Project name: Catalonia for the Amazon: Climate Justice and Equality

Related ICLEI pathways:
Based on Nature
Equitable and people-centred

Project description:

The project Catalonia for the Amazon: Climate Justice and Equality This is an international cooperation initiative that brings together Catalonia, the state of Amapá (Brazil), and the department of Guaviare (Colombia) to strengthen climate governance in Amazonian territories. The project promotes the exchange of experiences, technical cooperation, and the strengthening of the institutional capacities of subnational governments, contributing to the development of strategies focused on climate justice, gender equality, and sustainable development.

Throughout its implementation, territorial and institutional diagnoses, capacity-building workshops, working groups, technical exchanges, methodological tools, and spaces for dialogue between governments, experts, and partners will be developed. These activities will support the construction of more inclusive public policies and the strengthening of international cooperation among the participating territories.

In addition to technical actions, the project also invests in communication and advocacy to increase the visibility of Amazonian experiences in national and international spaces. Its products include a communication and advocacy strategy, a toolkit for climate governance, and the Amazon Voices material, which will gather stories and experiences from the people involved in the initiative.

Components:

• Territorial and institutional diagnosis;
• Development of the Amazon-Catalonia Toolkit for Fair and Inclusive Climate Governance;
• Capacity building and technical assistance;
• Territorial workshops and exchange between Catalonia, Amapá and Guaviare;
• Working Group on Climate Diplomacy;
• Pilot project development;
• Communication and Advocacy Strategy;
• Production of the documentary Amazon Voices;
• Monitoring, evaluation and systematization of results.

Implementation period:
From January to December 2026.

Funders:

• Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD);
• Generalitat of Catalonia.

Implementing organizations:

The project is implemented by ICLEI South America, in partnership with ICLEI Colombia, working in an integrated manner with the governments of the state of Amapá and the department of Guaviare, as well as partner institutions from both territories.

The implementation combines technical cooperation, institutional strengthening, coordination among subnational governments, and the promotion of climate diplomacy, bringing together different actors to develop solutions focused on climate justice, gender equality, and territorial governance.

Territory(ies) where it will be implemented:

• State of Amapá (Brazil);
• Department of Guaviare (Colombia);
• Catalonia (Spain), as a partner territory for international cooperation.