CLIMATE CHANGE
ParlAmericas supports parliamentary climate action through innovative programs, dialogues, and partnerships designed for parliamentarians of the Americas and the Caribbean to promote the highest political commitments for advancing legislative work on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the hemisphere.
As part of our climate change program, we provide parliamentarians with knowledge resources informed by evidence-based research on climate change and field-based, context-driven learning. We create the spaces to establish direct dialogue with peers, local and international experts, and key stakeholders to advance the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Sustainable Development Agenda and the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn More
Parliamentary Network on Climate Change
The ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change (PNCC) was created in 2016 with the objective of promoting parliamentary diplomacy on climate action within parliaments, aligned with existing international frameworks that work towards combating climate change and achieving sustainable development. The PNCC fosters knowledge exchanges between parliamentarians, expert practitioners, civil society and other stakeholders on effective practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation through workshops, dialogues and the creation of specialized resources. Learn more
Aligning Parliamentary Action to International Frameworks
ParlAmericas promotes the coordination and alignment of parliamentary actions on the environment with existing international frameworks to promote synergy between global and national objectives. ParlAmericas works to build understanding and support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which offer valuable guidance to parliamentarians for decision making that integrates social, economic, and environmental factors, to shape more sustainable, resilient and equitable societies.
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OUR LATEST PUBLICATIONS
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MAPPING NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS
Nationally Determined Contributions Summary Cards for Parliamentarians: These summary cards provide a quick overview of the main commitments adopted by the governments of the Americas and the Caribbean in the COP21 Paris Agreement. These are living documents that will be periodically updated as different countries report on their progress and new priorities, and with a unique legislative section illustrating best practices or actions by parliaments in the region.
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SOCIAL MEDIA: #ParlAmericasCC
PRESENTATIONS
- Agriculture, Forestas and Other Land Uses (AFOLU): Trends and opportunities, Dr. Mercedes Bustamante, 2022.
- Sustainable agriculture adapted to climate change and gender-sensitive, Dr. Osana Bonilla-Findji, 2022.
- Catalyzing finance to turn NDCs into Action, Minister Matthew Samuda, 2022.
CONNECTION WITH IX SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
RESOURCES
- The Global Land Outlook: Latin America and the Caribbean Thematic Report: Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Adaptation, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), 2019.
- Global Land Outlook 2: Land Restoration for Recovery and Resilience, UNCCD, 2022.
- Climate Change and Land, IPCC, 2019.
- Land rights matter for people and the planet, UNCCD, 2022.
- Forest Pulse: The Latest on the World’s Forests, World Resources Institute, 2022.
During the 6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change, elections was held for the Network’s vice-presidency for Central America and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.
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Readings of interest
Executive Summary: Parliaments and the Paris Agreement
(2021)
Parliaments and the Paris Agreement
(2021)
Guide on Supporting a Post-COVID-19 Green Economic Recovery
(2020)
Guide on Green Parliaments: Actions to Promote Sustainable Practices within Parliaments
(2020)
Parliament's Role in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
(2019)
Parliamentary Protocol for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
(2019)
(2017)
Primer on Climate Financing: Mechanisms and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
(2019)
Observer Status
ParlAmericas is an Observer Organization to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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