February 20, 2014 -
Ottawa, Ontario - Environment Canada - Today,
Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced $2.5 million
towards the establishment of the Canada-Mexico
Climate Change Cooperation Platform, a project
funded through the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) in Mexico as part of Canada's
$1.2 billion Fast Start Financing. This
project was highlighted by Prime Minister
Stephen Harper following the North American
Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico on February
19, 2014.
Canada and Mexico share
a strong record of collaboration on climate
change, and have jointly implemented a number
of climate change projects. Canada continues
to engage with Mexico through the North
American Commission for Environmental Cooperation,
the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and
the Global Methane Initiative on important
climate change initiatives.
Quick Facts
Expected areas of focus under the Canada-Mexico
Climate Change Cooperation Platform include:
strengthening Mexico's national capacity
to carry out climate modelling and analysis
evaluating national, state, and regional
vulnerability to climate change
strengthening cooperation between Mexico
and other Latin American and Caribbean countries
on mitigation and adaptation to climate
change
developing a national climate finance tracking
scheme and the development of a virtual
platform to track and report on climate
financing
The establishment of the Canada-Mexico Climate
Change Cooperation Platform is part of Canada's
Fast-Start Financing commitment under the
Copenhagen Accord to provide $1.2 billion
in new and additional financing to support
climate change action in over 60 countries.
Canada's Fast-Start Financing investment
is now delivering positive results and will
continue to roll out at the project level
for several years to come.
Quotes
"Canada and Mexico have a proud and
established record of collaboration to strengthen
and protect our North American environment.
Our bilateral engagement with Mexico, including
our trilateral work with the United States
through the Commission for Environmental
Cooperation, has proven to be a catalyst
for strengthening partnerships and producing
strong results for North America's environment."
- The Honourable Leona
Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister
of the Canadian Northern Economic Development
Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council.
