Transcript Carlos Patiño

Cooperation activities between Mexico and
the European Union in Environment and
Climate Change topics
By Carlos Patino-Gomez
Norma Ivette Reza-García
Mexican National Contact Point in Environment and Climate
Change
CONACYT – UDLAP
MEXICO
ALCUE NET has received funding from the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant
agreement No 311953
Experiences as NCP
 Call to create the Mexican NCP with the support of
CONACYT and Ministry of Foreign Relationship.
 Seven NCPs were created to work with institutions,
researches, NGO around Mexico. One platform for
each topic was created to help the communication
among the researchers.
 At the end of the Project, the NCP network
continues operating under CONACYT direction.
Science-practice interactions for
effective water management under
climate change conditions: A Latin
American perspective
Water dialogues and climate change
experiences in Latin American
1. Inclusion in regional development plans, national and
local levels and in all sectors whose activities are fully
water-related
2. Reduce water-related risks and vulnerabilities in other
fields, including agriculture, energy, health, the
environment, urban water services considering
infrastructure for water recycling, development, and
planning, among others
3. Institutional arrangements should be adapted to the
new conditions, which implies that they must close
gaps in activities between ministries of environment,
water, energy, agriculture, planning, health, etc..
Water dialogues and climate change
experiences in Latin American
4. There are three "I" (Institutions, Information and
Infrastructure), which must be taken into account in
each and every one development plans as key
elements.
5. The proper functioning of watersheds and aquifers to
be incorporated in the planning, as natural
infrastructure that increases resilience to potential
impacts, as well as the water recycling as an
alternative water source.
6. Information needs to be developed and adapted to the
needs of users.
Main impacts of climate change on
water resources in Latin American
Change in precipitation rates, in both
time and space, particularly in the area
of ​watershed.
Variability in streamflow regimes of
rivers.
Extreme phenomena in cycles of
drought and flood.
Main impacts of climate change on
water resources in Latin American
Deterioration of water quality in rivers by
punctual contamination sources and
coastal areas by rising sea levels and
saltwater intrusion in aquifers.
Socioeconomic
impacts
to
water
shortages, and because of the continued,
would have severe consequences in most
sectors as agriculture, energy, drinking
water, health and forestry.
Adaptation measures in Latin
American: facing climate change
Adaptation to climate change refers to
adjustment in natural or human systems in
response to actual or expected climatic stimuli
or their effects, which moderates harm or
exploits beneficial opportunities (IPCC, 2001).
We can distinguish several types of
adaptation, including anticipatory and reactive,
private and public, and autonomous and
planned.
Observatories network and
climate change research in EU –
LAC
Introduction
There is a large variety of access to climate services,
including the interpretation. An observatory that allows
following up the evolution of the stakeholders generating,
disseminating or using climate services is an important
indicator to policy recommendation.
Based on the specific objectives of EU-LAC Joint Initiative
for Research and Innovation (JIRI):
Helping to improve the conditions for bi-regional
cooperation in biodiversity and climate change, through
the promotion of information, sharing experiences and
good practices and encouragement of innovation
initiatives.
What is neccesary?
There is a need to identify sustainable community-based
governance models for the management of natural
resources that could be used in different social-ecological
systems in a context of climate change, as well as to find
better approaches to improve food production and
adaptation capacities among communities engaged in the
conservation of water ecosystems. The analysis of risk
related to extreme hydrological events (flood and
drought, landslides, and mass removal), as well as
integrated approach to basin management and planning
including water cycle, sediment transport, land and water
uses, interaction between users and the natural system,
would be considered.
Main goal
 Mapping
of
existing
infrastructures
and
information platforms to share knowledge and
successfully experiences on projects in the European
Union and Latin American Countries, proposing a
common platform from where researchers and
decision makers could get the latest information
about climate change scenarios, climate data,
vulnerability assessments, biodiverstiy legislation
and adaptation measures proposed to diminish the
negative effect of climate change on biodiversity,
water resources and local & regional economies.
First steps towards new bi-regional
activities - 3 phases
 Design a survey for mapping the infraestructure in LAC
and EU related with climate services, data and projects.
 Generate indicators to compare the current
infraestructure in some local observatories in LAC – EU.
 Design and implement a common platform to share
knowledge, data and climate services between LAC- EU.
It should include an estrategy to capacitate technical
advisor and local scientist to policy makers and end –
users.
Summary:
 Joint efforts
Observatory should go beyond just mapping or
collection data: It should include sharing knowledge,
map the current institutional capacity in LAC about
the observatories related with biodiversity and
climate services, and proposed an strategy to
improve
them
if
necessary.
Summary:
 Map the actual observatories
 Share knowledge related water, biodiversity and
climate services
 Integrate isolated efforts for improving climate data
available.
 Follow what INSPIRE European Directive proposes:
to reinforce the interoperability and sharing the
data.
 Specify the support needed to create and
implement the observatories network
Identify the potential partners
 JPI Climate http://www.jpi-climate.eu/home
 CLARIS LPB http://www.cmcc.it/projects/claris-lpba-europe-south-america-network-for-climatechange-assessment-and-impact-studies-in-la-platabasin
 IAI-CRN3035
http://www.iai.int/index.php?option=com_content&
