ArticuLAC: Public-Private Articulation for Climate Action in Latin America

ArticuLAC is a community of people representing governmental and private sector organisations from EUROCLIMA+ programme countries, who participate in dialogue, experience exchanges and capacity building activities, with the aim of strengthening spaces and mechanisms to articulate and align the climate strategies and actions of both sectors, in pursuit of the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This is a joint initiative of EUROCLIMA+ through the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), the LEDS LAC Regional Platform and the Latin American Centre for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) of the INCAE Business School. It was launched in 2018 under the name Community of Practice on Private Sector Engagement in Climate Policy Processes in Latin America. Institutions from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay are currently participating.

What does the Community of Practice on Private Sector and Climate Policy consist of?

This Community of Practice (CoP) was launched in 2018 in response to the need for greater integration of the private sector in the formulation and implementation of climate policies and strategies. In both regional and expert workshops on different topics, the need for governments in the region to have capacities and tools to establish dialogues and collaborative relationships with the private sector has been detected, as well as the importance of strengthening the participation of the private sector not only in policy implementation, but also from the early stages of their design.

Participating in the CoP are National country teams from EUROCLIMA+ Programme countries, consisting of representatives from the public sector, private sector and other stakeholders involved in initiatives related to private sector participation in climate policy processes in their respective countries. CoP activities include face-to-face events and online sessions designed to promote joint learning through the exchange of experiences and knowledge of new methodologies and tools.

During its first year of work, between July 2018 and June 2019, teams of three people from 9 countries participated: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. The second year started at the end of November 2019, with teams of 6-8 people from eight countries: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. The third year started in May 2021 and currently involves members from 13 Latin American countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

Materials from the CoP

Involving the private sector in the processes of formulation and implementation of the ndc

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Infographic about the Community of Practice on Engaging the Private Sector in Latin American Climate Policy Processes

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Policy Summary:
Climate Change and Business: Managing Risk and Seizing Opportunities (2020)

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Policy Summary:
Public-private collaboration towards sustainable urban logistics: climate change as a catalyst (2021)

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Policy Summary:
Long-Term Strategies (LTS) in Latin America: opportunities for greater public-private articulation in search of resilient and low-emission development (2021)

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Activities of the CoP

Third year of work, 2021

Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members on topics in which the members themselves indicate an interest:

Session 1: Initial session of the third year of work

July 2021

February 17, 2021

Negotiation workshop

Strengthening negotiation capacities to improve public-private articulation for climate action

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Launch of the Best Practices Guíde

Launch of the Best Practices Guide. Involving the private sector in the processes for the formulation and implementation of the NDCs.

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30 October 2020

January 2020 to March 2021

Virtual and face-to-face Exchange Sessions between CoP members

On issues in which the members themselves indicate an interest:

Session 1: NDCs and NAMAs as a framework for private sector climate action (31 January 2020)
Session for trainingon project formulation (3 March 2020)
Session 2. Climate Risk Management in Business and the role of public policy in promoting this management (13 March 2020)
Session 3. Monitoring and reporting of private sector climate action (24 April 2020)
Session 4. Engaging the Private Sector in policies for adaptation (12 June 2020)
Session 5. Engaging SMEs in climate change policies (17 July 2020)
Session 6: Segment 1. Strengthening collaboration and exchange among CoP members (28 August 2020)
Session 6: Segment 2. Climate project formulation: theory of change (11 September 2020)
Session for Group Exchangein conjunction with the Resource Efficiency Working Group. Circular economy: approach for a more sustainable economic development. Tools for business (16 October 2020)
Session 7: Private sector participation in Green Recovery processes (4 December 2020)
Session 8:2nd year closing session (19 March 2021)

Discussion workshop

Involving the private sector in long-term strategy (LTS) processes

Regional Joint Event

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23 October 2020

January - April 2020

Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members:

Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members on topics in which the members themselves indicate an interest:

Session 1. NDCs and NAMAs as a framework for private sector climate action (31 January 2020)

Training session on formulation of projects (3 March 2020)

Session 2. Climate Risk Management in Business and the role of public policy in promoting this management (13 March 2020)

Session 3. Monitoring and reporting of private sector climate action (24 April 2020)

Chat:

Covid-19 and resilient low-emission development in Latin America: Opportunities and challenges for converging agendas from a private sector perspective.
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8 May 2020

4 December, 2019

Side Event at COP 25: Enhancing the private sector's contribution to climate action and ambition.

