Member States

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia is a country located in Latin America with rainforests and desert areas.

Climate Change Policies

Reduce GHG emissions by 27% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2000)) by 2030 conditional to external support in sectors of energy industries, manufacturing industries, transport, and other.

Adaptation: Priority Actions:

1) Promoting and improving the adaptive capacity of communities, especially through community based adaptation actions, and restoring the natural ecology system to respond to climate change;

2) Implementing management measures for protected areas to adapt to climate change;

3) Strengthening early warning systems and climate information dissemination;

4) Developing and rehabilitating the flood protection dykes for agricultural and urban development + 6 other highlighted priorities.

Adaptation: Priority Actions:

1) Promoting and improving the adaptive capacity of communities, especially through community based adaptation actions, and restoring the natural ecology system to respond to climate change;

2) Implementing management measures for protected areas to adapt to climate change;

3) Strengthening early warning systems and climate information dissemination;

4) Developing and rehabilitating the flood protection dykes for agricultural and urban development + 6 other highlighted priorities.

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Year of joining the CVF

2016

Capital

Bogotá

Year of national independence

1810

Website Links

National Focal Points

H.E. Mr. Francisco Javier Echeverri Lara

DEPUTY MINISTER OF MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sra. Adriana Mejía Hernández

VICEMINISTRA DE ASUNTOS MULTILATERALES

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

News from Colombia

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