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Ecuador First NDC, Nationally Determined Contribution,Adaptation Communication from Ecuador in 2019
The Organic law on Energy Efficiency aims to establish a legal framework and operating regime of the National Energy Efficiency System - SNEE, and promote the efficient, rational and sustainable use of energy in all its forms, in order to increase the country's energy security; by being more efficient, increasing energy productivity, promoting the competitiveness of the na...
The objective of the National Plan for Disaster Response is to guarantee attention to the population affected by dangerous, natural or anthropogenic events, with the establishment of procedures and protocols, generating adequate coordination and inter-institutional coordination. The plan notably focuses on natural disasters as flood and drought. Specific objectives are 1) ...
Targets (15)
Request to download all target data (.csv)- 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.