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Joint Regional Event 2020 Results: Climate Action in Times of Crisis to Enhance the Post COVID-19 Sustainable Recovery in Latinamerica and the Caribbean

By LEDS LAC
16 Minutes

The joint regional event “Climate Action in Times of Crisis: Enhancing the Post COVID-19 Sustainable Recovery in Latinamerica and th Caribbean” was a collaborative effort co-organized between the EUROCLIMA+ program, the Interamerican Development Bank, the United Nations Development Program and LEDS LAC Platform and implemented together with ECLAC, Avina, Sustentar, LEDS GP and GIZ. 35 different sessions were held between August and November last year, aligned to three key topics (1) Long term strategies for net zero emissions (2) Increasing the ambition on NDCs (3) Decarbonizing the transport sector.
The video showcases the key findings and some experiences shared during the joint event linking to all the documents and materials openly available. A selection of messages from different stakeholders and different thematic sessions in all three key topics, plus transversal topics as gender and just transition will be presented complemented with testimonies of partners of the event.

Building Net Zero through Policy Interventions in Latin American Cities

By WorldGBC
28 Minutes

Video showcasing experiences in the nexus between climate and gender, nutrition and indigenous peoples. The video includes interviews with experts in the field and from IFAD including that of indigenous leaders.

The UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub

By UNFCCC
2 Minutes

According to science, countries must cut global emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2010 levels to meet the Paris Agreement goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C. A new UNFCCC report shows that climate plans submitted so far by countries are very far from required levels of climate ambition. While the UN Climate Change process calls for increased ambition and climate innovation, there is a need for governments to identify, select and enable those solutions that are highly impactful, scalable, compatible, trustful and scientifically sound.  Disruptive climate solutions for technology, policy, finance, business models, leadership and capacity building are key to accelerate low-emission and climate-resilient development. In order to amplify this potential, UN Climate Change is working with partners to provide an expanded innovation space for climate action: “The UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub” (the Hub). The Hub will promote disruptive, SDG-integrated innovations compatible with the goal of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius through a cluster of climate actors using a collaborative platform for all to exchange experience, learn from one another, and track, report and recognize action.

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20 Years of GHG Inventory Reviews: Reflections for the Future Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement

By UNFCCC
29 Minutes

Enhancing ambition is essential to ensure that countries meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement; transparency is important for enhancing the mutual understanding of international efforts to meet countries’ goals. Recognizing that the enhanced transparency framework of the Paris Agreement is to build on the collective experience from the current measurement, reporting and verification system, the objective of this side event is to engage a wider audience in a conversation on how the reporting and review process for national GHG inventories under the Convention has evolved over the last 20 years. Six pioneering experts discuss their views on the importance and evolution of the GHG reporting and review system and leave both Parties and technical experts with some key advice on how to prepare for the future. The conversation will enhance the appreciation of listeners for the importance of the review process for building capacity and improving the quality and availability of GHG information.  Listeners will learn how they can get involved in the review process going forward.

Building climate resilience through transformative and participatory approaches

By IFAD 
4.5 Minutes

Video showcasing experiences in the nexus between climate and gender, nutrition and indigenous peoples. The video includes interviews with experts in the field and from IFAD including that of indigenous leaders.

The Role of Lawyers in Advancing the Climate Change Regime Implementation

By LACLIMA
3.5 Minutes

Latin American Climate Lawyers Initiative for Mobilizing Action ia a growing network of pro-bono lawyers, initiated in Brazil, to support climate action by sharing legal expertise mainly through capacity-building, research, advocacy and communications. It comprises of six working groups: Carbon Markets, Climate Finance, Climate Justice, Agriculture and Climate, Climate Litigation and the International Climate Regime. The video showcases, with key examples, the importance of lawyers collaborating and advising on these six themes and especially, supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Climate Change Regime within their countries.

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NDC LAC: What is it and what is it for?

By EUROCLIMA+/GIZ
13 Minutes

NDC LAC is the first platform in Spanish to know the progress of climate action and ambition in Latin America and the Caribbean.
NDC LAC is a joint initiative of EUROCLIMA +, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit ( GIZ) GmbH, Avina Foundation and the LEDS LAC Regional Platform, a collaboration that seeks to establish synergies that increase the effectiveness and advance in the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The NDC LAC digital tool provides the various climate action stakeholders with relevant information on commitments and progress in complying of the NDC, necessary for the design of strategies and policies in line with the objectives established in the Agreement on Paris, and the transparency of information.

Delivering innovative climate solutions through direct funding of locally led resilience

By Adaptation Fund
7.5 minutes

Video showcasing Adaptation Fund innovative financing models and addressing climate risks and fostering transformation in Costa Rica.

Climate Change in the Amazon: Breaking Point

By PRODIGY
5 minutes

Documentary produced by Jair de Souza Costa about important natural phenomena that occur in the Amazon. The work takes place within the scope of the Prodigy project, a scientific cooperation between Germany, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. The video aims to bring to the scientific community and to the society knowledge about these phenomena in a simple, objective, and accessible way. The video discusses the importance of the rain regime in Brazil and South America, warning about the degradation of the Amazon rainforest through deforestation and burning and how it can change the water cycle regime in the region. The video was produced within the PRODIGY-postgraduate-teaching course and had the collaboration of researchers from Brazil, Germany, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The project had scientific guidance, among others, from UFAC professor, Dr. Irving Foster Brown.

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Our Power: Mobilizing Citizens for Climate and Sustainable Energy through innovative communications

By UNDP
15 minutes

How can we mobilize citizens to push for bolder climate action? 
UNDP has been working with the production company Eco-cinema to put forward a regional campaign that aims to raise awareness of climate and energy solutions in an innovative way. Eco-cinema is a company based in Uruguay with regional outreach that uses solar energy to produce and screen videos that contribute to triggering positive social change. This campaign in collaboration with Eco-cinema aims to reach audiences beyond the "climate bubble" by organizing solar-powered film screenings across the region and in a wide variety of communities (urban, rural, etc) of a series of high-quality videos that showcase sustainable energy solutions happening on the ground across the region. These video aims to raise the general public’s awareness of sustainable energy as a key solution to tackle the climate crisis, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and drive a green COVID-19 recovery. 

Pathways, a tool for state climate action in Latin America

By The Climate Group
5 minutes

The Climate Pathway Project has worked with Latin American states and regions for the past two years on developing pathways, aka transformational processes to reducing emissions. 
In this event we debut our new animation video detailing the Pathway process, accompanied by advice from the states who have gone through the experience of developing their own pathway. The Climate Pathway Project is led by the Climate Group, Secretary of the Under2 Coalition. The Under2 Coalition, with over 40 members in Latin America, is a global community of over 220 state and regional governments committed to ambitious climate action in line with the Paris Agreement.

Climate change and Flying Rivers in the Amazon Region as indicators for tipping points
 

by PRODIGY
3.5 minutes

Documentary produced by Jair de Souza Costa about important natural phenomena that occur in the Amazon. The work takes place within the scope of the Prodigy project, a scientific cooperation between Germany, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. The video aims to bring to the scientific community and to the society knowledge about these phenomena in a simple, objective, and accessible way. The video discusses the importance of the rain regime in Brazil and South America, warning about the degradation of the Amazon rainforest through deforestation and burning and how it can change the water cycle regime in the region. The video was produced within the PRODIGY-postgraduate-teaching course and had the collaboration of researchers from Brazil, Germany, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The project had scientific guidance, among others, from UFAC professor, Dr. Irving Foster Brown.