Updated Sectoral Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Plan for the Infrastructure Sector
Start Date:
07/01/2026
End Date:
2029
Description
Chile's Sectoral Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Plan for the infrastructure sector, approved through Supreme Decree No. 167 of the Ministry of Public Works, establishes measures to develop climate-resilient public infrastructure, adapt territories and communities to climate change impacts, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with Chile's carbon-neutrality commitments. The Plan comprises eight strategic lines and fifteen measures concerning resilient designs, nature-based solutions, water infrastructure for human consumption, infrastructure conservation and improvement, construction and demolition waste management, efficient use of water and energy, carbon-footprint measurement and management, capacity building, governance, monitoring, and evaluation. Its actions are implemented during the period ending in 2029.