Policies, measures and actions on climate change and
environmental protection in the context of COVID-19 recovery.
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Minister of the Ministry of the Environment of Panamá
Milciades Concepción
Panama
Minister of the Ministry of the Environment of Panamá
The pandemic has highlighted the fragility of economic and social systems in the face of threats resulting from environmental devastation. For the first time in history, we all face a common enemy and suffer its impacts simultaneously. This should be a formative experience that motivates us to plan and manage risks in order to direct sustainable investments for economic reconstruction.
Just as each country has had to flatten the COVID- 1 9 curve to plan for more focused actions, likewise each country has the responsibi lity of flattening its GI-IG emissions curve and launching an ambitious reduction plan for carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050 with emphasis in social justice.
Committed to this responsibility, Panama has developed the Reduce Your Footprint National Program with the objective of managing and monitoring the actions that lead us toward a green recovery and the transition to a sustainable, inclusive, low-emission and resilient development model. Under this program, companies, public and civil organizations, and municipalities will be able to continuously quantify, register, and report their annual carbon footprint and thus count them as part of the nationally determined contribution of the Republic of Panama to the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Likewise, Reduce Your Footprint will have a virtual platform that will allow the public to access information related to the execution of climate actions and monitoring of their impacts, as well as vulnerability and GHG emissions by regions and sectors.
Panama believes in the potential of market instruments to stimulate climate action from the private sector. Therefore, we are advancing the preparatory phases for the establishment of a national voluntary carbon market and the necessary studies for the establishment of incentives for the renewal of public and private vehicle fleets with a focus on electric mobility.
We are committed to a vision of green recovery and in accordance with the risks and difficulties posed by the new climate reality. All our efforts are aimed at establishing a new development model that benefits everyone, complying with environmental management instruments, the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. We are proud to belong to this platform of countries committed to sustainability, carbon neutrality and resilience, hoping to contribute to the shared vision of the group.
Categories
- Response
- Emergency measures in the short term (a few months to one year) to address concerns that have directly emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and may include forced action.
- Recovery
- Socioeconomic measures in the medium term (one to a few years) with an environmental and climate focus to “build back better” from COVID-19, and usually involves planned, intentional action.
- Redesign
- Paradigm shifts and measures in the long term (more than a few years to a few decades) toward redesigning current socioeconomic and sociocultural systems to be sustainable and resilient.
1.Climate mitigation measures
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Building sector
Response Recovery RedesignLaunch of Reduce Your Footprint Corporate ProgramReference under reviewContact Ministry of Environment/Climate Change Directorate -
Others
Response Recovery RedesignDraft of the Executive Decree that regulates the Climate Change Mitigation Chapter of the General Environmental Law of Panama and establishes the National Program Reduce Your Footprint to guide sustainable recovery and the pathway to carbon neutrality.
Reference under reviewContact Ministry of Environment/Climate Change Directorate -
Technological innovation (digitalization / hydrogen/ CCUS‚ etc.)
Recovery RedesignDraft Law of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Authority to expand the "Improving my business Program" increasing the non-refundable seed capital to business that implement Paper Less Program (digitalization process).
