Mainstreaming Climate Change: Puerto Vallarta PMCC
Background
In 2015, the state of Jalisco adopted its Ley para la Acción ante el Cambio Climático (LACC; Law for Action on Climate Change) that requests all municipalities to have a Programa Municipal de Cambio Climático (PMCC; Municipal Climate Change Programme)[1]. Between 2017 and 2018, the Vertically Integrated Climate Policies Programme (VICLIM) supported Jalisco’s Secretariat of Environment and Territorial Development (SEMADET) in preparing guidelines for municipalities for the development of these PMCCs[2]. And in 2019, in cooperation with the Adaptation to climate change in the tourism sector Programme (ADAPTUR)[3][4], VICLIM supported the piloting of the guidelines in the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta so that Puerto Vallarta Municipality could further develop and mainstream its climate policy in order to respond to both adaptation and mitigation challenges imposed by climate change.
Process
The development of the Puerto Vallarta PMCC followed the steps given in the official guidelines. It was a test-run and SEMADET wanted to learn from the use of the guidelines and make amendments if needed. However, the process was also handled in a flexible way and from time to time adapted according to interim results during the process, the degree of access to information and the demands of the actors involved.
References
- ↑ Third Section Chapter II and Article 7 of the transitory provision
- ↑ Check out the guidelines on SEMADET’s website: https://semadet.jalisco.gob.mx/gobernanza-ambiental/cambio-climatico/guia-para-la-elaboracion-o-actualizacion-de-los-programas
- ↑ Both programmes, VICLIM and ADAPTUR, are part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU): https://www.international-climate-initiative.com.
