Global Climate Change Initiative: Program Profiles by USAID. December 2. 01. 4 At a time when economic growth has lifted millions of people from poverty, climate change impacts are posing a new challenge to global development. Extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and storms already constitute three- quarters of global natural disasters, and these events are becoming less predictable, more intense and possibly more frequent as global temperatures rise. More gradual changes, such as shifting rainfall patterns, rising temperatures and more acidic oceans are also taking a toll by putting food and water supplies at risk. In many vulnerable areas, these risks could exacerbate existing challenges and worsen poverty and insecurity. Major Strides in Low Emission Development. Climate change mitigation is shifting the geopolitics of energy in developing countries, with low emission development becoming the norm rather than the exception. Together with USAID, Colombia has emerged as a leader in the mitigation arena. Moving forward with its own National Low Carbon Development Strategy, the Government of Colombia (GOC) has identified emission reduction opportunities in line with its national development goals through 2. In partnership with the Government of Colombia, USAID Colombia has met the two key metrics for improvement of national frameworks for and implementation of low emission development, set as part of the State- USAID Agency Performance Goal (APG) for Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC- LEDS). This push comes at an opportune time for Colombia given the threats posed to the country by climate change. Water deficits stand to impact the country’s hydropower matrix while increased logging, mining, and clearing of trees for agricultural projects are contributing to the rapid loss of natural forest cover and increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Since 2. 01. 1, the Government of the United States has partnered with the Colombian government to support Colombia’s transition to low carbon resilient development. Support from USAID and the EC- LEDS program have been crucial to this work. EC- LEDS has supported the GOC to design eight Sectoral Mitigation Plans, six of them already officially approved and signed: transport, mines, energy, hydrocarbons, housing, and solid and water waste. The plans are key to identifying emission reduction opportunities in line with national development goals. EC- LEDS also helped Colombia leverage $2. Focused on mitigation action at the national level, this work will shift where public and private investments are made in order to increase environmental, economic, and social returns on Colombia’s transit and social housing development. USAID efforts towards low carbon and resilient development in Colombia also supported the long- awaited Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law. President Santos signed the law on May 1. Key components include: promoting the addition of renewable energy resources in off- grid areas, increasing financial and tax incentives such as income tax and value added tax reductions, and supporting the creation of the Non- Conventional Energies and Energy Efficiency Fund. The law also includes a support fund for communities off the grid. The fund will match one Colombian peso to each kilowatt hour dispatched in the wholesale energy exchange, ensure energy efficiency plans for all public buildings, and provide incentives for substituting hybrid or renewable energy systems in place of diesel in off- grid areas. The enactment of this law is a critical step in the transformation of Colombia’s institutional framework and the promotion of economic incentives to stimulate private sector investment in renewable energy. USAID's Colombia Clean Energy Program played an essential role in the law’s development by lending technical assistance to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and its planning department. Finally, The GOC has also partnered with USAID to renew focus on its forests and carbon sinks via programs like BIOREDD+ (Biodiversity Conservation and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation). These efforts have contributed to avoiding deforestation in 8. When it comes to low emission development, Colombia has quickly defined itself as a country worth emulating. Clean energy WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE COLOMBIAN. Title: Global Climate Change Initiative: Program Profiles, Author: USAID, Name: usaid-gcci-program-profiles-12, Length: 30 pages, Page: 29. Tetra Tech will provide a variety of implementation support services for CCEP including technical and economic analysis, renewable energy resource assessments, training, outreach, and advisory services. Agency for International Development. USAID Leadership; Who We Are. Who We Are; Mission, Vision and Values; Annual Letter; Organization. Read how USAID reduces poverty and.Reaching for the SunIndia taps solar power for a clean, prosperous economy. Program Profiles; U.S. Action Plan; Our Strategy. USAID helps countries spur clean energy growth and attract investment in renewable. 2 pages) Climate Vulnerability Assessment: Huila, Colombia (2014, 77 pages) USAID Activities Clean Energy in Colombia BioREDD+ Program Colombia Makes Major Strides in Low Emission Development Frontlines Story. USAID is equipping indigenous populations to become active guardians of the Amazon biome in Colombia. USAID GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE (GCCI). At the same time, USAID’s Colombia Clean Energy Program is supporting officials working to establish policy and regulatory frameworks for clean energy development.
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