Transcript Climate Change Adaptation High Mountain Ecosystems Colombia Ángela Andrade CI-COLOMBIA Deputy Chair CEM-IUCN www.conservation.org.co HIGH MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS- HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE       Located over 2740msnm. 3.7% (4.210.000ha). Andean Forests 23% 48%

Climate Change Adaptation
High Mountain Ecosystems
Colombia
Ángela Andrade
CI-COLOMBIA
Deputy Chair CEM-IUCN
www.conservation.org.co
HIGH MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS- HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE
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Located over 2740msnm.
3.7% (4.210.000ha).
Andean Forests 23%
48% Protected Areas.
70% of the population depends on ES .
High Vulnerability to Water Supply for
consumption, agriculture, energy.
 T increase: 1,4 (11-40)2,4 (41-70) 2,5 or
more, over 2.700msnm.
 Increase in Extreme Events: (El Niño y La
Niña).
 Glacier melting.
INAP
Objectives:
Support Colombia’s efforts to define and implement specific pilot
adaptation measures and policy options to meet the anticipated
impacts from CC.
Results:
•Reliable climate information to monitor major climate change
vulnerabilities in health, mountain ecosystems and coastal and
insular areas.
•Weather data and climate change projections published,
including climate variability models.
Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero
Conservation Corridor
Main Actions
Protection of Natural Capital and
Ecosystem Services
Ecological Restoration of key areas.
Adaptation of Farming Systems.
Lessons Learned
• Adaptation is at the center of sustainable development, and has
to be internalized at different territorial/sectoral levels.
• Learning by doing processes, responding to demands.
• Formulated with best available science, and local knowledge.
• Long term process- important to have a broad focus acting as a
catalyst, and mobilize multiple funding.
• Way to bring institutions to work cooperatively in a topic that
requires cross-sectoral cooperation.
• Indicators have to be included, to ensure progress.
Lessons Learned
• Cross sectoral and bottom up approaches have to be
developed.
• Guidance is needed to be promoted within sound ecosystem
based management and to promote greater resilience of
communities and ecosystems.
• A landscape management approach is key.
• Cross disciplinary skills that effectively address socio-ecological
systems are necessary.
Conclusions
• Public &Private partnerships are essential.
• CCA should be downscaled with a territorial perspective.
• Vulnerability assessments should be focused on main
ecosystem services and local livelihoods. CC and others
threats have to be considered.
• Integrating livelihoods in a more comprehensive way would
contribute to understand linkages between social and
ecological systems.
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