The Paris Agreement and its implications for environmental auditing in Peru
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Yesterday, the event «The Paris Agreement on Climate Change and its implications for environmental auditing in Peru» was held at the Country Club Hotel in San Isidro. This meeting was organized by the Environmental Evaluation and Enforcement Agency (OEFA) and the Commission for Educational Exchange between Peru and the United States of America (Fulbright Peru).
The event was attended by María Luisa Egúsquiza, President of the Board of Directors of OEFA; Henry Harman, Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission of Peru; Gabriel Quijandría, Vice Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of Environment; María Elena Gutiérrez, Research Manager of Libélula and Julia Urrunaga Pasco Font Director, Peru Programs at Environmental Investigation Agency.
Vice-Minister Gabriel Quijandría began his presentation by stressing that the main problem with climate change is that it puts us in uncertainty. He also pointed out that multilateralism has gained momentum thanks to the mandates and there is a desire to make economies more sustainable. He also indicated that: “Despite the signs of exhaustion, the countries of the world want to take their economies to more sustainable scenarios,” he said.
He also indicated that the main contribution of Andean culture is the ingenious management of space to face the effects of climate and that it is up to us to reconnect with the logic of climate management in order to identify opportunities. “Climate change presents opportunities to advance our country economically, especially in the forestry sector,» he said.
María Elena Gutiérrez, Libélula's research manager, also participated in the event, acknowledging the role played by the Ministry of the Environment in COP 20 and emphasizing that the business sector will be decisive in implementing international agreements.
María Elena explained that the increase in temperature generates social impacts and that Peru depends on glaciers. “Last century, the temperature of the planet increased by 0.85°C, if we continue on the same path, we will exceed two degrees and ecosystems will be strongly affected,” she warned.
He stressed that the first action of the next government is to ratify the Paris Agreement to mark our climate leadership in the world and urged attendees to start changing consumption habits: “Every decision does have an influence, it depends on us to meet the goal of not exceeding two degrees,” he concluded.
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