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Accepted Paper:
Climate governance in Colombia
Carlos Edurardo Correa
(Ministry of Environment of Sustainable Development)
Paper short abstract:
Colombia is leading a successful climate governance strategy through a series of instruments headed by the National Climate Change System, which seek to coordinate efforts of authorities at various levels regarding climate change. Colombia recognizes the opportunity to boost multilevel initiatives as a key axis in the roadmap for the reduction of GHG emissions and climate resilience.
Paper long abstract:
Governance strategies formally established through public policy instruments constitute a point of strength for the coordination and implementation of a short, medium and long-term climate action agenda (Hochstetler and Kostka, 2015; Meckling and Nahm, 2018; Lamb and Minx 2020). Colombia, following this approach, has consolidated a series of instruments headed by the National Climate Change System – SISCLIMA since 2015, which seek to coordinate efforts and commitments of national, regional, local and international authorities regarding climate change.
Through this system, Colombia was able to build a NDC and a highly ambitious 2050 Strategy which has been agreed by all the economic sectors led by the country's ministries; Likewise, 5 of the main cities today have clear goals and objectives for 2030 in a combination of proposals for sustainable mobility, renewable energy, waste management, among others.
The foregoing has been strengthened thanks to the adoption of new instruments such as the Climate Action Law in 2021 and the establishment of the Intersectoral Commission of the Presidential Cabinet for Climate Action, which allows for coordination from the highest level of the national government, coherence, complementarity, comprehensiveness and timely public policy decision-making on climate action, and emphasizing the follow-up of implementation plans and budget allocation for meeting the aforementioned goals. Although Colombia has made significant progress in climate action, it also recognizes the opportunity to boost initiatives with local actors as a key axis in the roadmap for the reduction of GHG emissions, and increasing climate resilience in the country.
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Accepted Paper:
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
Governance strategies formally established through public policy instruments constitute a point of strength for the coordination and implementation of a short, medium and long-term climate action agenda (Hochstetler and Kostka, 2015; Meckling and Nahm, 2018; Lamb and Minx 2020). Colombia, following this approach, has consolidated a series of instruments headed by the National Climate Change System – SISCLIMA since 2015, which seek to coordinate efforts and commitments of national, regional, local and international authorities regarding climate change.
Through this system, Colombia was able to build a NDC and a highly ambitious 2050 Strategy which has been agreed by all the economic sectors led by the country's ministries; Likewise, 5 of the main cities today have clear goals and objectives for 2030 in a combination of proposals for sustainable mobility, renewable energy, waste management, among others.
The foregoing has been strengthened thanks to the adoption of new instruments such as the Climate Action Law in 2021 and the establishment of the Intersectoral Commission of the Presidential Cabinet for Climate Action, which allows for coordination from the highest level of the national government, coherence, complementarity, comprehensiveness and timely public policy decision-making on climate action, and emphasizing the follow-up of implementation plans and budget allocation for meeting the aforementioned goals. Although Colombia has made significant progress in climate action, it also recognizes the opportunity to boost initiatives with local actors as a key axis in the roadmap for the reduction of GHG emissions, and increasing climate resilience in the country.
Climate Governance - a South & North co-creation
Session 1 Friday 8 July, 2022, -