COLOMBIA KEY OBSERVED & ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS

Colombia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) is described as a dynamic process rather than a static document, designed to integrate climate risk management into sectoral and regional planning. The process has evolved through several phases since 2011, including the establishment of the SISCLIMA system and a Green Growth strategy. The plan identifies priority sectors for adaptation—including agriculture, health, finance, and energy—and targets specific climate impacts such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and sea level rise.

• The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in Colombia is conceptualized as a dynamic, evolving process rather than a single document, serving as an instrument to provide decision-makers with tools to prioritize adaptation actions and reduce vulnerability across various sectors and territories.
• Colombia has identified several priority sectors for adaptation, including Agriculture and Rural Development, Health and Social Protection, Mines and Energy, Finance, Housing, Industry and Commerce, and Transportation.
• The NAP process addresses specific observed and anticipated climate impacts, including floods, droughts, heatwaves, increased sea level, snow ablation, changes in precipitation, and a greater incidence area of vectors and new diseases.
• The implementation of the NAP has followed a timeline of milestones starting in 2011 with Conpes 3700, followed by a 2013 roadmap for sectoral and territorial plans, a 2014 Green Growth strategy, and the 2015 creation of the SISCLIMA national climate change system to coordinate adaptation and mitigation.

APA

Díaz, S. L. C., & Laserna, M. R. (2017). COLOMBIA KEY OBSERVED & ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/colombia-cop23-nap-global-network-poster.pdf

Chicago

Díaz, Silvia Liliana Calderón, and Mariana Rojas Laserna. COLOMBIA KEY OBSERVED & ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. NAP Global Network, 2017. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/colombia-cop23-nap-global-network-poster.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{daz2017colombia, author = {Díaz, Silvia Liliana Calderón and Laserna, Mariana Rojas}, title = {{COLOMBIA KEY OBSERVED \& ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/colombia-cop23-nap-global-network-poster.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }