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The road to COP29 Azerbaijan brings us to Bonn, Germany, in June! 🛣️ The annual Bonn Climate Change Conference presents a crucial opportunity for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to take the spotlight and assert their unique challenges and existential threats induced by #climatechange. Read the 4th blog from our series on #ClimateFinance in SIDS! ⬇ 🌎 🌴 🌊 📰 “All Eyes on Bonn: The Global Stocktake and its Role in Shaping the New Collective Quantified Goal for SIDS” | By: Joshua Joseph Pangelinan ➡ https://lnkd.in/gU39AMGz 💡 The unified voices of members and allies to SIDS will be key in determining the outcomes of #SB60 and the progress towards the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) ahead of #COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 💡 Since 2009, developed countries have fallen short of their commitment to mobilize and channel $100 billion annually in climate finance toward developing countries, impeding its delivery and increasing the level of uncertainty on whether the timelines defined in the #ParisAgreement can still be achieved. 💡 While the Global Stocktake failed to deliver on the phaseout of fossil fuels—further narrowing pathways to the 1.5°C threshold—it also identified areas for improvement, including enhanced access to climate finance and streamlined processes by international climate funds and multilateral development banks, which SIDS can leverage to address #adaptation funding gaps and #resilience needs. 💡 Integrating a loss and damage sub-goal under the NCQG is important for distinguishing itself from other climate financing thresholds, such as adaptation and #mitigation. It is also essential for SIDS to lead the conversation to establish a common definition, as the provision of support hinges on whether “loss and damage” is quantifiable, perhaps through a new reporting mechanism or scheme.

💡 Have you ever asked yourself what the voluntary carbon market (VCM) is? How does it contribute to #climateaction and #equity? And what and how does it sell? 📰 Read “The Voluntary Carbon Market in Colombia: A World to be Known” ➡ https://bit.ly/ARJEP1GN As its name implies, the VCM is a market where commercial transactions are carried out for the purchase and sale of #carbon certificates (also referred to as carbon credits). It is called “voluntary” because it allows individuals and companies to acquire certificates to offset or willingly contribute to the reduction of #greenhouse gas emissions. Colombia's mitigation goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030. To achieve adequate emissions reduction at the national level, a strategy was designed with actions, including a #carbontax. This tax includes a mechanism called “non-causation” that aims to stimulate #carbonmarkets, especially nature-based mitigation projects that combat the country’s alarming rates of #deforestation in ecosystems such as the Amazon and Pacific #rainforests. 🌳 UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) through the British Embassy in Colombia funded CCAP and WWF Colombia to develop a guide and policy brief as part of the Fair and Equitable REDD+ Agreements project that provides tools, resources and recommendations to improve the participation and well-being of ethnic and local communities in Colombian VCM REDD+ projects—projects that reduce emissions from #deforestation and #forest degradation in developing countries. 🌱 The Fair and Equitable REDD+ Agreements guide highlights potential risks that impact community well-being and environmental integrity from VCM REDD+ projects. It further develops best practices and guidelines to ensure that these projects are developed on fair and rights-based agreements that guarantee meaningful participation and equitable benefit-sharing schemes for ethnic and local communities. Read the Fair and Equitable REDD+ Agreements guide (available in Spanish) here ➡ https://bit.ly/ARJEGESP In this context, voluntary carbon market projects have the potential to contribute to national climate goals as long as they are implemented within a framework of environmental and social integrity. Read the key recommendations and takeaways from the policy brief here ➡ https://bit.ly/FERDDAPB #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalProtection #NatureBasedSolutions #Equity #ShiftthePower

