Experiences in Climate Change Adaptation Management in the Andes of Peru

The effects of climate change impose new and additional challenges for the mountain context, both for natural and human systems. Changes in precipitation regimes, glacial retreat and alteration of ecosystem composition and its structure, among other climate change related effects, together with persistent degradation of the environment, land use change, deforestation and unsustainable natural resource extraction, adversely affect the provision of vital goods and services for mountain population and national production systems; increasing also the risks of disasters.

Peru, an important Andean mountain country, home to over 70% of the world's tropical glaciers, is a highly vulnerable country to climate change, not only due to structural drivers such as poverty and inequality, but also due to expected impacts on ecosystems of global importance, such as glaciers.

In this context the Ministry of the Environment of Peru and the Swiss Cooperation for Development, aiming to share the progress on adaptation to climate change; both from the State and the Civil Society in the country, showing the essential that is the thematic, technological, financial and institutional support for effective climate change adaptation in mountains, presenting the main challenges and lessons learned for climate change daptation management in the Peruvian Andes, encouraging dialogue and reflection.

Date/Time: Monday 18 June 2012 (11:00 - 13:00)

Conference room at the Mountain Pavilion (Pavilion I) - Athletes Park

SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS:

PERU

 Minister of the Environment of Peru: Manuel Pulgar Vidal

 Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of the Environment of Peru: Gabriel Quijandría

 Adviser of the Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of the Environment of Peru: Rosa Morales

 Representative of the Regional Government of Apurimac (sub-national): Ramiro Pacheco

 National Technical Specialist of the Project of adaptation to Impact of Accelerated glacier retreat in the Tropical Andes (PRAA): Ana Iju

 National Coordinator of the Climate Change Adaptation Programme (PACC Peru): Lenkiza Angulo

PROGRAMME

11:00-11:10 Reception

11:10-11:20 Opening

11:20-11:35 Difficulties of climate change on Andean mountains

11:35-12:35 Panel: Progress and challenges in adapting to climate change that are developing from the State and the civil society

* Institutionality that is strengthened

* Public policies to tackle climate change adaptation at subnational level, the importance of its purpose and method

* Strengthening of local adaptation practices

* Articulation of scientific knowledge and local knowledge

12:35-12:50 Questions and answers

12:50-13:00 Closing remarks