Public Climate Change Policies

Interview with Claudia Martínez (CDKN-Colombia)

May 7, 2013 | More on Adaptation, Public Climate Change Policies, video, Vulnerability, youtube | CDKN, Colombia, Floods | Comment

A New “Why” for Climate Action

Monica Araya

The world needs a new “why” for climate action. Unless the public embraces a vision for climate action that is consistent with their notions of prosperity, politicians will not challenge the status quo inside their governments and political parties. Latin American countries need a new “why” for climate action; and nowhere is this potential for reframing political storytelling on climate action greater than in middle-income developing countries. The public is worried about climate change. But is it asking politicians to commit to bold climate action at home? Not yet.

Challenges for a Climate Compatible Development: How to strengthen agricultural, livestock and forestry public policies (2013)

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This policy brief emerges from a process of analysis of the status and quality of the public policies on climate change and development in ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay. It suggests that policies generated should have quality in the design, be implemented effectively, and guarantee institutional strengthening, greater awareness through social communication, and political and social support, for achieving its goals. It observes that combing integrated climate policies to sectoral and macroeconomic policies from each country is necessary. This will help to prioritize the climate agenda and include a comprehensive global and regional approach. It also emphasizes the importance of working collaboratively between public and private institutions with a multilevel approach. These recommendations look to promote the legitimacy, sustainability and real impact of policies.

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April 12, 2013 | More on Agriculture, Civil Society, Food Security, Public Climate Change Policies, Publications, REDD+ | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, CDKN, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay | Comment

Platform publishes new policy brief on how to strengthen public policies on agriculture, livestock and forests in Latin America

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The impacts of climate change in Latin America are increasingly alarming and greatly affect the agricultural, livestock and forestry sectors. This leads to a situation of economic, social, environmental and political vulnerability in the region; while putting at risk human and food security and the basic conditions necessary to reduce poverty.

April 11, 2013 | More on Agriculture, Key Posts, Public Climate Change Policies, REDD+ | Bolivia, CDKN, Colombia, Peru | Comment

Report on the Status and Quality of Public Policies on Climate Change and Development in Latin America (2012)

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This report analyses the present status of public policies on climate change and development in Latin America focusing on the agricultural, livestock and forestry sectors. As a result of a comparative analysis of 10 national reports conducted in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay; the Regional Report identifies and analyzes specific patterns and common characteristics from agendas and climate policies of the 10 countries related to their level of implementation, the institutional strength of organizations responsible for their implementation, integration with development policies, public participation and political support. This is the English translation of the following report published originally in Spanish.

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April 11, 2013 | More on Agriculture, Food Security, Public Climate Change Policies, Publications, REDD+ | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, CDKN, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay | Comment

Identifying the best routes to climate compatible development

Mónica Andrade

More than 30 representatives from countries across Africa, LAC and Asia met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to share experiences and promote collaboration related to climate compatible development (CCD) strategies and plans. The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) convened the gathering of government representatives, NGOs, multilateral organisations and donors.

April 10, 2013 | More on Adaptation, Mitigation, Public Climate Change Policies | CDKN, Colombia | Comment

Death of Hugo Chávez gives Venezuela a choice on climate change

Guy Edwards

By Guy Edwards and Susanna Mage

Regardless of one’s position on el Comandante Hugo Chávez, the death of the Venezuelan president opens the door for a policy debate on a critical issue for Venezuela and the world’s security: climate change. As the 2015 deadline to create a new global treaty on climate change approaches, the question for the oil-rich country looms: will Venezuela be a key architect of an ambitious and equitable deal, or will it sabotage progress?

Fernando Bribiesca (Globe Mexico) on the new climate change law

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February 7, 2013 | More on Public Climate Change Policies, video, youtube | México | Comment

The Politics of Climate Change in Latin America: Leaders and Laggards

Guy Edwards

Yesterday, I spoke at an Anglo-Ecuadorian Society event at the Casa Ecuatoriana in London on Latin America and climate change. Latin America is a key battleground and laboratory for confronting climate change and decisions taken in Latin American capitals and by their negotiators at the UN climate change talks could have major implications for the UN climate regime and the region’s development options this century. Here are a few extracts from the talk.