In collaboration with World Climate Ltd. Panellists from Chile, Colombia, Honduras, and Uruguay, as well as representatives from World Climate Ltd, the European Union, GIZ, LEDS LAC and CLACDS/INCAE participated.
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Introductory Session of the second year of the CoP

Presentation of the teams and the work plan.

29 November 2019

24 July 2019

Webinar:

Private sector involvement in sustainability and climate change issues in Chile: indicators from the Third Cleaner Production Agreement of the processed food industry.

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Webinar:

Opening spaces for private sector participation in climate policy processes.

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10 July 2019

21 and 23 May 2019

Second Community of Practice Workshop on Engaging the Private Sector in Climate Policy Processes in Latin America

It was held at the Novotel Hotel, Lima, Peru and lasted 3 days, from 21-23 May 2019. It aimed to be a space to consolidate the learnings of the first year of the community and explore opportunities for the future of the CoP.

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Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members:

Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members on topics in which the members themselves indicate an interest:
Session 4. Formulation of proposals for accessing climate financing (22 January 2019)

Session 5. Public-private working methodology: Chile's Cleaner Production Agreements (6 March 2019)

Session 6. Monitoring and evaluation of private sector climate action (9 April 2019)

January - April 2019

September - November 2018

Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members:

Virtual and face-to-face exchange sessions between CoP members on topics in which the members themselves indicate an interest:

Session 1. Public-private climate engagement methodologies (25 September 2018)

Session 2. Regulations and Incentives (23 October 2018)

Session 3. Private sector access to climate financing (27 November 2018)

Webinar:

Private sector participation in climate policy processes: progress and challenges.

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28 August 2018

30 and 31 July 2018

Start-up Workshop:

Community of Practice on private sector engagement in climate policy processes in Latin America: Held at the Hotel Cascada de las Ánimas, Cajón del Maipo, Chile, for 2 days, 30-31 July 2018.

Its objective was to create a space for team members from the different countries to get to know each other personally, exchange experiences and learnings from their respective initiatives, and identify common challenges and issues for joint work.

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Webinars

Covid-19 and low emission resilient development Latin America

Engaging the private sector in climate policy processes: progress and challenges

Opening up spaces for private sector participation in climate policy processes

Involvement of the private sector in sustainability and climate change issues in Chile

Empowering the private sector's contribution to climate action and ambition

Highlights

Informative brochure

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Case Studies

Costa Rica: Carbon Neutral Country Programme 2.0 - Organisational Category

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Chile: Clean Production Agreements

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July 2019

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Colombia: National Carbon Tax

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May 2019

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Systematisation of workshops

Community of Practice on Private Sector Engagement in Climate Policy Processes in Latin America

Start-up workshop

Cajón del Maipo, Chile30 and 31 July 2018

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Community of Practice on Private Sector Engagement in Climate Policy Processes in Latin America

Start-up workshop

Cajón del Maipo, Chile30 and 31 July 2018

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Community of Practice on Private Sector Engagement in Climate Policy Processes in Latin America

Second Workshop

Lima, Peru 21 to 23 May, 2019

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Community of Practice on Private Sector Engagement in Climate Policy Processes in Latin America

Second Workshop

Lima, Peru 21 to 23 May, 2019

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Contact

Ana María Majano
Coordinator of the Community of Practice
LEDS LAC y CLACDS/INCAE

anamaria.majano@ledslac.org

Pablo Rojas Wang
Regional Advisor on Climate Governance and the Private Sector EUROCLIMA+ Programme
German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH

pablo.rojas@giz.de