¡Nos complace anunciar nuestro nuevo policy brief que proporciona recomendaciones para fortalecer la integridad en el Mercado Voluntario de Carbono (MVC) de Colombia como parte del proyecto de Acuerdos REDD+ Justos y Equitativos! 🌳 📰 Lea las recomendaciones y conclusiones del documento y descargue el PDF disponible en inglés y español aquí! ➡ https://bit.ly/FERDDAPB El proyecto proporciona herramientas que fortalecen las salvaguardas para las comunidades étnicas y locales en los territorios donde actualmente se inician acuerdos del #mercadodecarbono. Las regiones de la #Amazonia y del #Pacífico colombiano abarcan el 42% y el 10% del territorio continental del país, respectivamente, y contienen vastas extensiones de #bosques naturales. Estos ecosistemas son sumideros de #carbono esenciales, ricos en una gran red de #biodiversidad. Además, comparten una relación vital con las comunidades étnicas y locales que habitan estos territorios. Sin embargo, estas dos regiones enfrentan alarmantes tasas de #deforestación que impactan al país en su conjunto, alcanzando a nivel nacional las 123,517 ha en 2022. Esta masiva destrucción de los bosques ha sido impulsada por actividades como la minería, la ganadería y la tala ilegal. En este contexto, los proyectos REDD+ (proyectos que reducen las emisiones derivadas de la deforestación y la degradación de bosques en países en desarrollo) financiados a través del MVC se han convertido en una herramienta extendida para combatir estas alarmantes tasas de deforestación, al tiempo que proporcionan recursos para #conservar la biodiversidad y los ecosistemas, así como para mejorar las condiciones de vida de las comunidades locales. Sin embargo, la implementación de estos proyectos en Colombia—al igual que en otros países en desarrollo—plantea desafíos significativos en términos de garantizar que las comunidades participantes, en los proyectos que generan créditos de carbono, lo hagan bajo acuerdos justos que incluyan el acceso equitativo a los procesos de toma de decisiones y a los recursos generados por aquellos proyectos. Este policy brief reúne las principales recomendaciones del proyecto Acuerdos REDD+ Justos y Equitativos, implementado por CCAP y WWF Colombia con el apoyo de UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) a través de la British Embassy in Colombia. Se agradece especialmente a las organizaciones no gubernamentales, internacionales y comunitarias y a los expertos que han participado en el proceso de elaboración de estas recomendaciones. Esta iniciativa busca mejorar la participación de las comunidades étnicas y locales en los proyectos REDD+ del MVC colombiano, incluyendo el acceso de las comunidades a los beneficios económicos de estos proyectos e involucrando directamente a miembros de las comunidades en las fases de diseño e implementación. #JusticiaClimática #AcciónClimática #ProtecciónAmbiental #SolucionesBasadasenlaNaturaleza #Equidad

We’re pleased to announce our new policy brief that provides recommendations to build integrity in the Colombian Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) as part of the Fair and Equitable REDD+ Agreements project! 🌳 📰 Read the key recommendations and takeaways from the Brief, and download the PDF available in both English and Spanish here! ➡ https://bit.ly/FERDDAPB The project provides tools that support safeguards for ethnic and local communities in the territories where #carbonmarket agreements are currently initiated. The Colombian #Amazon and #Pacific regions span across 42 and 10% of the country’s continental territory, respectively, and hold vast extensions of natural #forests. These ecosystems are essential #carbon sinks, rich with a wide network of #biodiversity. Additionally, they share a vital relationship with the ethnic and local communities that call these lands home. However, these two regions face alarming rates of #deforestation that impact the country at large, which at the national level reached 123,517 ha in 2022. This massive forest clearing has been driven by activities like mining, cattle ranching and illegal logging. In this context, REDD+ projects (projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries) funded through the VCM have become a widespread tool used to combat these shocking deforestation rates, while providing resources to #conserve biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as to improve the living conditions for local communities. However, the implementation of these projects in Colombia—as well as in other developing countries—pose significant challenges in terms of guaranteeing that the participating communities in carbon credit projects, do so under fair agreements that include equitable access to decision-making processes and resources generated by those projects.  This Policy Brief gathers the main recommendations from the Fair and Equitable REDD+ Agreements project, implemented by CCAP and WWF Colombia with support from UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) through the British Embassy in Colombia. Special thanks are due to the non-governmental, international and community organizations and experts who partook in the development process of these recommendations (WCS Colombia, Plataforma Diálogos Improbables, Fondo para la Accion Ambiental y la Niñez, Fundación Natura, Fundación Etnollano, Ambiente y Sociedad, The Nature Conservancy, FAO, and Facultad de Derecho | Uniandes). This initiative seeks to improve the participation of ethnic and local communities in Colombian VCM REDD+ projects, including communities’ access to the economic benefits of these projects and directly involving local community members in the design and implementation phases. #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalProtection #NatureBasedSolutions #Equity #ShiftthePower

Este mercado permite adquirir certificados para compensar o contribuir voluntariamente a las reducciones de emisiones de gases efecto invernadero. ¿Cómo opera? Aquí te explicamos 👉 https://bit.ly/3UQyXZB Embajada Británica en Colombia, CCAP

