Planning for climate change in Peru
PlanCC (Planning for Climate Change) is a joint initiative of the Peruvian public and private sectors together with civil society and academia with the aim to analyse the feasibility of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
The process is organized in three phases including: (1) developing mitigation options and long-term scenarios for 2021 and 2050; (2) designing plans, policies and instruments that are “climate friendly”; and (3) implementing these measures in order to catalyse a long-term transformation and to provide an enabling environment for low-carbon investment. The institutional set-up of PlanCC guarantees that people with relevant skills and institutions with relevant mandates are connected to jointly develop and pursue a Peruvian low-carbon development path. Scientific evidence generated within PlanCC feeds directly into the decision-making process of the national government.
The initiative is supported by the Mitigation Action Plans & Scenarios (MAPS) Programme which is collaboration amongst developing countries to establish the evidence base for long-term transition to robust economies that are both carbon efficient and climate resilient.
- Building mitigative capacity: PlanCC is setting up the framework for a Peruvian low-carbon development but is not a mitigation action plan itself. It aspires to make climate change a priority on the national policy agenda and the process seeks to build and enhance the mitigative capacity of a broad range of national stakeholders to enable them to plan, develop and implement mitigation actions and measures. The process has a long-term focus. Under Phase 1, mitigation scenarios and measures are analysed for 2021 and 2050. During the Phase, actions have had the following impact:
- Strengthened analytical capacity: People and institutions trained in building mitigation scenarios, GHG emissions modelling, coordination, and planning.
- Increased political prominence: Climate change is now becoming increasingly important on the country’s political agenda.
- Improved knowledge: Systematisation of relevant knowledge and experiences on good practices, useful for multi-sector participatory processes in the country.
- Communication of results: Project results are oriented and communicated to specific groups, such as decision-makers in the public and private sectors, and civil society.
- Ministry of Environment (MINAM)
- Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (RREE)
- National Center for Strategic Planning (CEPLAN)
- Libélula (consulting firm)
- Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS)
- Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation