Two events on Saturday, December 8 in the morning hours.
Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2018. 2018 has been designated a key year in moving towards compliance with the Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). It is also a decisive year for increasing climate commitment ambitions and guiding the development of countries towards low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. The objective is essential: to not raise the global temperature of the planet beyond 1.5° C, responding to the recent and urgent call made by the IPCC in its Special Report: Global Warming 1.5° C.
Given this scenario, EUROCLIMA+, the European Union’s flagship programme on climate change for Latin America, will participate in COP24 with two meetings. Both events will take place on Saturday, December 8, in the morning hours.
First event: Dialogue among peers to promote the implementation of their NDCs
The EUROCLIMA+ Climate Governance component involves, among other partners, the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in alliance with LEDS LAC, the NDC Partnership and AVINA Foundation. These will be carrying out the event “Advances and challenges in NDC implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean: how to increase ambition in the region”.
In this meeting the main advances and challenges in the implementation of the NDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean will be shared. Likewise, there will be a dialogue on opportunities to increase ambition and climate action in the region, based on the experience of the countries and the agencies that provide technical support to the Latin American governments to comply with climate commitments made under framework of the Paris Agreement.
Time: 9:00 hours
Venue: NDC Partnership Pavilion, Hall E #17
Speakers:
Welcome, Horst Pilger, European Commission
Moderator: Hernán Blanco, Avina Foundation
Regional overview: Joseluis Samaniego, ECLAC; María Paz Cigarán, LEDS LAC; Pablo Vieira, NDC Partnership; Ramiro Fernández, Avina Foundation
Country overview: Edgar Cruz, Colombia and Andrea Meza, Costa Rica:
Contact: Hernán Blanco, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Second event: EUROCLIMA+ in action: promoting the sustainable modality with local actors in Latin America
After a brief presentation of the current and potential urban mobility situation in Latin America and the perspectives for sustainable and electric mobility in the region, selected actions will be presented, developed under the EUROCLIMA+ framework by national and local Latin American actors, for moving towards sustainable mobility.
The Programme is currently working on the implementation of 19 urban mobility projects with local and national Latin American authorities, promoting electric mobility in several countries and helping to facilitate vertical national-local articulation for better climate governance.
Time: 10:30 hours
Venue: European Pavilion, Brussels Hall
Speakers:
Welcome, Horst Pilger, European Commission
Moderator: Guillermo Dascal, Avina Foundation
Regional overview: Michal Kurtyka, Minister of the Environment of Poland, Niklas Hagelberg, Climate Change Coordinator for UN Environment
Country overview: Andrea Meza, Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica; Ignacio Lorenzo, Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment; Alicia Riera, Municipality of Córdoba-Argentina; and Mark Major, FLACMA-Mexico
Contact: Guillermo Dascal, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
About EUROCLIMA+
EUROCLIMA + is a programme funded by the European Union to promote environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient development in 18 Latin American countries, particularly for the benefit of the most vulnerable populations. The Programme is implemented under the synergistic work of seven agencies: Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), French Development Agency (AFD), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Expertise France (EF), International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP), German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), and UN Environment.
Contacts
General press contact for the EUROCLIMA+ Programme
Alexandra Cortés. EUROCLIMA+ Programme: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.