First workshop held with public institutions, the private sector and civil society to contribute to the development of the National Action Strategy for Climate Empowerment in Uruguay.
Montevideo, 28 September 2021.- With the aim of creating the conditions for raising awareness and ownership of the concept of Action for Climate Empowerment, promoting an open dialogue with citizens on the National Strategy for ACE in Uruguay and presenting the overall work plan and the methodology of the participatory process, the workshop to launch the Participatory Process for the Development of the National Strategy for Action for Climate Empowerment in Uruguay (ENACE) was held on Monday 27 September, where attendees were able to learn about the phases created for the design and implementation of ENACE
This initiative is articulated in a work programme with several sessions that will take place throughout the months of September and October 2021 -27 and 30 September, 1 and 4 October and finally a closing workshop in Montevideo-. The workshops will be attended by public and private representatives, civil society and a third sector. The objective of this participatory process in the framework of the preparation of the ENACE of Uruguay is to create a space for collective construction between different agents of Uruguayan society that promote dialogue and enrich the Strategy with proposals.
The participatory process is part of the accompaniment that the EUROCLIMA+ programme has been carrying out in the country for the creation, design, and implementation of its National ACE Strategy. This need was identified in the framework of the collaboration agreement that establishes the Country Dialogue in Uruguay between the European Union -INTPA and EUD-, implementing agencies of the EUROCLIMA+ programme and the institutions that make up the National System of Response to Climate Change in Uruguay. It is supported by the International and Ibero-America Foundation for Administration and Public Policy, the implementing agency that facilitates ACE initiatives in the region within the Programme.
The development of this National Action Strategy for Climate Empowerment aims to contribute to the development of a sustainable, equitable, less vulnerable, and more resilient Uruguayan society. It will be developed collectively, within the framework of the international commitments made by the country before the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement and the National Climate Change Policy. The methodology of the workshops is based on collaborative and creative work on expected future scenarios in relation to Action for Empowerment.
Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is the name adopted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to refer to the actions promoted by its Article 6 (UNFCCC 1992), transferred and included in Article 12 of the Paris Agreement. It is a reflective view that translates into a cross-cutting proposal in public policies, seeking to generate and articulate capacities that promote transformative action in confronting climate change, with the depth and urgency that this challenge requires.
About EUROCLIMA+
EUROCLIMA+ is a programme funded by the European Union to promote environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient development in 18 Latin American countries, particularly for the benefit of the most vulnerable populations. The Programme is implemented under the synergistic work of seven agencies: the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the French Development Agency (AFD), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), Expertise France (EF), the International and Ibero-America Foundation for Administration and Public Policy (FIIAPP), and UN Environment.
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