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Action Plan for Adaptation and Mitigation Against Climate Change (Peru)

Plan de Acción de Adaptación y Mitigación Frente al Cambio Climático
Última atualização: 3 July, 2012

This plan describes the proposal of the Ministry of Environment (MINAM) for programs, projects and priorities for both the short and medium term in relation to climate change. It is the first approach of the Guidelines for Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy against Climate Change that is being formulated through the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC). 

The proposal covers the roles of all stakeholders, including the public sector, business areas and community-engagement, in activities related to the generation of emissions of greenhouse gases. In addition, the operation of carbon markets, study and research of economic and social risks and impacts of climate change, sectoral and regional development projects and activities all of which must include climate change adaptation.

The Action Plan intends to contribute to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and increase their capture. The methodology involves increasing forest coverage through forest plantations for carbon sequestration, promoting the development and implementation of Regional Strategies on Climate Change, strengthen the monitoring and prediction of natural phenomena (weather, water and/or oceanographic), estimate the occurrence of hazards and levels of vulnerability toclimate change, incorporate risk management into the planning system and budget for sustainable development at national, regional and local levels.

Elementos de REDD

Management and coordination

The Ministry of Environment coordinates with other institutions in relation to mitigation and adaptation to climate change, such as the Ministry of Agriculture. Implemented activies need the support of various institutions and to consider the role of regional governments, whom have recently assumed responsibilities related to climate change, specifically in the area of forest exploitation.

Participação de stakeholders

This Action Plan is expected to cover the legal framework for emissions, business reporting and the implementation of payments for environmental services (PES). Rules for PES and for promoting private sector investment for conservation should be included. The Plan further inludes the completion of preparatory processes for the implementation of REDD mechanisms in Peru. In the short term, the plan should look to harmonise policies and visions of development with regards to forest ecosystems to prevent deforestation. Similarly, the plan intends to set up an institutional framework to regulate and articulate MRV, mechanisms for the equitable distribution of benefits and mechanisms for consultation among stakeholders.

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Ministry of Environment (Peru)