Technical and legal support to promote legal frameworks on climate change at subnational level

The Mexican-German Climate Change Alliance supports the Mexican Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) in developing guidelines for legal frameworks on climate change at the subnational level, which are based on the experience of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with state governments. SEMARNAT and GIZ have identified the importance of developing capacities and supporting local governments through expert guidance on technical and legal issues. This process aims to avoid and reduce common mistakes related to climate concepts, distribution of faculties, local capacities and economic, evaluation and planning instruments.

The guidelines discuss the relevance of establishing policy coordination mechanisms between local and federal governments, as well as enforcement elements that promote an understanding of the legal framework on climate change. At the same time, the guidelines encourage states to achieve national climate contributions and harmonize their climate efforts and policies with the National System on Climate Change (SINACC), which is designed as a space for dialogue, learning, and coordination between the federal government, congress, states and municipalities.