1. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Mexican Local Governments
experiences on
Climate Action Planning
(PACMUN)
Edgar Villaseñor Franco
•Regional Director of Mexico, Central
America and the Caribbean
Secretariat (MECS)
•Mexico Office Director
edgar.villasenor@iclei.org
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2. “Cities around the world are not waiting
to take action…”
Mitigation
Public policies
Source: ICLEI Resiilient Cities, 2011
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3. What is PACMUN?
ICLEI-Local
Mexican Governments for
LG initiative Sustainability
Multi-level
Governance
Mexico
Framework
INECC
and Technical
Support
Prosperity Fund
Grant and British Embassy
stakeholders in Mexico
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4. Pilot Municipalities
2013 Goal:
+ 200 Municipalities
Jan 2012: 9 municipalities
Dec 2012: 76 municipalities
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www.pacmun.org.mx
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5. Mexican PACMUN Municipalities population
2013 Goal:
200 Municipalities
= 8% Mexico Total
Municipalities
=64% Total
Population
2454 Municipalities (INEGI, 2010)
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6. Mitigation and Adaptation Actions of
10 PACMUN Municipalities
GHG Emissions= 44.2 Mtons CO2e
Mitigation Actions Adaptation Actions
Others Agriculture
Land
5% 8% Education
14% Management
Commercial
Transportation programs 17%
6% Public
15%
6%
facilities
Water Urban
resources Infraestructure
17%
17%
18%
LULUCF
34%
11% 13%
Waste 8% Agriculture Others
and Food security
Residential 8% 3%
Coastal
development
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7. A great success story…
but what is next??
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8. A great success story…but what is next??
1. PACMUN Implementation (2nd Phase)
- Global Funding
- Mexican Green Fund
2. PACMUN Regional Replication
3. Global Accounting
4. PACMUN case studies
5. PACMUN at 6th Mexican National UN
Communication
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9. Mexico at the UN climate summit in Doha
To increase local climate change
awareness
Mexico is committed to reduce the
GHG emissions linking mitigation and
adaptation strategies and building
multi-level governance
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10. Thank you!
Edgar Villaseñor Franco
•Regional Director of Mexico, Central America
and the Caribbean Secretariat (MECS)
•Mexico Office Director
edgar.villasenor@iclei.org
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