K'atun National Development Plan: Our Guatemala 2032 (CONADUR) [Plan Nacional de Desarrollo K’atun: Nuestra Guatemala 2032 (CONADUR)]

The K'atun National Development Plan establishes a long-term governance framework for sustainable development, grounded in Maya cosmology and structured around a 20-year K’atun cycle. Its core climate change and energy transition elements encompass two prioritised strategic axes: adaptation and mitigation to climate change, and conservation and sustainable use of forests and biodiversity for adaptation and mitigation. The Plan mandates the stabilisation of national per capita CO₂-equivalent emissions at 2.5 tonnes and aims to enhance adaptive capacity and resilience of both ecosystems and vulnerable populations, particularly through integrated water resource management, disaster risk reduction, and food security interventions. It sets quantified targets including the maintenance of at least 29% of national territory under natural forest cover, the establishment of 2.6% forest plantation cover, the achievement of zero net deforestation within core protected areas, and the reduction of species classified as at risk of extinction to below 14%. Implementation prioritises community-based participation, the integration of ancestral knowledge, and the strengthening of the Sistema Guatemalteco de Áreas Protegidas (SIGAP), targeting a management effectiveness score exceeding 600 points. The Plan further promotes climate-resilient agricultural productivity through the expansion of efficient irrigation systems on high-potential lands and facilitates economic benefits via carbon credit mechanisms. These objectives are operationalised through the national planning system (Sistema de Consejos de Desarrollo Urbano y Rural), which coordinates public investment, policy alignment, and territorial governance to address structural inequalities and environmental vulnerabilities.