In order to determine the operational actions, financial measures, logistical and administrative measures to ensure the operation of Regional Climate Change Node and Insular Caribbean, as an instrument to articulate national management, regional and local, in accordance with the new guidelines on climate change environmental policy, el 23 and 24 February 2012, They will meet in San Andrés Island, representatives of this organization.

during the meeting, The following themes stand out:

– Socialization of the progress of the Node Action Plan.
– Presentation of the site map of the Caribbean and Insular Regional Node portal.
– Climate Change Training
– Socialization of progress in adaptation pilots.
– Development of the educational communication strategy.
– Presentation of the financing proposal of the Technical Secretariat.
– Definition of commitments and dates of the activities to be carried out in the year 2012.

“Under the Coordination of the Node, We are fully committed to laying the foundations to establish close inter-institutional collaboration with the purpose of developing and guiding actions on climate change with the aim of strengthening their capacities and developing effective dialogue between the local, regional and national, Romero Perez said Arcesius, General Director of CORPOGUAJIRA.

The Regional Autonomous Corporations are an integral part of the Node (CAR) and the district environmental authorities with jurisdiction in the departments of La Guajira, Cease, Magdalena, Atlantic, Bolivar, Sugar, Córdoba and San Andrés Archipelago, Providencia and Santa Catalina; who have the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Permalink to Corpoguajira and PADF present a pilot proposal for recycling plastic bags to UNHCR officials), the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development (MADS) and the Association of Regional Autonomous Corporations and Sustainable Development (ASOCARS).