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This action plan supports the implementation of national commitments regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation. It further seeks to increase national climate ambition through the reduction of social and gender inequalities. Its main objective is to mainstream gender and intercultural perspectives in climate change management through empowering women to take decisi...
The National Policy for Sustainable Urban Mobility (PNMUS) 2023–2030 provides a strategic framework to address the environmental, economic, and social challenges of current mobility systems in Ecuador. Guided by the Constitution, the Organic Law on Land Transport, Traffic, and Road Safety, and international commitments such as the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Su...
The National Adaptation Plan seeks to integrate adaptation into territorial planning. It utilizes the climate risk analyses of the sectors it has prioritized for adaptation to establish corresponding guidelines and directives for mitigation measures. These sectors are natural and hydro heritage, health, human settlements, and productive and strategic sectors – among which ...
Targets (8)
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- 10% less GHG emissions from agricultural lands which use fertilisers, as a result of alternative, less polluting fertilisers by 2013 against a 2009 baselineAgriculture: Agriculture · Target year: 2013Source: National Strategy on Climate Change 2012-2025 (Ministerial Accord No. 095)
- 40% less cases of malaria derived in large part from climate changes consequences by 2013 against a 2009 baselineHealth: Adaptation · Target year: 2013Source: National Strategy on Climate Change 2012-2025 (Ministerial Accord No. 095)
- 35% of households will live in housing that is inadequate for resist climate change impacts or is in disaster risk areas by 2013 against a 2009 baselineDisaster Risk Management (Drm): Disaster Preparedness · Target year: 2013Source: National Strategy on Climate Change 2012-2025 (Ministerial Accord No. 095)
- At least 100,000 hectares of native species vegetation are recovered through restoration and reforestation by 2013 against a 2009 baselineLULUCF: Afforestation · Target year: 2013Source: National Strategy on Climate Change 2012-2025 (Ministerial Accord No. 095)
- 20,000 hectares of native vegetation are reforested or restores for carbon storage purposes by 2013 against a 2009 baselineLULUCF: Afforestation · Target year: 2013Source: National Strategy on Climate Change 2012-2025 (Ministerial Accord No. 095)
Legislative Process
Ecuador’s Constitution is “the supreme law of the land and prevails over any other legal regulatory framework. The standards and acts of public power must be upheld in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution; otherwise, they shall not be legally binding” (Article 424). The body in charge of controlling, constitutionally interpreting and administering justice is the Constitutional Court, which enjoys administrative and financial autonomy.