Rainwater harvesting and greenhouses for smallholder resilience, Colombian Andes
This Solution Story describes how rainwater harvesting and greenhouses have been used to enhanced the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Colombian Andes.
Adaptation experiences to climate change with peasant communities in the Sumapaz - Chingaza - Guerrero and Cerros Orientales paramo corridor
This solution, which was implemented from 2014 to 2020 in Colombia, on the northern part of the Andes mountain range, aimed to help restore, manage and conserve important high altitude ecos
Guidelines for Integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
These guidelines aim to help adaptation practitioners at national and local levels to factor ecosystem functions and services into a country's National Adaptation Plan processes and instruments.
Communicating key information on Andean forests
The experiences and results of the Andean Forest Program for the dissemination of key information about Andean forests are described in this article.
Local organization and territorial governance in Andean forest management
Good governance was a key element in generating a social and political context favourable to the sustainable management of Andean forest landscapes. This article explains how the Andean Forests Program supported this.
Adaptation to Climate Impacts in Water Regulation and Supply for the Area of Chingaza - Sumapaz - Guerrero, Colombia
This project had the general objective “to strengthen the hydrological buffering and regulation capacity of the upper areas of the watersheds located in the Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero Conser
Mountain forests management and well-being in the Andes
The article analyzes how the actions promoted by the Andean Forests Program contributed to the well-being and resilience of the population in its intervention sites.
Financing for Andean Forests
The article describes the experience of Andean Forest Program with several finance mechanisms and identifies remaining challenges for the future.
Climate justice for people and nature through urban EbA
Examples of urban EbA interventions, predominantly in the Global South, are explored in this paper and linked with seven proposed EbA social principles related to climate justice.
Current state of climate change policies and adaptation strategies in the Andes
A new regional study on the current state of climate change policies and adaptation strategies in the Andes shows the achievements in seven Andean countries, and raises future prospects.
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Colombia)
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible es el rector de la gestión del ambiente y de los recursos naturales renovables, encargado de orientar y regular el ordenamiento ambiental del terri
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt
El Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt es una corporación civil sin ánimo de lucro vinculada al Ministe
Gender in the Andean Forests Landscape
This blog shares lessons learned from the identification, recognition, and assessment of local gender roles, functions, and contributions, during the activities of the Andean Forests Programme.
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
This MOOC course, developed by UCT, gives participants the opportunity and skills to consider how societies can be lifted out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Virtual reality for education: an immersive trip into the Andean Tropical Mountain Forests
The Andean Forests virtual reality platform provides a tour of 14 forest landscapes in four South American countries. It aims to be used in an educational context.
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development: Colombia Case Study
This case study explores Colombia's efforts to align its national-level policy processes under global agendas, highlighting the context-specific nature of the alignment process.
Colombia’s Progress in Developing a National Monitoring and Evaluation System for Climate Change Adaptation
This sNAPshot describes the development of the National Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for adaptation in Colombia and shares lessons learned and the next steps in the process.
Fondo Acción
We are a Colombian private non-profit organization; created in the year 2000 within the framework of the Bilateral Agreement of the Initiative for the Americas.
Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios Ambientales
The Latin American Center for Environmental Studies (CELEAM) was born in 2013 as a program of the Mexican Organization for the Conservation of the Environment OMCA, a non-profit civil association.
Building climate resilience in cities
This CDKN Essential summarises learning from CDKN work in cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean in mainstreaming climate compatible development in cities.
Plan 4C: A Competitive and Climate Compatible Cartagena
Plan 4C: A Competitive and Climate Compatible Cartagena positions Cartagena as the first coastal city in Colombia to have a long term vision achieve climate compatible development by 2040.
Building climate adaptation capacity in water resources planning
This report synthesizes lessons from a three-year project that used participatory planning processes to build capacity and develop tools to support climate change adaptation in Colombian watersheds.
Proyecto de Conservación de Aguas y Tierras - ProCAT Colombia
ProCAT Colombia work to develop biological research and to promote social and cultural sustainable development goals using an interdisciplinary approach, including the human and natural dimensions
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