Category: Ecuador
Inter-Institutional Committee on Climate Change
The Government of Ecuador (GOE) considers climate change as an important issue that involves many different sectors and requires urgent measures to mitigate and adapt to its effects. For this reason, in October 2010, the President of Ecuador formally established the Inter-Institutional Committee on Climate Change (CICC). The principal objective of the CICC is to perform as a high-level institution to coordinate and facilitate the integrated implementation of national policies related to...
Comité Interinstitucional para el Cambio Climático
El Gobierno de Ecuador considera al cambio
climático como un tema importante que encierra diferentes sectores y requiere
medidas urgentes para la adaptación y mitigación de sus efectos. Por esta
razón, en octubre de 2010, el Presidente del Ecuador estableció formalmente el
Comité Interinstitucional para el Cambio Climático (CICC)1. El objetivo
principal del CICC es desempeñarse como una institución de alto nivel para
coordinar y facilitar la implementación integral de políticas nacionales...
National Secretariat for Planning and Development (Ecuador)
SENPLADES is the administration and coordinating entity of the National Decentralized System for Participatory Planning that promotes the country’s integrated development at the national and sector-wide levels. It is the role of this State institution to establish strategic policies and objectives directed towards public investment and the promotion of democracy, based on information, research, training, and including follow-up and evaluation processes. SENPLADES incorporates active...
Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo
Administrar y coordinar el Sistema Nacional Descentralizado de Planificación Participativa como un medio de desarrollo integral del país a nivel sectorial y territorial, estableciendo objetivos y políticas estratégicas, sustentadas en procesos de información, investigación, capacitación, seguimiento y evaluación; orientando la inversión pública; y, promoviendo la democratización del Estado, a través de una activa participación ciudadana, que contribuya a una gestión pública transparente y...
La Fundación Sirua
La Fundación Sirua se rije por…Misión: " Establecer el Corredor Biológico Awacachi como modelo de conservación y manejo sustentable, con la cooperación y coordinación inter-institucional y la participación directa de las comunidades a través de su capacitación, fortalecimiento y desarrollo."Visión: "Integrar a través del manejo del Corredor Biológico Awacachi una unidad de conservación y gestión de la biodiversidad de la región, permitiendo alcanzar un eqiulibrio entre la...
Sirua Foundation
The Sirua Foundation stands by its…Mission: "To establish the Awacachi Biological Corridor as a model of conservation and sustainable management with inter-institutional cooperation and coordiantion and direct participation of communities through their capacity-building, strengthening and development."Vision: "Through the management of the Awacachi Biological Corridor, to integrate a unit of conservation for the biodiversity of the region, enabling a balance to be achieved between the...
Ministerio del Ambiente (Ecuador)
El Ministerio del Ambiente del Ecuador (MAE)
es el organismo del Estado encargado de diseñar las políticas ambientales y
coordinar las estrategias, los proyectos y programas para el cuidado de los
ecosistemas y el aprovechamiento sostenible de los recursos naturales. Propone y define las normas para conseguir la
calidad ambiental adecuada, con un desarrollo basado en la conservación y el
uso apropiado de la biodiversidad y los recursos naturales. Los objetivos estratégicos del MAE...
Sustainable management of natural resources (Ecuador)
The ‘Sustainable management of natural resources project (GESOREN)’ is part of the German development cooperation programme to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. It has four components:Developing institutions and strategies for the conservation of natural resourcesSupport is given to various partners to develop instruments for planning, evaluating and monitoring protected areas. The project provides expertise and experience with dialogue and coordination processes on...
Generation of Geoinformation for Land Management at a National Level (Ecuador)
A national level plan to collect GIS and technical information on the following topics, which will be of significant value for conservation activities, including formulating baselines and monitoring for REDD+. The data will include and focus on the following areas:Base Mapping, Water Erosion Hazards, Land Use Capability, Weather (Deficit Water, Watershed Division. Potential evapotranspiration, isotherms, isohyets), Geomorphology, Productive Systems (Natural...
Global Witness Annual Transparency Report (Ecuador)
Ecuador is one of five pilot countries to participate in a unique comparative study of transparency in the forest sector. Global Witness partnered with independent national NGOs on this project that measures access to information against a comprehensive set of indicators, and draws lessons for improvements on a national level. Research for the Forest Sector Annual Transparency Report for 2010 was conducted between July and December 2010. Data from each participating country...
