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Montevideo

Towards territorial climate change strategies

Building Sustainable Action Plans in mid-size cities in LAC: a vehicle for

integrating cross-sector response to climate changeResilient Cities 2011

Bonn, June 3-5, 2011


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Montevideo (Uruguay)

Area:

Uruguay 176.215 Km2 Montevideo 530 Km2 (0.3% of total area)

Population:

Uruguay 3.163.700 inhab. Montevideo 1.344.800 inhab. (43% of the national population)

Altitude and geography:

maximum 134m and 30 km of urban coast


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High vulnerability to Climate Change

Informal settlements in risk areas.

Vulnerable population affected by extreme events.

Coastal vulnerability (sea level rise, extreme events, salt-water intrusion). Infrastructure damages and sand-beacherosion, heavy storms.

Water resource vulnerability.

Increasing social fragmentation and concentration of highvulnerability agriculture producers in peripheral rural areas.

Vulnerability in food security.

Wetlands and other ecosystems with high vulnerability.

GHG emissions profile different from country (70% ofUruguays CO2 emissions)


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Participation in theTerritorial Approach to Climate Change Initiative

(TACC Uruguay)

Territorial scope:

Metropolitan RegionDepartments of Canelones,

Montevideo y San Jos

1st project of the UNDP - UNEP global

initiative called Towards Carbon Neutral

and Climate Change Resilient

Territories.Project Period: 2009 - 2011


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General Objetive

To promote the elaboration of an Integrated Territorial

Climate Plan for the Metropolitan Region, and a

portfolio of chained mitigation and adaptation programs andprojects, promoting the integration of information and actions

for mitigation and adaptation to climate change in decision-

making and policy design.

Participation process

Multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral Departmental & Metropolitan approach

Capacity building


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Adaptation Mitigation

Identification of vulnerabilitiesand opportunities.

Reduction of uncertainties.

Identification of technologiesthat reduce vulnerability.

Promotion of strategies.

Participation Participation of all sectors of society.

Multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral responses.

Inter-institutional agreements and policy decisions.

Estimation of GHGemmissions and trends.

Identification of

opportunities and hot spotsto reduce emissions.

Design and promotion ofstrategies.


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5 steps (sept 2009 dec 2011):


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Date: 25 March 2010.

130 participants from different institutions(public and private sectors, NGOs, Universities,local community).

1st Participatory Workshop on Climate Change in

Montevideo


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2. Preparation of Climate Change Profiles & Scenarios

Local GHG Emission Inventory

Presentation in Montevideo, 23 june 2010

http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/institucional/publicaciones


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2. Preparation of Climate Change Profiles & Scenarios

Downscaled 10 IPCC Models at SRES A2 and B1present, 2046-2065 and 2081-2100


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3. Identification of Mitigation & Adaptation Options.

Mitigation & Adaptation workshops

MontevideoWorking Group


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Impact maps as a tool for identificationof strategic guidelines & projects.


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Identification of adaptation strategies to

climate change:

Coastal Area

Adaptation:

Example strategies applied to coastal areas & builtenvironment.


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C1 Sustainable urbanization in coastal areas.

C2 Resilient coastal tourism.

C3 Protection of coastal morphology.

C4 Protection of biodiversity and water systems in coastalareas.

STRATEGIC GUIDELINES


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C1 Sustainable urbanization in coastal areas.

C2 Resilient coastal tourism.

C3 Protection of coastal morphology.

C4 Protection of biodiversity and water systems in coastalareas.



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Barriers on sand beaches to prevent erosion

AO 2003 AO 2003 2008

AO 2002 - PLANTACIN 2AOS




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Identification of adaptation strategies to

climate change:

Built Environment


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HS1 Extreme events risk reduction: urban floods.

HS2 Prevention of waterborne diseases.

HS3 Climate related diseases surveillance and vector control.

HS4 Extreme events risk reduction: temperature.

HS5 Institutional strengthening for climate change.

HS6 Community strategies for risk management.



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HS1 Extreme events risk reduction: urban floods.

HS2 Prevention of waterborne diseases.

HS3 Climate related diseases surveillance and vector control.

HS4 Extreme events risk reduction: temperature.

HS5 Institutional strengthening for climate change.

HS6 Community strategies for risk management.



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Extreme Events Risk Reduction: Urban Flooding

Informal settlements & water resources

1. Identification of areas of

riverside flood risk & integrationinto urban planning policies.

2. Environmental recovery ofwater courses.

3. Reducing impacts onconsolidated areas.

4. Integration of risk management

tools in urban land managementpolicies.


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Urban floods


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4. Access priority climate financing needs.

Financial Scan

Cost Benefit Analysis

National & International Financial Options


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5. Prepare comprehensive low-carbon & climate changeresilient roadmap.

Montevideo Climate PlanMetropolitan Climate Plan


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Achievements Barriers

Active participation

Transdisciplinary and

interinstitutionality approach

Active Montevideos ClimateChange Working Group

Awareness and Training

Appropriation of the

methodology

GHG emission inventory

(Montevideo & Metropolitan

Region)

Main CC impacts detected

+80 CC programmes and

projects identified

Slow integration into local policy

agenda

Different languages in multi-

disciplinary actors

Difficulties in interinstitutional

coordination

Tight deadlines

Funding


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What is next?

Third instance of participatory workshops for prioritizing programmes &

projects (March - July 2011).

Projects feasibility study (2011).

Elaboration of Climate Plan at departmental and metropolitan level. (July

- October 2011).

Climate Plan presentation (November - December 2011).

Search for funding (2011-...).

Implementation (from year 2012).


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Building a sustainable Montevideo


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Thank you for your attention!

GABRIELLA FEOLA

Director

Environmental Quality Lab.

Government of Montevideo

[email protected]

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