Colombia Experience on Institutional Arrangement for NAMAs

Nathaly Torregroza VargasNathaly Torregroza VargasMinistry of the Environment and Sustainable Development

Colombia

Workshop on CDM and NAMAsBogotá, August 2014

1. Energy use in Colombia2. Context

a) National Development Planb) Colombia’s Climate Change Agendac) CONPES 3700

3. Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy4. NAMA Experience

General outline of Presentation

Energy consomptium in 2012: 1092 PJ Transport sector is the most relevant, followed by industry and residential sector

Energy Use in Colombia

National Development Plan 2010-2014 (chapter 6):

•The mining/energy sector is considered a growth “locomotive” (key productive sector), and has the responsibility to ensure the energy provision for the development of the other sectors

•The sector’s commitment focuses on supplying the demand with high quality energetic, in a reliable and environmentally sustainable manner.

Context

Sets the general framework for its Climate Change Agenda

According to Colombia’s National Development Plan 2010-2014 (NDP)

•The country generates 0.37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions per capita are roughly 4.15 tons of CO2e, well below the region’s average of 8 tons of CO2e per capita

•the government has set 4 pillars for the country’s Climate Change agenda:

Context

ENREDD+

ECDBC

EPFD

PNACC

The Colombian Low Carbon

Development Strategy

The REDD+ National Strategy

The Strategy for financial

protection against natural

disasters

The National Adaptation Plan for

Climate Change

Context

14/07/2011CONPES 3700CONPES 3700

• Suggest a coordination framework through which sectors, territories and communities to understand climate change

• Promote joint institutions• Propose an appropriate framework for coordination of actions

prioritized by the NDP

“INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY AND POLICY JOINT ACTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN COLOMBIA”

* CONPES: National Council for Economic and Social Policy

Context

The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy (CLCDS) is a medium and long term led development program by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS), the Department of National Planning (DNP), and sectorial ministries of Colombia that aims to promote national economic growth with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the implementation of plans, projects, measures and policies that contribute to GHG mitigation and, at the same time and strengthen Colombia’s economic and social development while meeting the global requirements of efficiency, competitiveness and environmental performance.

1) Inertial Scenario

2) Reference Scenario

3) Low Carbon Development Scenario

The Colombian Low Carbon Development Strategy - CLCDS

Components

Component 4. Capacity building.

Component 5. Communication and cooperation platform.

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS)

SMAPs and Institutional Responsibilities

Transport SMAP

Transport SMAP

Minning SMAP

Minning SMAP

Industry SMAP

Industry SMAP

Agriculture SMAP

Agriculture SMAP

Housing SMAP

Housing SMAP

Electricity SMAP

Electricity SMAP

Solid Waste and

Waste Water SMAP

Solid Waste and

Waste Water SMAPHydrocarbons

SMAPHydrocarbons

SMAP

Aproved

Formulated

Under construction

Climate Change lead (cross cutting work)

Planning lead (cross cutting work)

NAMA Experience

Private SectorAcademy

TOD NAMA Experience

Creation of CIUDAT:

Center of Urban Interventions for the Advanced Development towards Transport

Adaptación Basada en Comunidades

Adaptación Basada en

Tecnologías

Adaptación Basada en

Tecnologías

Adaptación Basada en

Infraestructuras

Adaptación Basada en

Infraestructuras

Adaptación Basada en

Ecosistemas

Adaptación Basada en

Ecosistemas

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentClimate Change Division

Mitigation Group

Nathaly Torregroza Vargasntorregroza@minambiente.gov.coPhone: +571-3323400 ext 2411