In three training days, Cozumel identifies nine climate change measures

The island of Cozumel faces various challenges in terms of climate change. Therefore, it is crucial to disseminate the concepts of adaptation to climate change, including the implementation of the methodology of prioritization of adaptation measures developed by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) and GIZ. To identify adaptation measures for the municipality of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, a training course on climate change was provided, in which the following measures were used to prioritize actions:

  • Tools for the elaboration of vulnerability diagnoses.
  • Multi – Criterion Analysis.
  • Cost Analysis – Social Benefit.
  • Metrics to follow up on the implementation of adaptation actions.

 

Participants described the measures of adaptation to climate change that respond to certain specific vulnerabilities of the island regarding climate change. The used measures were the following:

  1. Sustainable urban agriculture
  2. System of early warning and control of invasive species
  3. Solar energy
  4. Communication strategy to increase environmental awareness
  5. Rainwater management of the urban area
  6. Wastewater treatment

 

At the end of the training, it was agreed to work on three additional priority measures:

  1. Mobility and transport,
  2. Environmental education
  3. Strategies for the removal and use of sargassum

 

Participants agreed on the following points:

  • GIZ through the Urban and Industrial Environmental Management Program (PGAUI) will support the economic valuation of two selected measures as well as the monitoring and initial implementation of one of them before the current administration comes to an end.
  • The needs and improvements regarding the management of climate change measures were discussed to involve other actors in the design and implementation of the measures and to define how to link the process to municipality planning.
  • In the future, the process should be anchored to the implementation of the Municipal Climate Action Program (PACMUN) and the transition team of the new government.

 

On July 11th-13th, representatives of the City of Cozumel received a training course on climate change provided by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through its programs Mexican-German Climate Change Alliance (on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany, BMU) and the Urban and Industrial Environmental Management Program (PGAUI, on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, BMZ). 32 participants representing the municipal government, academia, private sector and civil society organizations attended the training.

 

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