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 The OECD Latin America and Caribbean Regional Programme (LACRP) will carry out its 3rd Regional Policy Dialogue on Environmental Sustainability, under the theme “Addressing Climate Change Adaptation in LAC”. The event will take place on the 9^th and 10^th March 2023,from 9:00 – 17:00 UTC-3 (13:00 – 21:00 CET). The meeting will be held as a hybrid event (in person at the Ministry of Environment in Santiago, Chile and virtually on Zoom).

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LAC countries have repeatedly identified climate change adaptation as a key policy priority for the region, as LAC remains one for the top disaster-prone regions in the world, with a high negative impact of climate change and natural hazards to vulnerable and other communities. This Regional Policy Dialogue will be an opportunity to:

•   Identify and better understand which actions and mechanisms could be adopted, mainstreamed and implemented in the region to strengthen its adaptation capacity to climate change;
•  Discuss how to best support regional prevention and preparedness actions, including through monitoring and forecasting extreme weather events, and setting early warning systems;
• Exchange on financing climate adaptation responses and prevention measures, as well as on the promotion of relevant investments instruments;
• Propose ways to integrate gender equality considerations in climate change adaptation actions.

Who should participate? We invite LAC countries to appoint a senior level representative responsible for climate change adaptation or climate financing (see points above). International organisations active in the LAC region and some representatives from private sector, academia and civil society will also be invited.   

Background

The Enhancing Green Transition in LAC: From commitments to action project was launched in the context of the new Environmental Sustainability Priority of the LACRP with the support of the European Union. It focuses on supporting the LAC region with evidence-based analysis to address the challenges and opportunities of the Green Transition, as well as identifying policies needed to maximise the potential of this transition for greater well-being.

• For further information, please contact:
  • Dimitra XYNOU ([email protected]) and Sergio AMPUDIA GIORGANA ([email protected]).