LEDS Implementation Effective Institutional Arrangements at National and Subnational level Nathaly Torregroza Vargas Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Colombia III Taller Regional LEDS LAC Santiago, October 2014 General outline of Presentation 1. Context 2. Climate change pillars 3. Territorial and Regional Nodes 4. Colombian experience 5. Lessons learned Context 1.Colombia is located in the north-west corner of South America 2.Colombia's total area is 2,070,408 km2 (1,141,748 km2 of mainland and 926,660 km2 of territorial waters) 3.Colombia´s population is aprox. 48 million people. 4.Recently, there is an increased risk of climate change anthropogenic impacts activities ecosystem, territories) due to (economy, Context Sets the general framework for its Climate Change Agenda According to Colombia’s National Development Plan 2010-2014 (NDP) •The country generates 0.37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions per capita are roughly 4.15 tons of CO2e, well below the region’s average of 8 tons of CO2e per capita •the government has set 4 pillars for the country’s Climate Change agenda: Climate Change Pilllars The REDD+ National Strategy The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy ENREDD+ ECDBC The Strategy for financial protection against natural disasters EPFD PNACC The National Adaptation Plan for Climate Change Climate Change Pilllars CONPES 3700 14/07/2011 “INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY AND POLICY JOINT ACTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN COLOMBIA” • Suggest a coordination framework through which sectors, territories and communities to understand climate change • Promote joint institutions • Propose an appropriate framework for coordination of actions prioritized by the NDP Proposed the creation of the National Climate Change System SISCLIMA * CONPES: National Council for Economic and Social Policy Climate Change Pilllars Principal Objective of the SISCLIMA Define an intersectorial scheme to facilitate and promote the formulation and implementation of policies, plans, programs, methodologies, incentives and projects related to climate change, mainstreaming climate into the design and planning of development projects in the country. 1. Territorial and Regional Climate Change Nodes 2. Intersectorial Climate Change Commission CARIBE PACIFICO NORTE ORINOQUIA NORANDINO CENTRO ANDINO EJE CAFETERO PACIFICO SUR AMAZONIA Experience Provide guidance, inputs and technical support REDD Act CDM NODES Vulnerability NAPs 1. Caribe 2. Pacífico norte 3. Orinoquia 4. Norandino 5. Centro andino 6. Eje Cafetero 7. Pacífico Sur 8. Amazonía 9. Antioquia SECTORS 1. Electric Energy 2. Hidrocarbons 3. Mining 4. Transport 5. Housing 6. Waste 7. Agriculture 8. Industry 9. LULUCF LCP SMAPs NAMAS GDP Economic activities Population Sectorial clusters by region 9 Experience National GDP by department- 2010 Local GDP - 2012 ACTIVIDADES ECONOMICAS 2012pr INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA 25,2 CONSTRUCCION 13,3 COMERCIO, REPARACIÓN, RESTAURANTES Y HOTELES 7,8 EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERAS AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, CAZA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA 6,9 DANE 2012 10 Aprox. 50% with Bogotá D. C., Antio quia y Valle del Cauca. 5,3 Experience Adaptation  it is also responsibility of the environmental local authorities (CARs), territorial entities (regional and local government), civil society and sectors  Territories had started to develop their own vulnerability assessment as their adaptation plans such as Cartagena and Archipielago Rosario & San Bernardo, Huila department, Bogota region and Cundinamarca department, Monteria, Risaralda, Nariño, San Andres & Providencia, Coffee Region, Orinoquía and the Amazon Region. DNP MADS IDEAM UNGRD Mitigation Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS) Transport SMAP Minning SMAP Electricity SMAP Hydrocarbons SMAP Industry SMAP Agriculture SMAP Approved Formulated Under construction Housing SMAP Solid Waste and Waste Water SMAP Climate Change lead (cross cutting work) Planning lead (cross cutting work) Mitigation Colombia TOD NAMA: Partners 18 Mitigation Colombia Transit-Oriented Development NAMA International NAMA Funding Public Funding for Public Transit & Social Housing Cali TOD CIUDAT Board & Staff NAMA Trust Fund Intervention Types: • Pre-construction - Engineering - Architecture • Infrastructure finance (grants, concessional loans, etc) for - Transit stations - Public spaces - Pedestrian Facilities • Land purchases (parcel assembly) Technical Assistance Intervention Types: • Pre-investment studies - Market analysis - Planning - Design • Value capture • Finance packaging • Measurement & evaluation • Policy design Medellin TOD Others TOD Private Sector Development Lessons learned • From the national level is fundamental to generate information (technical outputs) in order to facilitate decision-making in the regions • Each region has their own complexities and needs that governments should take into account • Bottom-up process that national government should support • There is an important need to develop an education and communication strategy • Strong vertical alignment involved trust and transparency • Capacity building at the national, regional and local level • Barriers to remove: local investment gaps, public-private collaboration, policy integration, finance mechanism • Interinstitutional arrangement alt national and subnational levels • Learning by doing Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Climate Change Division Mitigation Group Nathaly Torregroza Vargas [email protected] Phone: +571 -3323400 Ext. 2411