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suswatch square logoSUSWATCH is a network of more than 94 civil society organizations in Latin America, and it was established in 2003. Members of SUSWATCH work within the areas of environment, climate change and gender.

SUSWATCH has been a Southern Voices partner since June 2011.

SUSWATCH’s work on climate change
SUSWATCH has been following the international negotiations related to climate change since COP 14. It has also followed the process of the Millennium Development Goals, and currently the definition of the Post 2015 Agenda.

The work of the network has made it possible to influence different policies at the national, regional (mainly Central America) and international level.

Advocacy and Joint Principles for Adaptation
As SUSWATCH works at different levels, there is no one specific policy target. At the international level, its work is focusing on the UNFCCC, mostly following adaptation and loss & damage which are important aspects for the Latin American region.

At the regional level, the aim is to influence the different policies of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and its different bodies, related to environment and development; and at the national level, every focal point chooses its own priority topic or policy to work with.

SUSWATCH performs the regional facilitation of the SVA initiative; therefore, its efforts are focusing on accompanying the work of the national networks, as well as on promoting the PCA in Latin America as a tool to enhance the national frameworks related to climate change.

Key achievements from advocacy work
In Latin America, SUSWATCH is recognized as one of the few networks of the region that follows and influences the international processes related to climate change and sustainable development.

At the regional level, SUSWATCH has been seeking to strengthen alliances of civil society organizations working within climate change, environment, risk management and sustainable energy. This has allowed views from civil society organization to reach regional policies, such as the Framework law on climate change and the regional strategy on climate and environment.

At the national level, for example in Nicaragua, SUSWATCH has been promoting the development of a general law on climate change.

Contact

Logo CentroHumboldt small  SUSWATCH Latin America
Regional Facilitator: Centro Alexander von Humboldt
Barrio Largaespada, Busto José Martí 5 cuadras este. Apartado Postal 768
Managua, Nicaragua
Ph: (+505) 22487149 /50 /51
Web

Regional Network Facilitator
Ms. Tania Guillén
E-mail 
   
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SUSWATCH Bolivia
c/o LIDEMA
Liga de Defensa del Medio Ambiente
La Paz, Bolivia
 
Focal Point, National Platform:
Ms. Jenny Gruenberger
E-mail  Web
   
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SUSWATCH Guatemala
c/o Fundación Solar
Guatemala 2011 5ta Calle 17-10 zona 15, Vista Hermosa I, Colonia el Maestro II, Guatemala, C.A.
Ph: 23691181 - 23694402
 
Focal Point, National Platform:
Ms. Vivian Lanuza
E-mail  Web
   
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SUSWATCH Honduras
c/o ACICAFOC
Asociación Coordinadora Indígena y Campesina de Agroforestería Comunitaria Centroamericana
P. O. Box: 2089-1002, San José, Costa Rica.
 
Focal Point, National Platform:
Ms. Lily Mejía
E-mail  Web
   
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SUSWATCH Nicaragua
c/o Centro Humboldt
Barrio Largaespada, Busto José Martí 5 cuadras este. Apartado Postal 768
Managua, Nicaragua
 
Focal Point, National Platform:
Ms. Libby Canales Barquero
E-mail  Web

Publications

"Global processes on sustainable development: Post 2015 Development Agenda (MDG1) and Post Rio+20 (SDG2)"

"Balance of Results from COP 14 (Poland) COP 15 (Copenhagen), COP 16 (Cancun), COP 17 (Durban) and COP 18 (Doha)"

"Adaptative Resilience and Technological Syncretism: Adaptation to Climate Change"

"Practical Guidelines: Implementation of Early Warning Systems with Renewable Energy Sources"

"Practical Guidelines: Construction and maintenance of cisterns to capture and store rainwater"

"Adaptation of Energy Sector to Climate Change"

"Impacts of climate change in agriculture in Central America and family basic grain production"

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