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Implementation of the regional strategy against climate change to 2050 will benefit more than one million inhabitants of that department, said Vice Minister Raquel Soto.Cusco has historical, cultural and environmental importance for the country. His actions in favor of the conservation of our natural heritage stand out for the application of their ancestral knowledge.
Precisely, today the official presentation of its regional strategy was made against climate change to 2050, a fact that attached attention to the Cusco society, which is very committed to adaptation and mitigation measures to the aforementioned global phenomenon. Cusco is the seventh region to have a normative instrument of this type, prepared with the technical support of the Ministry of Environment (Minam).
In the aforementioned act, the Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of the Natural Resources of the Minam, Raquel Soto, highlighted this advance in environmental matters that, with its implementation, will benefit more than one million three hundred thousand Cusquenos.
He indicated that this strategy is the result of a collective and participatory effort; and that is aligned with the national strategy against climate change to 2050 (national policy). In addition, it contains 60 prioritized measures: 37 adaptation and mitigation 23. This climate roadmap will directly impact on key areas related to water, peoples health, education, transport, tourism and agriculture, among other sectors, he said.
For his part, the regional governor, Werner Salcedo, said that said regional strategy will be a reference for other regions of the country. It will allow to keep our natural resources such as water and forests, he said.
The regional strategy of Cusco establishes a roadmap to protect the citizenship from extreme meteorological phenomena, the conservation of ecosystems, food security, among others, as well as generate local development opportunities, especially for women; and strengthen the capacities of decision makers at regional and municipal level, with risk management approach.
Of the 60 prioritized measures, 37 are of adaptation in areas such as agriculture, health, education, transport, conservation of water resource, strengthening food security and protection of vulnerable populations against frost and floods. The 23 mitigation measures involve initiatives to reduce emissions in energy, solid waste, promotion of renewable energy, clean kitchens and agroforestry practices, among others.
