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CCAP

Feb 23

WEBINAR: COP26: Perspectives on climate finance and investments in Latin America

A panel of experts will analyze the impact of the outcomes from COP26 negotiations and their implications for investments in Latin America.

COP26 looks to Climate Finance for pathways to deep decarbonization

Margarita Cabrera

Nov 29, 2021

COP26 looks to Climate Finance for pathways to deep decarbonization

The most recent global conference saw a number of moves toward stronger Climate Finance mechanisms. As COP26 drew to a close earlier this...

Chile Launches Ambitious Decarbonization Plan Ahead of COP25 Presidency

Julio Rivera Alejo

Jun 7, 2019

Chile Launches Ambitious Decarbonization Plan Ahead of COP25 Presidency

[Vea abajo para leer en español] In a display of strong climate leadership, Chile announced this week the close of eight coal power...

CCAP Expanding Waste Program Through Deepening Partnership with CCAC

Brooks Shaffer

Mar 29, 2017

CCAP Expanding Waste Program Through Deepening Partnership with CCAC

Building on its experience developing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for the waste sector in Chile, Colombia and Peru, CCAP is...

Supporting a Peruvian Energy Transition through Distributed Generation

Paolo Cozzi

Mar 21, 2017

Supporting a Peruvian Energy Transition through Distributed Generation

On February 23, 2017, CCAP and Peruvian non-profit Libélula co-organized a workshop on distributed generation in Peru, hosted by the...

Steve Winkelman

Feb 23, 2017

Transformation Ahead: Colombia TOD NAMA

Implementation is on track for the Colombia Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) NAMA, funded by the NAMA Facility, with financial support...

Chuck Kooshian

Nov 16, 2016

Are Transport NAMAs the Key to NDCs?

Transport mitigation actions can be complicated, and their effects are notoriously hard to measure. Successful transport Nationally...

From Concept to Reality: Colombia TOD NAMA Moving to Implementation

Steve Winkelman

Sep 28, 2016

From Concept to Reality: Colombia TOD NAMA Moving to Implementation

The Colombia Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) NAMA, a concept that was conceived in 2011 and preliminarily selected by the NAMA...

Accelerating Waste Management Plans at the National Level to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Gerardo Canales

Apr 1, 2016

Accelerating Waste Management Plans at the National Level to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

On behalf of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), CCAP is organizing the Municipal Solid Waste Initiative (MSWI) to reduce...

Fulfilling the Promise of the Paris Agreement

Bill Tyndall

Mar 2, 2016

Fulfilling the Promise of the Paris Agreement

To fulfill the promise of the landmark Paris Agreement, we must shift the focus to converting countries’ individual climate goals, their...

Digging Deeper: Focusing more on Waste NAMAs throughout Latin America

Michael Lagiglia

Aug 15, 2013

Digging Deeper: Focusing more on Waste NAMAs throughout Latin America

The waste sector is increasingly being viewed by Latin American countries as a target sector for the development of nationally...

Peru’s Waste NAMA: Benefits in both GHGs and Sustainable Development

Michael Lagiglia

Aug 13, 2013

Peru’s Waste NAMA: Benefits in both GHGs and Sustainable Development

CCAP is pleased to announce its involvement in the design and development of a NAMA in Peru that will improve the collection and...

Colombia Solid Waste NAMA Speeding Toward Implementation

Anmol Vanamali

May 10, 2013

Colombia Solid Waste NAMA Speeding Toward Implementation

The Colombian Integrated Solid Waste Management NAMA is speeding toward the implementation stage after CCAP’s recent trip to Colombia...

CCAP Signs MOU for Waste NAMA Feasibility Study

Anmol Vanamali

Nov 13, 2012

CCAP Signs MOU for Waste NAMA Feasibility Study

CCAP’s waste NAMA initiative took a great leap forward recently, as plans to conduct a feasibility study in Cali, Colombia were...

Opportunities for Sustainable Development within the Waste Sector

CCAP

Oct 16, 2012

Opportunities for Sustainable Development within the Waste Sector

As CCAP’s MAIN program progresses, exploring possible policy options and strategies within the nationally appropriate mitigation action...

Improving Fuel Economy and Reducing Vehicle Emissions

CCAP

Oct 11, 2012

Improving Fuel Economy and Reducing Vehicle Emissions

As nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) are proposed by developing countries to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...