Reference under review
https://www.miambiente.gob.pa/informe-a-la-nacion-1-de-julio-de-2020-por-el-presidente-laurentino-cortizo-cohen/?print=pdfContact Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Authority (AMPIME, in spanish) -
Industry sector
Recovery RedesignDraft Tax Relief Law for Micro, Small and Medium Company that establishes a Special Income Tax Regime Reduced.Reference under review
https://www.miambiente.gob.pa/informe-a-la-nacion-1-de-julio-de-2020-por-el-presidente-laurentino-cortizo-cohen/?print=pdfContact Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Authority (AMPIME, in spanish) -
Sustainable transportation
Response Recovery RedesignConstruction of the Line 3 of the Panama MetroReference under review
https://www.miambiente.gob.pa/informe-a-la-nacion-1-de-julio-de-2020-por-el-presidente-laurentino-cortizo-cohen/?print=pdfContact Metro of Panama -
Transition to renewable energy
Response Recovery RedesignGuidelines for Panama's energy transition and attention to Post COVID19 recovery
(expand the regional and rural coverage of electrification with renewable sources, rational and efficient use of energy, electric mobility and modernization of the national electrical interconnection system)Contact National Energy Secretarial (SNE, in spanish) -
Land sector
Recovery RedesignLaw Project to encourage the development of agroparks,to give added value to agricultural production and thus contribute to generating poles of developments and jobs in our rural settlements.Reference under review
https://www.miambiente.gob.pa/informe-a-la-nacion-1-de-julio-de-2020-por-el-presidente-laurentino-cortizo-cohen/?print=pdfContact Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MIDA, in spanish)
2.Climate adaptation measures
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Agr/food security
Response Recovery RedesignThe loans of the Agro Solidario Program have soft interest and are conditional on the technical assistance, accompaniment; water harvesting and agrotechnology, that is, producing more with lessReference https://www.mida.gob.pa/blog/prestamos-del-plan-agro-solidario-ya-superan-los-3-millones-de-balboas/Contact Ministry of Agriculture -
Water
Response Recovery RedesignThe Water Resources Program has the purpose of guaranteeing water for human consumption, food production and the operation of the Panama CanalContact Panama Canal Authority -
Infrastructure
Response Recovery Redesignlaw to encourage the development of agroparks, to give added value to agricultural productionContact Ministry of Agriculture -
Water
Response Recovery RedesignImplement the National Water Security Plan 2015-2050 Water for AllContact Ministry of Environment -
Adaptation planning
Response Recovery RedesignDevelopment of a Climate Vulnerability Index for the Republic of Panama,Reference to be developedContact Ministry of Environment/Climate Change Directorate -
Adaptation planning
Response Recovery RedesignDevelopment of a Climate Risk Map for the Republic of Panama,Reference to be developedContact Ministry of the Environment/Climate Change Directorate -
Infrastructure
Response Recovery RedesignTechnical Guidelines on Climate Change, for the formulation of public investment infrastructure projectsReference to be developedContact Ministry of Environment/Climate Change Directorate
3.Cross-cutting measures
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Governance
Response Recovery
Draft framework law on climate change and update of the policy on climate changeReference under developingContact Ministry of Environment
4.Other environmental measures
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Waste management and Circular economy / sustainable production and consumption
Response Recovery RedesignIncentives for the implementation of sustainable economic models, through guides, certification, and diffusion of companies that produce eco-friendly services or productsReference to developContact Ministry of Environment/Environmental Performance Verification Directorate -
Waste management and Circular economy / sustainable production and consumption
Response Recovery RedesignPromote the creation of legal and regulatory frameworks that allow the transition to Circular Economy models, emphasizing Responsible Production and Consumption of the populationReference to developContact Ministry of Environment/Environmental Performance Verification Directorate -
Waste management and Circular economy / sustainable production and consumption
ResponseDevelopment of waste management programs at public entities, industry, and general population levelsReference https://basuracero.mupa.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LEY-33.pdf
https://www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa/pdfTemp/28462_B/GacetaNo_28462b_20180208.pdfContact Ministry of Environment/Environmental Performance Verification Directorate
5.International Cooperation
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COVID19 recovery and climate change mitigation
Recovery RedesignSouth-South Cooperation with Chilean Government to implement the GHG National Inventories SystemReference under implementationContact Cooperation between the Ministry of Enviroment of Chile and Panama -
COVID19 recovery and climate change mitigation
Response RecoverySouth-South Cooperation with the Government of Costa Rica to implement its Country Program of Carbon NeutralityReference under implementationContact Cooperation between the Ministry of Enviroment of Costa Rica and Panama
Other countries
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Afghanistan
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Australia
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Bangladesh
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Benin
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Bhutan
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Brazil
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Bulgaria
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Burkina Faso
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Cambodia
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Canada
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Chile
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China
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Costa Rica
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Cyprus
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Denmark
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Ecuador
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El Salvador
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Estonia
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Eswatini
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The European Commission
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Finland
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France
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Germany
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Greece
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Guatemala
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Indonesia
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Iran
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Laos
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Latvia
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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The Marshall Islands
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Mexico
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Mongolia
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Myanmar
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Nepal
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The Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Norway
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Pakistan
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Palestine
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Peru
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The Philippines
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Poland
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Republic of Korea
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Romania
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Russia
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San Marino
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Thailand
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Ukraine
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The United Kingdom