The EU and the UN Environment Programme, together against climate change in Latin America

EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Achim Steiner, have today signed a new contribution of almost €1 million for the EUROCLIMA programme, created in 2010 to support climate-related actions in Latin America.   The EUROCLIMA programme seeks to work with Latin America on joint climate change solutions for the region, so as to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience.  EUROCLIMA has supported the preparation of guidelines, toolkits, specific software for adaptation and mitigation policies and plans of action, and studies on the social and economic impacts of climate change, including fiscal policies and public finance.  Commissioner Piebalgs said: «Thanks to specific UNEP experience in the region, EUROCLIMA will allow raising climate change solutions in the political arena and among civil society. I am glad to sign this Agreement which will provide specific support to the Latin American region in the field of climate change. This is of particular importance this year, considering the forthcoming COP20 to take place in Peru in December.» Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/piebalgs/headlines/news/2014/06/20140603_en.htm