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Policies, measures and actions on climate change and
environmental protection in the context of COVID-19 recovery.

Colombia

Last update 30 Mar. 2021

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Response
Emergency measures in the short term (a few months to one year) to address concerns that have directly emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and may include forced action.
Recovery
Socioeconomic measures in the medium term (one to a few years) with an environmental and climate focus to “build back better” from COVID-19, and usually involves planned, intentional action.
Redesign
Paradigm shifts and measures in the long term (more than a few years to a few decades) toward redesigning current socioeconomic and sociocultural systems to be sustainable and resilient.

1.Climate mitigation measures

2.Climate adaptation measures

  • Water

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Development of a methodological tool to incorporate disaster risk analysis in public investments on water access and water treatment projects, mainstreaming criteria for adaptation to climate change. Faced with the challenges posed by this global pandemic, the infrastructure for the provision of the public services of water, sewerage and wastewater treatment is essential in the territories. This guide will promote -green infrastructure-, while improving capacities in municipalities and provinces, contributing to the much-needed territorial institutional strengthening. This measure will help the poor to access basic sanitation services and improve their health through better water quality, which will impact inequality. This measure will also reduce environmental degradation of ecosystems affected by non-treated wastewaters and will prepare subnational governments to adapt to climate change regarding water access and treatment conditions.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact National Planning Department - DNP, Colombia

  • Adaptation planning

    Recovery Redesign
    Works on "Canal del Dique" Infraestructure for adaptation to climate Change.
    Canal del Dique, is a 118 km canal that connects the bay of Cartagena with the Magdalena river in the department of Bolívar, in northern Colombia.
    Reference https://www.fondoadaptacion.gov.co/index.php/component/sppagebuilder/?view=page&id=164Opens in new window
    Contact Fondo de Adaptación / Ministry of Finnance

3.Cross-cutting measures

  • Sustainable finance (public/private)/market mechanisms/carbon pricing

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Develop a financial instrument for sustainable infrastructure. Develop and implement an instrument for the implementation of sustainable infrastructure through a financing line of Findeter (compensated rate).
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

  • Others

    Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Building human capital for a sustainable growth. Design and update Curriculum Designs so that the training offer meets strategic sectors, the needs of entrepreneurs and promote green growth in the country.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact SENA

  • Sustainable finance (public/private)/market mechanisms/carbon pricing

    Recovery Redesign
    Implementing the National Climate Finance Strategy, in order to achieve the goals in climate mitigation and adaptation measures, as well the econmic green recovery. This strategy includes capacity building for financing climate projects, developing of economic and financial instruments, tracking of financial resources inverted (MRV System) and improve the access to climate funds and others financial resources sources.
    Reference https://finanzasdelclima.dnp.gov.co/Que%20hacemos/Paginas/Estrategia-Nacional-Financiamiento-Climatico.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact National Planning Department - DNP, Colombia. Carlos Casallas ccasallas@dnp.gov.co

  • Sustainable finance (public/private)/market mechanisms/carbon pricing

    Recovery Redesign
    Climate Finance course for the private sector, to promote the private sector involvement in climate risk management, climate actives disclosure, ESG practices adoption and financing climate projects.
    Reference https://finanzasdelclima.dnp.gov.co/Paginas/inicio.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact National Planning Department - DNP, Colombia. Carlos Casallas ccasallas@dnp.gov.co

  • Sustainable finance (public/private)/market mechanisms/carbon pricing

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Funding the development and commercialization of bioeconomy products. Implement a specialized fund to support the development and commercialization of new products and processes, including technological, pre-commercial and commercial proofs of concept of products and processes related to the Bioeconomy, with the leverage of resources from the private sector.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

4.Other environmental measures

  • Measures related to ecosystem services/biodiversity/land use and agriculture

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Promote BIO production projects with regional linkages, involving the private sector, in sectors such as energy, health, chemicals, food, agriculture and tourism.
    Colombia is one of the earth’s biodiversity champions, ranking 2nd in the world thanks to its biological richness based is a wide variety of ecosystems, like tropical forests, paramos, mountain habitats in the Andes, grasslands, and islands. However, thus far its natural capital has not been used as a competitive advantage to generate jobs and opportunities for sustainable economic growth in vulnerable regions of the country.
    Aiming to generate mechanisms to leverage regional and interregional projects in Bioeconomy, through different sources of financing, this measure will increase regional budgets and promote new income sources for territories with high biodiversity but high poverty rates at the same time. It will contribute to the sustainable use of this biodiversity, alleviate environmental degradation, and will contribute to climate change mitigation using innovative eco-friendly products.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

  • Measures related to ecosystem services/biodiversity/land use and agriculture

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Design and execute a business acceleration program based on biodiversity and biomass. This program will include market-oriented research centers and will offer assistance through specialized entities to develop products, processes and services based on biodiversity and biomass, to be traded in international markets.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

  • Waste management and Circular Economy/sustainable production and consumption

    Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    To design an instrument to promote the separation at the source of usable solid waste in homes and commercial establishments.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Housing, City and Territory

  • Waste management and Circular Economy/sustainable production and consumption

    Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    To design an economic instrument to transform the model of production and/or consumption, in a framework of circular economy.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

  • Waste management and Circular Economy/sustainable production and consumption

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Design and implement a strategy for the development of regional projects and initiatives in circular economy regarding commerce, industry and tourism (financing, co-financing, investment funds, advisory models and productive scaling).
    The transition to the circular economy requires a transformation of the producing firms towards less resource-intensive business models, which is why incentive packages will be created to support circular industrial initiatives, clusters and regional projects. These incentives will comprise loans, investment funds, and the advisory to productive and commercial scaling for green entrepreneurship related to circular economy. With this measure, it is expected to generate new green jobs to help reducing inequality, improve the natural capital conservation and contribute to mitigate climate change.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism

  • Measures related to ecosystem services/biodiversity/land use and agriculture

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Promote lines of work in bio-inputs for agricultural use to identify needs, align technological solutions, and promote the adoption of these products.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research

  • Others

    Recovery Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Develop and implement a regulatory instrument for the implementation of sustainable infrastructure in the Environment and Sustainable Development Sector through the Findeter compensated rate line.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development

  • Waste management and Circular Economy/sustainable production and consumption

    Redesign
    Part of Policy Document 4023 "Policy for economic reactivation, and sustainable and inclusive growth: New commitment for the future of Colombia"
    Formulate and implement binding regulatory frameworks to boost the circular economy. Prioritized standards: (i) containers and packaging; (ii) electrical and electronic appliances; (iii) construction and demolition waste regulation; and (iv) cross-border control of non-hazardous waste.
    Reference https://colaboracion.dnp.gov.co/CDT/Conpes/Econ%C3%B3micos/4023.pdfOpens in new window
    https://www.dnp.gov.co/CONPES/documentos-conpes/Paginas/documentos-conpes.aspxOpens in new window
    Contact Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development

5.International Cooperation

  • COVID19 recovery and climate change mitigation

    Recovery
    Colombia is member of NDC-P, where members leverage their resources and expertise to provide countries with the tools they need to implement their NDCs and combat climate change to build a better future. Under NDC-P, there is a "Green Recovery Network", where members share their lessons on the matter.
    Reference https://ndcpartnership.org/about-usOpens in new window
    Contact National Planning Departement

6.Others

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