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  • Program:
    Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC)
    Leading Organization:
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNOPS, UNEP and UNDP and eight networks of regions (Global Forum for Associations of Regions (FOGAR), International Association of Francophone Regions (AIRF), Assembly of European Regions (AER), The Climate Group, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPRM), The Northern Forum, Network of Regions for Sustainable Development (NRG4SD), Latin American Organization of Intermediary Governments (OLAGI))
    Summary:

    The Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) is part of a partnership between the United Nations and sub-national governments for fostering climate friendly development at the sub-national level. This partnership is a collaborative effort involving UNDP, UNEP and eight associations of regions.

    In Colombia the TACC project is working in Cundinamarca to support the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into sustainable development planning and programming.

    In Colombia the TACC project is working in Cundinamarca to support the integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into sustainable development planning and programming. The project aims to support capacity building of national and regional authorities in order to integrate climate change into territorial planning and programming, thereby developing, through a capacity building process, a sub-national Level Low Emissions Climate Change Resilience Development Strategy (LECRDS).

    In Colombia, project staff have established the partnership and coordination structures referenced in Step 1: Developing a multi-stakeholder planning process. Now they are working on Step 2: Climate change physical impact and vulnerability scenarios with the preparation of climate scenarios underway. Step 3 will identify strategic options leading to low emission climate-resilient development trajectories, via a case study at the municipal level. The project is currently collaborating in the formulation of the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan, in service of Step 4: Identify Policies and Financing options to implement priority Climate Change Actions. Finally, Step 5 will result in the preparation of a low emission climate resilient development roadmap.

    For more information read the TACC - 2011 Update:

     

    Project Components:

    The Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) project aims to assist regional and local governments in developing countries in:

    • Developing integrated climate change strategies and action plans to assess development options that are robust enough to withstand different future climatic conditions.
    • Strengthening capacity of sub‐national authorities to integrate climate change into sustainable development planning and programming.
    • Identifying no regrets/negative costs/low‐cost adaptation and mitigation measures that promote long‐ term sustainability and poverty reduction.
    • Enhancing the capacity of regional and local government to enact regulatory measures, as well as to take advantage of new sources of environmental finance, to implement these no regrets/negative cost/low‐cost options.
    Expected Outputs:

    Main activities to date

    Step 1: Develop a multi-stakeholders planning process

    Partnership engagement and coordination structure: Project Coordination Unit established and 11 public institutions engaged in the project Steering Committee. 6 technical working groups have been set, relying on the project’s capacity development goal. These groups are: i) Analysis of regional dynamics; ii) Climate change scenarios and analysis of climate variability; iii) GHG inventory; iv) Vulnerability Assessment; v) Territorial planning; vi) Education strategy and knowledge management. About 130 professionals from partner institutions are engaged in these different groups. In this first phase of the process, it was considered crucial to strengthen inter-institutional relations. An advisory committee comprised of multi-stakeholders will be established in March 2012.

    Step 2: Prepare Climate Change Profiles and Vulnerability Scenarios.

    Climate scenarios downscaled at a sub-national level are being developed, with the assistance of Columbia University/NASA, using the Change Factor Method. Periods: 2030, 2040, 2070, 2100 and gas emissions scenarios: A2, A1B, B1. For February 2012, a climate variability analysis and short-term projections (ENSO phenomenon) will also be available. A particular territorial vulnerability assessment model has been developed and implementation is underway, climate related disaster records are included in the analysis. For the GHG emissions inventory, information on 5 main emitting sectors is being collected, according to the IPCC guidelines (1996, 2006).

    Step 3: Identify Strategic Options Leading to Low Emissions Climate –Resilient Development Trajectories.

    The construction of the regional climate change education strategy has started. The strategy aims to raise awareness among the public and decision makers about development approaches needed to ensure territorial security on the face of climate change. Key values were identified: identity, responsibility, equity and solidarity. Regarding the integration of climate related risk management in territorial planning instruments, a set of guidelines will be identified and put into practice through a case study at a municipal level.

    Step 4: Identify Policies and Financing options to implement priority Climate Change Actions.

    A regional dynamics analysis will help better understand the opportunities and challenges to implement strategic mitigation and adaptation options. Efforts have also been focused in positioning the project at a regional and national level, seeking to link the project results and lessons learned with national methodologies and guidelines that are being developed by the authorities. The project is currently collaborating with DNP and MAVDT in the formulation of the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

    Step 5: Prepare Low Emission Climate Resilient Development Roadmap.
     

    Contacts:

    UNDP Regional Technical Advisor

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation. Status as of June 2011: Preparation of climate scenarios
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    The beneficiaries of the Down to Earth TACC project are sub‐national authorities who seek technical assistance in understanding and responding to climate change
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    Decentralized Cooperation
    Financing Amount:
    Government of Spain USD$ 400,000 and Quebec USD$ 250,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    During the PRICC Steering Committee’s session, held on August 2nd, 2011, four partner institutions (IDEAM, CAR and the Governments of Bogota and Cundinamarca) reaffirmed their commitment to co-finance the project. The co-financing is expected to reach a total of US$500.000. Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) are currently being reviewed by the parties.
    Resources:
    TACC Colombia Project Website
    UNDP Geneva Liaison Office - Down to Earth: Territorial Approach to Climate Change
    Image(s):
    File(s):
    TACC Colombia - Project Brief - Sept 2011
    ProDoc Colombia TACC_firmado.pdf
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