Information
- Submitted by: CEDHA (Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente)
- Primary SD area: Climate Change
- Keywords: Climate Change, Ozone, Tropospheric Ozone, HFC, HFCs, HCFC, HCFCs, Short Life Climate Pollutants, Forcers, Black Carbon, Soot, Methane, Non CO2,
- Location: Latin America,
- Date of completion: 1 Jan 2000
- More information
Deliverables & Resources
Latin American Network on Short Life Climate Pollutants
Organization(s) making commitment
Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA), Argentina
IEMA, Brazil
IDEA, Paraguay
CEMDA, Mexico
AIDA, Latin America - Regional
Achievement of Commitment
The subscribed organizations commit to collaborating in:
- Promoting the implementation of Article 222 of the Rio + 20 Declaration, in which States commit to: “ support a gradual phase-down in the consumption and production of HFCs” .
This will include specifically:
- Promoting public policies for controlling and monitoring short life climate pollutants;
- Strengthen the local, regional and global work at each of the RACC organizations;
- Promote the exchange of experiences and strategies to influence public policy on short life climate pollutants;
- Coordinate a regional strategy to promote the phaseout of short life climate pollutants
How this will be achieved
The subscribed organizations shall:
- Promote legislation to control and monitor short life climate pollutants at the municipal, provincial and national levels;
- Promote a regional treaty for the control and monitoring of short life climate pollutants;
- Increase awareness of policy makers and private sector actors on short life climate pollutants and their impact on human health and development;
- Exchange information on the current state of each country with RACC members;
- Exchange information on the state of regional and global situation regarding short life climate pollutants;
- Exchange scientific information on short life climate pollutants;
| Deliverables | |
| Deliverable | Date |
| Dissemination of information on short life climate pollutants | 2012 |
| Virtual library of resources on short life climate pollutants | 2012 |
| Model legislation on short life climate pollutants for RACC members and others to submit to their respective legislatures | 2012 |
| A dedicated website for the RACC network | 2012 |
| Resources devoted to delivery | |
| Type | Details |
| Financing (in USD) | 1000 |
| In-kind contribution | computer, office supplies, utilities, website |
| Staff / Technical expertise | one person from each partner responsible for initiative |