A strategic dialogue

With the promotion of the action entitled "Inserting the climate dimension into territorial development planning", which is being implemented in Cuba, work will be carried out synergistically 

in four pilot territories: Municipio Especial Isla de la Juventud, Guanabacoa, Cabaiguán and San Antonio del Sur.

Strategic collaboration on climate change

EUROCLIMA's strategic alliance with Cuba dates back to the very beginning of the programme in the region. However, in 2019 the commitment between the European Union and the country was reaffirmed with the start of the Country Dialogue on the Cuban Climate Agenda, led by the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) with the collaboration of the National Climate Change Group and different key actors in the climate field.

This process resulted in the action "Insertion of the climate dimension in territorial development planning", which is currently being implemented in the country, whose main focus is the decentralisation of climate change policy and its territorial implementation. Following the launch of the action in August 2021, the first virtual working meeting was organised in February 2022 with representatives of the four pilot territories involved: Special Municipality Isla de la Juventud, Guanabacoa, Cabaiguán and San Antonio del Sur.The action will activate a pilot programme in these municipalities that will promote, among other initiatives, different methodological tools, a programme to strengthen institutional capacities and a platform for monitoring, reporting and verification of aspects related to climate change. The final objective is to scale up all these activities to other municipalities in the country, contributing to the fulfilment of Cuba's Nationally Determined Contribution and the State Plan to Combat Climate Change (Tarea Vida).

The action will activate a pilot programme in these municipalities that will promote, among other initiatives, different methodological tools, a programme to strengthen institutional capacities and a platform for monitoring, reporting and verification of aspects related to climate change. The final objective is to scale up all these activities to other municipalities in the country, contributing to the fulfilment of Cuba's Nationally Determined Contribution and the State Plan to Combat Climate Change (Tarea Vida).

With more than 215,000 final beneficiaries, the implementation of this action will continue to strengthen the links between the European Union and Cuba in the fight against climate change, a strategic cooperation that has been expressed through various collaborative projects since the inception of EUROCLIMA. All have strengthened national and local capacities and contributed to greater resilience and adaptation to this serious global problem.