#theme:cc_population

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Colombia as a country belonging to the Parties not included in Annex I, presents its Second National Communication (SCN). One of the most relevant results that showed the analysis is that Colombia accounts for 0.37% of global CO2 emissions in 2004, very small share in global emissions but does not exclude the effects of climate change. The Second National Communication, is discussed in seven chapters: 1 National Circumstances: The main features of the country. 2 National Inventory of Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases 2000 and 2004: results of the analysis of each sector. 3 Mitigation: policies, plans, programs and sectoral projects and national mitigation. 4 Vulnerability: sensitivity, exposure, impact, vulnerability and risk. 5 Adaptation: strategic adaptation to climate change and the main actions to be developed. 6 Education Strategy 7 Needs

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This strategy was carried out under the Second National Communication under the leadership of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies IDEAM and the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development. The national strategy is the result of an intersectoral and interagency consultation involving the "National Table of Article 6 of the UNFCCC", comprising public and private research institutes, civil society organizations and academia, among others. The aim of the strategy is to establish guidelines for the implementation of programs and projects that promote access to information, public awareness, training, education, research and participation, to assist in building local capacity, regional and national levels on the issue of climate change.