Climate Change Strategy

The Climate Change Strategy for Latin America & the Caribbean calls for:

   a) Strengthening of institutional capacity to allow regional governments and civil society to play an active and influential role in the international climate agenda by:

• cooperating in formulation of policies, standards, and guidelines and enhancing capacity to plan, manage, and monitor those policies; 
• d eveloping common regional positions and participating vigorously in international forums and negotiations; 
• s upporting effective mechanisms for sharing best practices in climate change assessment, adaptation, and technologies; 
• promoting equity and fair valuation of carbon emission reductions and developing a portfolio of activities eligible for funding by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

        b) Improvement of knowledge and analysis to support planning for adaptation measures and funding by: 

• strengthening knowledge and documentation on vulnerable ecosystems and human health; 
• assessing the impacts of climate change and its implications for sustainable development;         
• analyzing policy options and identifying and supporting priority adaptation measures.

        c) Increasing carbon finance for mitigation actions and to maximize the value of funding by seeking synergies and aligning strategies closely with local environmental and social priorities.