view=article&id=156:crn3035Climate, land use &
groundwater
 PNNAT-11289024 (Satellite-based assessment and
monitoring of global change)
 ROBIN - Role of Biodiversity in Climate Change Mitigation
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
–
SC5-10-2014/2015: Coordinating and supporting research and innovation for the management of
natural resources: [2015] An EU support mechanism for evidence-based policy on biodiversity &
ecosystems services: Science and innovation for adaptation to climate change: from assessing
costs, risks and opportunities to demonstration of options and practices [should build on existing
science-policy interfaces and include all EU Member States, Associated or Accession Countries and
should be open to observers.]
– DRS-9-2014/2015: Disaster Resilience & Climate Change topic 1: Science
and innovation for adaptation to climate change: from assessing costs,
risks and opportunities to demonstration of options and practices:
Innovation actions [2015] [Focused to the Member States, Associated
Countries and the EU Overseas Countries and Territories.]
– DRS-22-2015: Ethical/Societal Dimension topic 3: Impact of climate
change in third countries on Europe's security [This action will help
stakeholders to better understand consequences of climate change events
in Third Countries and its security implications for the EU.]
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency
and raw materials
TOPIC : Exploiting the added value of climate services
Topic identifier:
SC5-01-2016-2017
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action:
RIA Research and Innovation action
DeadlineModel:
Planned opening date:
single-stage
08 November 2016 Deadline: 07 March 2017 17:00:00
Types of action:
IA Innovation action
DeadlineModel:
Planned opening date:
two-stage
10 November 2015 Deadline:
2nd stage Deadline: 08 March 2016 17:00:00
06 September 2016 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/2190
-sc5-01-2016-2017.html
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
TOPIC : Integrated European regional modelling and climate
prediction system
Topic identifier:
SC5-02-2017
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action:
RIA Research and Innovation action
DeadlineModel:
single-stage
Planned opening date: 08 November 2016
Deadline:
07 March 2017 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time).
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/oppor
tunities/h2020/topics/2191-sc5-02-2017.html
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
TOPIC : Towards a robust and comprehensive greenhouse gas
verification system
Topic identifier:
SC5-04-2017
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action:
RIA Research and Innovation action
DeadlineModel:
single-stage
Planned opening date: 08 November 2016
Deadline:
07 March 2017 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time)
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/oppor
tunities/h2020/topics/2192-sc5-04-2017.html
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
TOPIC : Coordinating and supporting research and innovation actions
on the decarbonisation of the EU economy
Topic identifier:
SC5-07-2017
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action:
CSA Coordination and support action
DeadlineModel:
single-stage
Planned opening date: 08 November 2016
Deadline:
07 March 2017 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time)
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/oppor
tunities/h2020/topics/2195-sc5-07-2017.html
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency
and raw materials
TOPIC : Large-scale demonstrators on nature-based solutions for hydrometeorological risk reduction
Topic identifier: SC5-08-2017
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action: IA Innovation action
DeadlineModel: two-stage
Planned opening date: 08 November 2016
Deadline: 07 March 2017 17:00:00
2nd stage Deadline:
05 September 2017 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time)
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunitie
s/h2020/topics/2188-sc5-08-2017.html
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
TOPIC : Novel in-situ observation systems
Topic identifier:
SC5-18-2017
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action:
RIA Research and Innovation action
DeadlineModel:
single-stage
Planned opening date:
08 November 2016
Deadline:
07 March 2017 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time)
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/
opportunities/h2020/topics/2194-sc5-18-2017.html
Identify funding sources
 Horizon 2020.
 Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource
efficiency and raw materials
TOPIC : Framework Partnership Agreement supporting Joint Actions
towards a sustainable green economy in Europe and beyond
Topic identifier:
SC5-29-2016
Publication date:
14 October 2015
Types of action:
FPA Framework Partnership Agreement
DeadlineModel:
single-stage
Planned opening date: 14 April 2016
Deadline:
08 September 2016 17:00:00
Time Zone : (Brussels time)
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/oppor
tunities/h2020/topics/2197-sc5-29-2016.html
Identify funding sources
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DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION INSTRUMENT (DCI) 2014-2020
MULTIANNUAL INDICATIVE REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR LATIN AMERICA
COMPONENT 1: Multiannual indicative programme for continental activities with
Latin America;
– Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and
Venezuela.

Priority area:
– Environmental sustainability and climate change

Specific objectives:
– Foster exchange and cooperation on environmental and climate change-related
challenges in order to promote sustainable management of natural resources and
ecosystems and integrate sustainable development policies at national and local level.
– Strengthen regional networks to create knowledge and to share experience, through
inter alia, peer learning and exchanges of best practices.
– Reinforce the capacity of LA countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change in
particular by seeking to reduce the vulnerability to climate stress and improving disaster
risk management.
Thanks!
Dr. Carlos Patiño Gómez
[email protected]
Biól. Norma Ivette Reza García
CONACYT & Universidad de las
Américas Puebla