Climate Change in Latin America - European Commission

Regional Climate Change Strategies
Two regions have developed regional Climate Change
strategies:
Junín - This was the first region in the country to
develop a Regional Strategy approved by Regional
Decree 002-2007-GRJ/PR (December 2007).
A Regional Climate Change Technical Group was
created by Regional Executive Resolution 244-
2005 GRJ/PR. At the same time it is a regional part
of the PRAA Project, the Cuenca del Mantaro has
been prioritized as a pilot basin for implementing
adaptation measures, due to its vulnerability to the
effects of glacier recession.
Amazon - The region approved a Regional Climate
Change Strategy by Regional Ordinance 223,
September 2008. The implementation of this falls
under the responsibility of the Administration of
Natural Resources and the Management of the
Environment, in coordination with sectoral offices,
OPDS, municipalities and other institutions. The region
also has a Regional Climate Change Technical Group,
created by the Regional Government of the Amazon
by order of the Regional Environmental Commission
(CAR) (Regional Ordinance 064-2004). The ERCC is
now being published.
National Coordination
The environmental institution is being restructured
and expanded with the creation of the Ministry of
the Environment. The issue of the environment has
been taken up by the government at the ministerial
level, for which reason there are more trans-sectoral
coordination resources and better coverage of the
climate, geophysics, protected natural areas and the
Amazon, as assigned to MINAM by the institutions
responsible for these issues.
International Coordination
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has conducted
negotiations in the framework of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and
Kyoto Protocol. In this context, Peru participates in
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
It has carried out, and continues to do so, various
actions related to Climate Change in multiple regional
forums, such as CAN, OTCA, CEPAL, etc.
It has created and negotiated content related to
Climate Change for the Summit of Heads of State
and Government from Latin America, the Caribbean
and the European Union (EU-LAC), and is monitoring
these agreements, in particular for the preparatory
work for the Dialogue on Climate Change, which will
be held in Peru.
In the framework of the Clean Development Mechanism,
the Chancellery has carried out negotiations for
the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)
for CDMs with Canada, Austria, Japan and Spain.
Additional MoU are being negotiated with Italy,
Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Finally, it should be mentioned that Peru has applied
to host the XVI Conference of the Parties of the
UNFCCC.
Adaptation Mechanisms
In May 2001 Peru presented its first National
Communication to the United Nations Convention on
Climate Change. This contained information on the
levels of GHG emissions and their principle sources
(around 50% come from processes related to change
of land use, such as deforestation), the vulnerability
of our water resources and the El Niño Phenomenon
(FEN) and its impacts.
From 2003 to 2005 the PROCLIM was implemented
by CONAM, which strengthened the coordination
and team work of 13 co-executing institutions and
CONAM, financing planning and joint work concepts,
optimizing the use of resources and testing an
institutional environmental management model that
features a public awareness component.
From January 2005 to October 2006, CONAM
carried out the National Capacity Self Assessment
in Peru for the following purposes: the diagnosis of
the capacity, limits and requirements for achieving
the goals of the three global environmental
agreements, the identification of synergies between
the 3 conventions to maximize the impact of actions
and projects to contribute to successful sustainable
development, and three Thematic Plans of Action
as well as one Integrated National Plan of Action
for Improving Capacity, which includes three Global
Environmental Agreements and the identification
of priority projects and actions, developed with the
active participation of all relevant actors at a national,
regional and local level.
To date Peru has carried out adaptation initiatives
and has aided in the creation of 2 Regional Climate
Change Strategies. At the same time, 3 regions
have Regional Technical Groups and 4 are creating
technical groups.
With the support of the Dutch Embassy, the
"Programme for the Strengthening of National
Capacity to Manage the Impact of Climate Change
and Air Pollution" (PROCLIM) is being implemented
and with the GTC the "Adaptation Measures to
Climate Change Project" (PMACC).
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