Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is underway in the City of Salvador da Bahía, Brazil.
With representatives from all LAC countries attending, the agenda focuses on local strategies for addressing climate change in the region, including: energy transition; industry transition; infrastructure, cities and local governments; and nature-based solutions.
Participants include ministers of Brazil and other countries in the region, the Mayor of Salvador, local authorities, regional leaders from public and private sectors, civil society and UN officials.
According to the UN Climate announcement: "To boost ambition and accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the results of the LACCW will feed into the outcome of the Climate Action Summit organized by the UN Secretary-General on 23 September in New York. The LACCW will be the occasion to discuss challenges and opportunities for climate action from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective. It will offer the opportunity to key actors in the region from across sectors to convene, learn and exchange knowledge and best practices, to assess, jointly plan and create new climate action initiatives."
Governments are currently working on updating their national climate plans (known as Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) in an effort to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The next intergovernmental climate change conference, known as COP 25, will take place in Santiago, Chile from December 2 to 13, 2019.
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With representatives from all LAC countries attending, the agenda focuses on local strategies for addressing climate change in the region, including: energy transition; industry transition; infrastructure, cities and local governments; and nature-based solutions.
Participants include ministers of Brazil and other countries in the region, the Mayor of Salvador, local authorities, regional leaders from public and private sectors, civil society and UN officials.
According to the UN Climate announcement: "To boost ambition and accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the results of the LACCW will feed into the outcome of the Climate Action Summit organized by the UN Secretary-General on 23 September in New York. The LACCW will be the occasion to discuss challenges and opportunities for climate action from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective. It will offer the opportunity to key actors in the region from across sectors to convene, learn and exchange knowledge and best practices, to assess, jointly plan and create new climate action initiatives."
Governments are currently working on updating their national climate plans (known as Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) in an effort to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
The next intergovernmental climate change conference, known as COP 25, will take place in Santiago, Chile from December 2 to 13, 2019.
Relevant Links:
- Regional Climate Week (LACCW, August 19-23, 2019))
- Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition
- Regional Climate Weeks to Build Momentum Towards UN Climate Summit
- Climate Action Summit - New York (September 23, 2019)
- COP25 Chile 2019 (December 2-13, 2019)
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