- July 8, 2021.
- San José, Costa Rica.
This week marks the beginning of the third year of the Community of Practice on Public-Private Articulation for Climate Action (ArticuLAC), which will bring together representatives of 52 organizations from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay to exchange experiences, strengthen capacities and generate new knowledge to promote the alignment and collaboration of governments and the private sector in the region in the formulation and implementation of climate and green recovery policies.
ArticuLAC is a joint initiative of the EUROCLIMA+ Program through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the LEDS LAC Regional Platform and the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) of INCAE Business School. It was launched in 2018 with the objective of promoting the creation and consolidation of spaces and mechanisms for the systematic participation of the private sector in the formulation and implementation of climate policies in the countries of the region, and the alignment of corporate climate action with national strategies and goals. This year's work will place special emphasis on this last point.
The Community includes private sector organizations that have initiatives related to climate action, government institutions that must coordinate with the private sector to design or implement policies, programs or projects related to climate action and green recovery, as well as technical and academic institutions that develop activities related to this topic. This year's 52 institutions were selected through a broad call for applications developed during the months of May and June of this year.
Over the coming months, ArticuLAC members will participate in virtual exchange sessions, workshops, and trainings, and will collaborate in the development of knowledge products, such as a practical guide based on public-private articulation experiences in the region and policy briefs on relevant topics that will be discussed in the virtual sessions and working groups. In addition, webinars and other activities open to a wider audience will be organized to disseminate lessons learned and integrate perspectives from other stakeholders.
If you have any questions about the CoP, please write to us at e-mail. You can also visit the web pages of the initiative here and here.
Contact information
Pablo Rojas, Regional Advisor for the EUROCLIMA+ Program: 📧 pablo.rojas@giz.de
Ana María Majano, Community of Practice Coordinator, LEDS LAC Platform and CLACDS/INCAE: 📧 anamaria.majano@ledslac.org
About LEDS LAC
LEDS LAC is a platform for collaboration and action, driven by Latin American and Caribbean countries, to support the implementation of LEDS and NDCs, increase the ambition of emission reduction and adaptation targets, and define medium and long-term strategies, with a vision of a resilient and low-emission region.
LEDS LAC is the regional platform for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP). Launched in 2012, LEDS LAC operates under the general principles of LEDS GP, has an independent Steering Committee formed by representatives of international organizations, governmental institutions and NGOs from the region, and a Secretariat operated by Libélula - Climate Change Management and Communication, from Peru.
About EUROCLIMA+
EUROCLIMA+ is a program financed by the European Union and co-financed by the German federal government through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as well as by the governments of France and Spain. Its objective is to reduce the impact of climate change and its effects in 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries by promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation, resilience and investment. The Program is implemented under the synergistic work of seven agencies: Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), French Development Agency (AFD), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Expertise France (EF), Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the UN Environment Program.