Guidelines for the potential implementation of the technical guidance on comprehensive risk assessment and planning in the context of climate change in planning instruments in Colombia

This report sets out the main findings, recommendations and a roadmap for a potential implementation of the "Technical Guidance on Comprehensive Risk Assessment in the Context of Climate Change" in Colombia. It is divided into seven chapters, including the introduction. The second chapter explains the context in which the feasibility analysis for the potential implementation of the Guidance in Colombia was conducted. The third chapter describes information sources and methodologies employed, and the fourth presents a summary of the guidelines, principles, phases, and methods proposed in the Guidance and applicable to risk management in the context of climate change.

Chapters 5 to 7 set out the findings. Chapter 5 provides an overview of the inclusion of the principles of the Guidance in legislation and guides on the formulation of planning instruments. Chapter 6 presents the results from the classification of territorial entities (departments, municipalities, districts, and indigenous territories), according to their DRM capacities, and the capacity building strategy developed under the consultancy. Lastly, Chapter 7 summarises the main lessons learned from the process.