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Agricultural NAMA: in the context of the Costa Rican Climate Change Strategy and the Hemispheric Cooperation. Daniela Medina Hidalgo Specialist in Information and Knowledge Management Agriculture Natural Resources and Climate Change Program Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Luis Zamora Quiros National Coffee Manager Ministry of Agriculture Costa Rica

Medina. Zamora Agricultural NAMA in Costa Rica july 2012

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Page 1: Medina. Zamora Agricultural NAMA in Costa Rica july 2012

Agricultural NAMA: in the context of the Costa Rican Climate Change Strategy

and the Hemispheric Cooperation.

Daniela Medina Hidalgo Specialist in Information and Knowledge Management

Agriculture Natural Resources and Climate Change Program

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

Luis Zamora Quiros National Coffee Manager

Ministry of Agriculture

Costa Rica

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The Bases for Mitigation Action in Costa Rica

1990 Forestry Law and establishment of FONAFIFO ( National Forestry Financing Fund) and the Payment for Environmental Services Program (PES).

Opportunities for the agricultural sector to include agro forestry in PES schemes. (coffee and livestock)

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The Bases for Mitigation Action in Costa Rica

2009 National Climate Change Strategy

The ambitious goal to achieve carbon neutrality in 2021 in the context of eco competitiveness.

National Agenda

International Agenda

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National Mitigation Objectives

Two main goals.

The development of metrics: Verifiable and reliable quantification systems.

Capacity and technology development: Efficiency in the implementation measures.

• PES • C Neutral Trademark • Official Markets CDM • Voluntary Markets

Development of Carbon Markets

• Reforestation • Agro forestry Systems • Avoided Deforestation • Natural Regeneration

CO2 Sequestration

• Energy, Transportation, Solid Wastes, Industry, Agriculture, Land Management, Tourism

GHG Reduction

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A Leading National Institution

Coordinate the establishment of sectoral action plans

Articulate initiatives in the bigger context of the national strategy .

Strengthening Synergies

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Climate Change Objectives in the National Policy for the Agricultural Sector

Promote Intersectoral efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Achieve excellence in the agro environmental management.

Support sustainability in the production processes, allowing greater differentiation of the national exportable supply in world markets.

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Planning Mitigation Actions: The Coffee Sector as a Starting Point

Agriculture represents 32,5 % of the national exports, form which coffee is responsible for 9,2%

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The Coffee Sector (Distribution of production)

FUENTE: ICAFE, Distribucción de la Nómina por área Cafetalera, Cosecha 10-11

90.000 Ha.

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50.671 Producers

172 Processing Plants

57 Exporters

32 Toasters

172

57

32

Beneficios

Exportadores

Tostadores

8% Costa Rican Labor

Force

4 Unions

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NAMA: setting the first experiences trough the Coffee Sector

A model for the whole agricultural sector

Institutional support (ICAFE).

The potential to coordinate with other mitigation initiatives like PES.

Considerable impact in relation to total the emissions generated by the agricultural sector.

Practical examples like the carbon neutrality certification obtain by Coopedota.

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Organizations involved in the process

Public Sector

NAMA Development and Implementation

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Environment

ICAFE

INTECO

Private Sector

Development of Pilot experiences

Coopedota

CO2.cr

Academy Research Development

CATIE

UNA

INCAE

Regional

Cooperation Knowledge Sharing

and Up scaling IICA

PROMECAFE

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Main Components needed to develop and implement NAMAs

Knowledge Management (develop, systematize and

share)

Development and validation of MRV methodologies (Research Centers, National Institutions)

Development of Pilot Projects ( Private Sector, Cooperatives, Trade Associations)

Institutional Articulation (Donors, Cooperation Agencies National Institutions, Cooperatives, Exporters)

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Key constraints identified so far in the process

Technical and Financial Support.

Clarity and more information of key aspects in the process, like MRV methodologies.

How to link and develop operational schemes to integrate NAMAs with local carbon markets and other mitigation actions like PES.

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National Level International Level

Develop NAMAs for: Livestock, Sugar Cane, Rice, Banana and Pineapple. Prioritized for their impact (GHG emissions ) and the existing institutional backstopping.

Sharing experiences with other countries, trough IICA´s cooperation schemes and regional platforms.

Up scaling the NAMA experience of the coffee sector