mainstreaming adaptation into development: the peruvian experience pt. 1 julio garcia

The CGE Hands-on Training Workshop onVulnerability and Adaptation Assessments for the

Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Mainstreaming adaptation into development:

the peruvian experience

Pt. 1

JULIO GARCIA

V&A Coordinator

Peruvian Program on Climate Change and Air Quality

Asunción, Agosto 2006

CONTENIDO

Our approach

National Cirscumnstances

What was done and how

Bariers and oportunities

Next steps

National Cirscumnstances

Sustainable Development

OUR APPROACH

Why? How ?What for?

Actions taken Next steps

Climate Change as a priority

COUNTRY POLICY Nº 10Poverty Reduction

COUNTRY POLICY Nº 19Sustainable Development and

Environmental Management

NATIONAL AGREEMENT

FOR GOVERNABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL STRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE

“Let´s Clean the Air”National Program

PROCLIM

CONTENIDO

Our approach

National Circumnstances

What was done and how

Bariers and oportunities

Next steps

Developing Countries as Peru are the most vulnerables to Climate Change

• Perú has 28 millions pop.• Tiene 28 of 35 climates, 84 of 114

life zones, megadiverse country.• Less than 0.5% GHG emissions,

60% LULUCF• Important part of our population

depends on activities (agriculture, fisheries) or live in prone disaster areas., that are vulnerable to climate change

• 80% of our energy is hydropower one

• 51 % of our people lives in poverty conditions, 21 % in extreme poverty

• Low adaptive capacity due to the lack of finnancial, human, technological resources and limited institutional capacities

Perú: Participación de cada sector en el PBI 2005

11%

11%

14%

5%

59%

Agricultura y pesca Energía y Minas Manufactura Construcción Servicios

90% of national population is

settled in arid, semi arid and sub

humid areas

Only 1.7% of country`s water availability

38% of national territory

(488,382 km2)

Glaciar Yanamarey Retreat ( Cordillera Blanca-Altitud 4786 msnm.)

1982 1987

1997 2005

Climate Related HazardsDeslizamientos

Huaycos

Aludes Aluviones

InundacionesHeladas

0

300

600

900

1200

1500

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Evolución de las emergencias - Peligros Naturales

Años

Datos Fuente: INDECI

Tendencia CrecienteTendencia Creciente

FEN 98FEN 98 South EarthquakeSouth Earthquake

Emergencies Trends

Floods29% Intense rain 22% coldspells11% Landslides 15%

Eventos naturales predominantes que originaron emergencias entre 1995 -2005

Alud Aluvión Deslizamiento Granizada

Helada Huayco (Lloqlla) Inundación Lluvia intensa

Nevada Sismo Maretazo Sequía

FEN´s