Capacidades institucionales para una transición justa en regiones carboníferas

The report analyzes the crisis in La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar, triggered by Prodeco's 2021 renunciation of mining titles. It highlights a severe mismatch between the high social, environmental, and economic impacts of mine closures and the limited legal competencies and financial resources of municipal governments. The document details the collapse of the local economy, significant loss of tax revenue, and persistent environmental liabilities, while proposing the creation of a permanent subregional fund and the strengthening of local institutional capacities to manage a transition beyond coal.

• The renunciation of mining titles by Prodeco in 2021 caused a severe socio-economic crisis in La Jagua de Ibirico, including mass layoffs and a surge in unemployment to approximately 25%, compared to 8%-10% in 2019.
• The municipality of La Jagua de Ibirico suffered a drastic fiscal decline, dropping from third to sixth category in 2023 due to a reduction in tax revenues, specifically the industry and commerce tax, and a 43% decrease in free-investment SGP resources between 2020 and 2023.
• Colombian law grants municipal authorities almost no explicit role in the mine closure phase, leaving the responsibility for monitoring the Plan of Works and Works (PTO) and Environmental Impact Study (EIA) exclusively to national entities.
• Coal mining has left a legacy of severe socio-environmental impacts in the region, including the contamination of water sources, degradation of air quality (with PM10 levels exceeding WHO recommendations), and soil damage that has affected up to 1,000 homes through ground vibrations.
• The report identifies a critical lack of access to public information regarding Prodeco's title renunciation and closure plans for both the local community and the municipal mayor's office.
• To support a just transition, the authors recommend establishing a permanent subregional fund for the mining corridor, financed by fiscal resources and international cooperation, to manage productive and labor reconversion.
• The report suggests that local authorities must move beyond a consultative role to a co-leadership model with the national government in the decision-making, monitoring, and implementation of mine closures and environmental remediation.

APA

Vega-Araújo, J., Arond, E., Niño, J. P., Patzy, F., & Maestre-Másmela, D. M. (2024). Capacidades institucionales para una transición justa en regiones carboníferas. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/transicion-justa-la-jagua-sei-2024-1.pdf

Chicago

Vega-Araújo, José, Elisa Arond, Juliana Peña Niño, Fernando Patzy, and Daniela Margarita Maestre-Másmela. Capacidades institucionales para una transición justa en regiones carboníferas. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2024. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/transicion-justa-la-jagua-sei-2024-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{vegaarajo2024capacidades, author = {Vega-Araújo, José and Arond, Elisa and Niño, Juliana Peña and Patzy, Fernando and Maestre-Másmela, Daniela Margarita}, title = {{Capacidades institucionales para una transición justa en regiones carboníferas}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/transicion-justa-la-jagua-sei-2024-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }