This presentation was delivered as part of the "Developing Building Blocks of a Global Mitigation Architecture" workshop series.

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Bonn, 8 June 2013
Andreas Nieters, GIZ
Niedrigemissionsland (NEL)
Supporting Carbon Neutrality Costa Rica as
Low Emission Development Modell
Coordination and Cooperation and Learning from Lessons
Experiences from national processes in Costa Rica

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Title
Supporting Carbon Neutrality Costa
Rica as Low Emission Development
Modell - Experiences from national
processes in Costa Rica
Target Country Costa Rica
Implemented by GIZ
Picture
Goals and main activities
• Building up institutional capacities
• Developing action plans in chosen sectors and two NAMA’s
• Reduce emissions in chosen sectors with scaling up potential
• Implement promotion and communication concepts
• Describe Costa Rica concept as a model for other countries
• exchange of experiences in the region
• 3,5 years (11/2011 – 04/2015)

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Sectors 2005 2021*
Sub-sectors and
focus areas Reduction
goals
Reduction
(Gg or
kton)
Energy (transport) 5.695,4 13200
68% transport, 18% industry,
4% thermic 25% 3300
Industry 672,5 1000 Cement Industry 10% 100
Agriculture 4.603,9 5300
54% nitrogen, 46% methane:
89% for cattle, 11% rice,
agricultural waste burning and
grass burnings
25% 1325
Waste
Management
1.320,9 2200
methane (50-50% landfills and
waste water) 50% 1100
total emissions
(Mio tCO2e) 12.292,6 21.700 5.825
CO2 storage
(forestry) (3.506,7) (15.900)
total balance 8.786
5.800
Carbon Neutrality 2021 – how does it works …
Carbon Neutrality 2021

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Panorama in beginning 2012 – many player, less coordination
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Organizing different interests of local partners and doner
in strategic work packages, coordinated by working groups …
1) Capacity Development
• AECID – National Climate Strategy (ENCC), Action Plan Climate
• BMU/IKI - Programa Acción Clima (NEL)
2) MRV
• US Dptm.- Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS)
• UNDP/RISO
3) Market Mechanism
• WB - Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR)
4) Agriculture
• UNDP/PNUMA - Facilitating Implementation and Readiness for Mitigation (FIRM)
• UNDP/LECB - Low-Emission Capacity Building – Costa Rica
• BID-FOMIN – Coffee Sector (in negotiation)
5) Transport
• BID-GEF - Sustainable Urban Mobility Program (in negotiation)
6) Waste
• Canada, CCAP – Waste NAMA (in negotiation)
8) Energy
• BMZ – 4E, Erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz (Regionalvorhaben)
9) Adaptation
• BMU/IKI – Adaptation to climate change of Biodiversity in coastal and marine zones (BIOMARCC)
• BMZ – REDD+ (Regionalvorhaben)
Plataforma
ClimaTICA

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NAMA
NAMA Café - Costa Rica is a small country but a big laboratory
• Coordination: Coffee NAMA Taskforce - Ministry of Agriculture (MAG),
Institute of coffee, producer cooperatives, research institutes, banks,
• Strategy: Coffee NAMA as a model for banana, pineapple and cattle
• International Cooperation: BMU/IKI, FIRM, UNDP/LECB, LEDS,
• Financing:
• Support IDB/ FOMIN (Multilateral Investment Fund, 1,0 Mio U$)
• Linkage to National Budget 2014 – as Pilot project for PND 14-18,
• NAMA Funding (CCAP Meeting 05/13)
• Processes: Coffee sector mainstreams “C-Neutral Norm” , MRV
• Learning process: exchange in regional and international meetings
Plataforma
ClimaTICA

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Industries and
Associations
International
Cooperation
Inter-ministerial
Management
Project
Management
Unit
Programa
ACCIÓN Clima
AED
CICR
Aliarse
CCRNS
Dos Pinos
FIFCO
DOLE
IDB
AECID/España
PMR/WB
FIRM/UNEPIDB/Fomin
LECB/UNDP
CCAP
4E/BMZ
TF: Transport
TF: Coffee TF: Waste
TF: Cattle
Plataforma
ClimaTICA
HOLCIM
TF Planning
TF: Finance
TF: Housing
LEDS

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Casa de Cambio Climático
Project Management Unit DCC/ GIZ
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DCC/ MINAE
BMU/IKI/GIZ
“Climate Conference Center” (50m2)
Sponsored by private companies
PMR/WB
PNUD/RISÖ

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Some next steps …
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• Organize MRV processes in a national management system
• Organizing Round Tables “Green Economy” to develop
and strengthen voluntary industrial sector goals,
• Development of a monitoring system for “climate
indicators" for the National Development Plan (PND - Plan
Nacional de Desarrollo 2014-18) in cooperation with the
Ministry of Planning,
• Mainstreaming green fiscal policy, green procurement, in
cooperation with Housing Ministry and BMZ/CEPAL
Plataforma
ClimaTICA

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Carbon Neutrality Costa Rica -
a model for Low Emission Development
… thank you for your attention!
Andreas Nieters
Andreas.nieters@giz.de