Category: Americas
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...
Peruvian REDD Group
The REDD Group in Peru is a public-private initiative that was launched in February 2008 and has become the reference space for dialogue on the mechanism of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). The REDD Group has articulated most of the actors involved in REDD initiatives in Peru. It currently has more than 60 organizations: public,...
Ministry of Agriculture (Peru)
The Forestry Department, part of the Ministry of Agriculture, is responsible for proposing policies, strategies and projects related to national sustainable use of forest resources and wildlife resources. Genetic partners in the field of our competence, in agreement with the National Environmental Policy and the peruvian environmental legislation.
Ministry of Environment (Peru)
The purpose of the Ministry of Environment is environmental conservation, and in particular to ensure the sustainable, responsible, and ethical use of natural resources and the environment. Moreover, to contribute to social, economic and cultural development in relation to the environment. This ensures future generations are able to enjoy an environment which is balanced with life. Goals include developing the National Strategy for Climate Change, developing projects for adaptation and...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)
The Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) represents the Brazilian government in international climate change and biodiversity negotiations, as well as various forest-related international fora.
Amazon Fund
The Amazon Fund is aimed at raising donations for non-reimbursable investments in efforts to prevent, monitor and combat deforestation, as well as to promote the preservation and sustainable use of forests in the Amazon Biome, under the terms of Decree N.º 6,527, dated August 1, 2008. The Amazon Fund will be managed by the BNDES, the Brazilian Development Bank, which will also undertake to raise funds, facilitate contracts and monitor support projects and efforts. The Norwegian...
National Institute for Space Research (Brazil)
The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) is a research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, whose main goals are fostering scientific research and technological applications and qualifying personnel in the fields of space and atmospheric sciences, space engineering, and space technology. INPE monitors yearly rates of deforestation