It’s #InternationalRecyclingDay! There are many reasons why you should separate at the source, but here are 3 key benefits of sustainably managing the #organic fraction of #waste: ✅ Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 🏭 By properly managing #organic #waste, we're preventing harmful greenhouse gases from entering and polluting the atmosphere. ✅ Reducing the demand for synthetic fertilizers 🌱 By composting, we're creating nutrient-rich soil that helps plants thrive and reduces the demand for synthetic fertilizers. ✅ Generating #renewable #energy through the production of biogas ⚡🔌🔋 Organic waste can be transformed into clean energy sources like biogas, which is a win-win for our environment and our energy needs. Learn more about the value of #recycling your organic waste by visiting our website! ➡ https://lnkd.in/erVNDkDv

We are #Hiring! We're looking for a knowledgeable and experienced Finance Specialist for the Too Good to Waste (TGTW) Initiative–an Initiative developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aimed at accelerating the implementation of solid #waste management projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that contribute to mitigating #methane emissions. #CutMethane Learn more and Apply ➡ https://lnkd.in/eR9yvnqC

🌱 During the #webinar, "Composting in Latin America and the Caribbean,” organized by the Community of Practice on Reducing #Methane Emissions from Organic Sources in Latin America and the Caribbean (CoP MetLAC), #composting was highlighted as a #sustainable option for managing the organic fraction of waste—simultaneously improving soil quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while additionally generating environmental, economic and social co-benefits. The webinar also featured key policies to consider and stressed the importance of strengthening technical capacities, community participation, training processes and showcased some of the latest innovation in composting projects. 🌍 📽 Learn more and relive the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3UBE8wb The CoP MetLAC is a joint initiative between CCAP and ImplementaSur, within the framework of the Recycle Organics program and the LEDS LAC Platform, with financial support from the Global Methane Hub.

Join us as we continue to celebrate #EarthDayEveryDay during International #Compost Awareness Week! 🌱 #icaw2024 #naturesclimatechampion Embark on a journey through the picturesque Colombian countryside, nestled near the enchanting town of Villa de Leyva. Follow Climate Policy Associate Santiago Uribe as he guides us through a remarkable visit to a community that is dedicated to #sustainability. 📽 Watch Episode 3 ➡ "Rooted Together: Community Composting and Gardening in Colombia" ⬇ In this episode, witness firsthand how the community embraces circularity in food production and waste management. Santiago unveils the community's commitment to a greener future, showcasing their innovative composting initiative and scenic gardens. ♻ 🍏 By turning their food scraps into compost, the community not only contributes to the health of the local environment but also avoids the cost of #waste disposal. After 2-3 months, they have nutrient-rich compost that is ready to be used in their gardens. By contributing to the beautification of the land, compost production simultaneously diminishes the community's environmental impact, thereby reducing emissions originating from waste. In addition to reducing #methane and other harmful greenhouse gas emissions, compost offers a significant answer to #climatechange mitigation, returning key nutrients to the soil that store carbon, removing it from the atmosphere. Composting also limits the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, and like the community, on a larger scale, municipalities can cut costs on the transportation and final disposal of waste. At #CCAP, #composting (alongside anaerobic digestion and landfill gas capture) is one of the three waste management technologies that we use to help countries around the world reach their climate goals and achieve the #GlobalMethanePledge of reducing #methane emissions 30% by 2030. Through our #MethaneMitigation program and the Recycle Organics initiative, we work with over 20 developing countries to accelerate these types of #wastemanagement projects. Learn more about how we help countries worldwide #CutMethane emissions ➡ https://lnkd.in/edeqrW-X Follow our #EarthDayEveryDay series here, and watch all the episodes! ➡ https://lnkd.in/eSkUS4gn

Nous #recrutons !   Consultant en stratégie des déchets - Afrique francophone   Le consultant en stratégie des déchets soutiendra le travail international du #CCAP en matière d'atténuation des émissions de #méthane et de #changementclimatique en mettant l'accent sur des stratégies efficaces pour réduire les émissions de #GES du secteur des #déchets dans le contexte de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et de l'Afrique francophone. Le consultant sera en contact avec des décideurs politiques et des experts sectoriels de haut niveau des pays en développement et participera à des travaux de pointe en matière de #politique du changement climatique. En savoir plus et postuler dès aujourd'hui ! ➡ https://lnkd.in/e8zXqBc5