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Montevideo Towards t erritorial climate change and sustainability strategies

Montevideo Towards t erritorial climate change and sustainability strategies. “ International Symposium on Sustainable Cities” Incheon, Republic of Korea 26-28 September 2013. Montevideo (Uruguay). Area: Uruguay 176.215 Km 2 Montevideo 530 Km 2 (0.3% of total area) Population:

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Montevideo Towards t erritorial climate change and sustainability strategies

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  1. MontevideoTowards territorial climate change and sustainability strategies “International Symposium on Sustainable Cities” Incheon, Republic of Korea 26-28 September 2013

  2. Montevideo (Uruguay) Area: Uruguay 176.215 Km2Montevideo 530 Km2 (0.3% of total area) Population: Uruguay 3.163.700 inhab. Montevideo 1.344.800 inhab. (43% of the national population) Altitude and geography: maximum 134 m and 30 km of urban coast

  3. High vulnerability to Climate Change • Informal settlements in risk areas. • Vulnerable population affected by extreme events. • Coastal vulnerability (sea level rise, extreme events, salt-water intrusion). Infrastructure damages and sand-beach erosion, heavy storms. • Water resource vulnerability. • Increasing social fragmentation and concentration of high vulnerability agriculture producers in peripheral rural areas. • Vulnerability in food security. • Wetlands and other ecosystems with high vulnerability. • GHG emissions profile different from country (70% of Uruguay’s CO2 emissions)

  4. Participation in the Territorial Approach to Climate Change Initiative (TACC Uruguay) Territorial scope: Metropolitan Region Departments of Canelones, Montevideoand San José 1st project of the UNDP - UNEP global initiativecalled “Towards Carbon Neutral and Climate Change Resilient Territories”. Project Period: 2009 - 2012

  5. The Metropolitan Climate Action Plan is the first experience of climate change planning at the subnational level in Uruguay. The Plan synthesizes a 3-years process of participatory planning with experts, citizens and local stakeholders. • Participatory process • Multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral • Territorial approach • Capacity building The methodological approach used addresses climate change as a sustainable developmentissue.

  6. METROPOLITAN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN OF URUGUAY

  7. The Plan was developed in 5 steps The Metropolitan Plan was published in November 2012. http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudadania/desarrollo-ambiental/documentos

  8. Metropolitan Climate Action Participatoryplanning Inter –institutional involvement + 30 workshops + 700 participants

  9. 2. Preparation of Climate Change Profiles & Scenarios Local GHG Emission Inventory Downscaled 10 IPCC Models at SRES A2 and B1 present, 2046-2065 and 2081-2100

  10. 3. Identification of Mitigation & Adaptation Options. + 500 identified actions 80 actions 25 strategies 6 development sectors Montevideo Working Group

  11. Impact maps as a tool for identification of strategic guidelines & projects.

  12. 4. Prioritizing actions and climate financing needs

  13. 5. Prepare comprehensive low-carbon & climate change resilient roadmap Montevideo Climate Plan & Metropolitan Climate Plan

  14. Example of strategies applied to Built Environment & Health Sector HS1 Sustainable management of the urban hidrologic cycle. HS2 Sustainable sanitation system for prevention of waterborne diseases. HS3 Community strategies for risk management. HS4 Reduction of GHG emissions from waste management. HS5 Reduction of residential and commercial GHG emissions. HS6 Increased control of vector borne diseases. HS7 Reduction of human health threats due to temperature variability. HS8 Local capacity- building in human health care.

  15. Montevideo Sustainable Program Participation in the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (IADB) Rapid assessment of Montevideo • ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE CHANGE • URBAN SUSTAINABILITY • FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY & GOVERNANCE LAND USE URBAN INEQUALITY TRANSPORTATION COMPETITIVENESS EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIVITY EDUCATION SECURITY HEALTH WATER SANITATION SOLID WASTES ENERGY AIR QUALITY GREENHOUSE GASES NOISE VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT MODERN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT TRANSPARENCY TAX AND FINANCIAL AUTONOMY EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT DEBT

  16. Montevideo Sustainable Program Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative Floods and Climate Change Priority areas for intervention

  17. Montevideo Sustainable Program Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative Poverty and informal settlements (slums)

  18. Solid Wastes Coverage

  19. Rapid territorial assessment Main Challenges in Montevideo Indicators in critical areas of Montevideo URBAN INEQUALITY SECURITY SOLID WASTES TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT WATER AND SANITATION URBAN INEQUALIITY SECURITY SOLID WASTES TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT WATER AND SANITATION “City within a City”: critical social areas with high infraestructure deficiencies, socio-spatial fragmentation and poverty.

  20. Montevideo Sustainable Program Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (IADB) Identifying solutions: Integrated actions Example: Casavalle (VIDEO)

  21. Building a sustainable Montevideo Multidisciplinary Integrated Strategic Actions with a Territorial Approach

  22. Thank you for your attention! GABRIELLA FEOLA Director Environmental Quality and Control Services Government of Montevideo gabriella.feola@imm.gub.uy

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