherlands and Bolivia want to give more attention
to the environment, this budget will increase to
€ 12 million in 2011.
Colombia
In 2008, The Netherlands provided € 11 million to
Colombia for environmental support. In previous
years, aid totalled, € 10.5 (2007), 12.22 million (2006),
€ 7.4 million (2005) and € 9.51 million (2004).
In the environment sector The Netherlands is an
important donor, together with the World Bank, the
Interamerican Development Bank and the Global
Environmental Facility. In May 2007 Colombia and
The Netherlands signed an agreement for sectoral
support to the environment programme.
Objectives of this programme:
• To support the vice-ministry of environment as
national environment authority and executive
agency in formulating policy for environment
management.
• To incorporate and balance the environment
agenda for the countryside and the urban areas.
• To stimulate an environment policy which aims
at the prevention of social problems as a result
of environmental degradation, and with special
attention to social equality and spatial planning,
as a contribution to peace building.
In March 2009 the programme was positively
evaluated by the London based Overseas
Development Institute (ODI). The following results
where mentioned:
• Mainstreaming of the environmental agenda
with the financial authorities of the country
and important efforts of greening the financial
system.
• The declaration of protected areas together with
indigenous people.
• The adaptation of national biodiversity policy to
make it "climate change proof."
• Formulation of a national plan for integrated water
resources management.
• Certification procedures according to international
standards for biofuels in place.
The programme corresponds with the Development
Policy Loan of the World Bank. The common policy
dialogue is based on the results of the national
environment policy and additionally The Netherlands
achieved more attention for the possibilities of REDD
for the country and the conservation of the Colombian
Amazon.
The Ministry of Environment coordinates the support
of donors and multilateral agencies to bring these
together with the national policy.
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