Sustainable Mountain Conservation Initiative in Peru

Paul Duclos from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru is leading efforts to coordinate the Andean Mountain Initiative, aimed at conserving mountain ecosystems, addressing climate change risks, and supporting sustainable development goals in the region. Peru's rich mountain resources provide water, energy, and biodiversity crucial for its environment and economy. Through partnerships with organizations like the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Peru is working on a comprehensive action plan to safeguard its mountains and empower local communities.

• Sustainable development
• Mountain conservation
• Climate change
• Peru
• Andean Mountain Initiative

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1. Personal presentation Paul Duclos Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru paulduclos1@gmail.com IPROMO Mountains in a changing climate: Threats, challenges and opportunities 28 September-09 October 2020

2. Education Law, Catholic University of Peru LLM University of Nottingham M.A. International Relations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Employment and main activities Diplomat in the Peruvian Embassies in Japan, India, the Netherlands and in the Mission of Peru of the United Nations (Political and security issues) Director of Environment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. Other interests (volunteer work, hobbies etc.) Sports: Football and badmington. Reading History and Astronomy

4. Peru seeks to assume the coordination of the Andean Mountain Initiative for the years 2021 and 2022. This initiative was created in 2017 by the seven South American countries of the Andes: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, with the objective of strengthening a regional space to conserve mountains and promote a better diagnosis of risks and vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change, while promoting their sustainable conjunction with compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda . Presentation Presentation of a project of a project you are you are working on working on development in

5. Presentation of a project you Presentation of a project you are working on are working on Mountains represent 35% of the entire surface of the country, and provide water for 26% of the area planted in the mountains and 68% of the coast. Also, 53% of the electrical energy consumed by the country is generated by hydroelectric plants, mountains. Peru also concentrates 71% of the tropical glaciers in the world and, at present, there is a worrying retreat of these glaciers, since in the last 30 years 22% of their surface has been lost. located in the

6. We are in the process of developing a comprehensive plan of action in order to be shared with the Andean countries, including the protection of the Andean forests and the promotion of the population inthese areas. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) provides financial support for activities related to the mountains program to the NGO CONDESAN (IAM Technical Secretariat). Presentation of a Presentation of a project you are project you are working on working on