Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes mountains

Acronyms *

ACCION

Andean Climate Change Interamerican Observatory Network Project Assessments of Climate Change Impacts and Mapping of Vulnerability to Food Insecurity under Climate Change to Strengthen Household Food Security with Livelihoods’ Adaptation Approaches Climate Change and Environment in the Social and Economic Cohesion Sector Plurinational Mother Earth Authority – Bolivia Andean Community Convention on Biological Diversity Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Inter-institutional Committee on Climate Change – Ecuador International Research Centre for El Niño International Centre on Environmental Monitoring National Commission on Climate Change – Peru Intersecretarial Commission on Climate Change Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC Directorate General for Climate Change, Desertification and Water Resources – Peru, MINAM Ecosystem-based Adaptation Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean National Strategy for Climate Change – Ecuador El Niño-Southern Oscillation Autonomous Decentralized Governments Gross Domestic Product Global Environment Facility Greenhouse gas National Policy for the Integrated Environmental Management of Land – Colombia German Corporation for International Cooperation

GLOF GLORIA IEA IMACC

Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments Integrated Environmental Assessment Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Methods – Peru Initiative on Hydrological Monitoring of Andean Ecosystems National Institute for Research on Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems – Peru National Pilot Programme for Climate Change Adaptation – Colombia Intended Nationally Determined Contributions Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change International Union for Conservation of Nature Integrated Water Resources Management Latin America and Caribbean Framework Law of Mother Earth and Holistic Development for Living Well Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Colombia Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development – Colombia metres above sea level Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism for the Integral and Sustainable Management of Forests and Mother Earth Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation – Peru Ministry of Environment – Peru Ministry of Health – Peru Ministry of Health and Social Protection – Colombia National Adaptation Programme of Action National Development Plan – Colombia Non-Governmental Organization Regional Nodes on Climate Change Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Climate Change Adaptation Programme – Peru Presidency of the Council of Ministers Pacific Decadal Oscillation

PDOT

Plan for Territorial Development and Organization Climate change adaptation and disaster risk management plan for the agriculture sector – Peru National Plan for Climate Change Adaptation – Colombia Project for Adaptation to the Impact of Rapid Glacier Retreat in the Tropical Andes – Ecuador Forum for Climate and Global Change Representative Concentration Pathways Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Regional Strategy for Climate Change – Peru National Water Secretariat – Ecuador National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology – Peru National Service of Natural Protected Areas – Peru General Secretariat of the Andean Community National Policy on Disaster Risk Management – Peru National Climate Change System – Colombia Territorial Approach to Climate Change The Mountain Institute Union of South American Nations United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change National Disaster Risk Management Unit – Colombia

AMICAF

PLANGRACC-A

PNACC

iMHEA

ANDESCLIMA

PRAA

INAIGEM

APMT

INAP

PROCLIM RCP REDD+ RSCC SENAGUA SENAMHI

CAN CBD CELAC

INDC

IPCC IUCN

CICC

CIIFEN CIMA

IWRM LAC Law 300

SERNANP

CNCC

SGCAN

MADR

COMICC

SINAGERD

MADS

CONDESAN

SISCLIMA TACC TMI UNASUR UNDP UNEP UNESCO

m.a.s.l. MCMA

COP20

DGCCDRH

MINAGRI MINAM MINSA MSPS

EbA ECLAC(CEPAL)

UNFCCC

ENCC

NAPA NDP NGO NRCC NYCLR OECD

UNGRD

ENSO GAD GDP GEF GHG GIAS

PACC

GIZ

PCM PDO

*Translated to English where necessary

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