Montevideo
Towards territorial climate change and
sustainability strategies
“International Symposium on Sustainable Cities”
Incheon, Republic of Korea
26-28 September 2013
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Area:
Uruguay 176.215 Km2
Montevideo 530 Km2 (0.3% of total area)
Population:
Uruguay 3.163.700 inhab.
Montevideo 1.344.800 inhab. (43% of the national population)
Altitude and geography:
maximum 134 m and 30 km of urban coast
High vulnerability to Climate Change
• Informal settlements in risk areas.
• Vulnerable population affected by extreme events.
• Coastal vulnerability (sea level rise, extreme events, saltwater intrusion). Infrastructure damages and sand-beach
erosion, heavy storms.
• Water resource vulnerability.
• Increasing social fragmentation and concentration of high
vulnerability agriculture producers in peripheral rural areas.
• Vulnerability in food security.
• Wetlands and other ecosystems with high vulnerability.
• GHG emissions profile different from country (70% of
Uruguay’s CO2 emissions)
Participation in the
Territorial Approach to Climate Change Initiative
(TACC Uruguay)
Territorial scope:
Metropolitan Region
Departments of Canelones,
Montevideo and San José
1st project of the UNDP - UNEP global
initiative called “Towards Carbon Neutral
and Climate Change Resilient
Territories”.
Project Period: 2009 - 2012
The Metropolitan Climate Action Plan is the first
experience of climate change planning at the
subnational level in Uruguay.
The Plan synthesizes a 3-years process of
participatory planning with experts, citizens and local
stakeholders.
• Participatory process
• Multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral
• Territorial approach
• Capacity building
The methodological approach used addresses climate
change as a sustainable development issue.
METROPOLITAN
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
OF URUGUAY
The Plan was developed in 5 steps
The Metropolitan Plan was published in November 2012.
http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudadania/desarrolloambiental/documentos
Metropolitan Climate Action
Participatory planning
Inter –institutional involvement
+ 30 workshops
+ 700 participants
2. Preparation of Climate Change Profiles & Scenarios
Local GHG Emission Inventory
Downscaled 10 IPCC
Models at SRES A2 and
B1
present, 2046-2065 and 20812100
3. Identification of Mitigation & Adaptation Options.
+ 500 identified actions
80 actions
25 strategies
6 development sectors
Montevideo
Working Group
Impact maps as a tool for identification
of strategic guidelines & projects.
4. Prioritizing actions and climate financing needs
5. Prepare comprehensive low-carbon & climate change
resilient roadmap
Montevideo Climate Plan & Metropolitan Climate Plan
Example of strategies applied to
Built Environment & Health Sector
HS1 Sustainable management of the urban hidrologic cycle.
HS2 Sustainable sanitation system for prevention of waterborne
diseases.
HS3 Community strategies for risk management.
HS4 Reduction of GHG emissions from waste management.
HS5 Reduction of residential and commercial GHG emissions.
HS6 Increased control of vector borne diseases.
HS7 Reduction of human health threats due to temperature
variability.
HS8 Local capacity- building in human health care.
Montevideo Sustainable Program
Participation in the Emerging and Sustainable
Cities Initiative (IADB)
Rapid assessment of Montevideo
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY &
CLIMATE CHANGE
URBAN
SUSTAINABILITY
WATER
LAND USE
SANITATION
URBAN
INEQUALITY
SOLID WASTES
ENERGY
AIR QUALITY
GREENHOUSE
GASES
FISCAL
SUSTAINABILITY &
GOVERNANCE
PARTICIPATORY
MANAGEMENT
TRANSPORTATION
MODERN PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT
COMPETITIVENESS
TRANSPARENCY
EMPLOYMENT
TAX AND FINANCIAL
AUTONOMY
CONNECTIVITY
NOISE
EDUCATION
VULNERABILITY TO
NATURAL
DISASTERS
SECURITY
HEALTH
EXPENDITURE
MANAGEMENT
DEBT
Montevideo Sustainable Program
Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative
Floods and Climate Change
Priority areas for intervention
Montevideo Sustainable Program
Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative
Poverty and informal settlements (slums)
Solid Wastes Coverage
Rapid territorial
assessment
Main Challenges in
Montevideo
Indicators in critical areas of
Montevideo
URBAN INEQUALIITY
URBAN INEQUALITY
SECURITY
SECURITY
SOLID WASTES
SOLID WASTES
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
WATER AND
WATER AND
SANITATION
SANITATION
“City within a City”: critical social areas with high infraestructure
deficiencies, socio-spatial fragmentation and poverty.
Montevideo Sustainable Program
Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (IADB)
Identifying solutions: Integrated actions
Example: Casavalle (VIDEO)
Building a sustainable Montevideo
Multidisciplinary Integrated Strategic Actions with a
Territorial Approach
Thank you for your attention!
GABRIELLA FEOLA
Director
Environmental Quality and Control Services
Government of Montevideo
gabriella.feola@imm.gub.uy