La Antigua, Guatemala - From March 5 – 7, Guatemala became the epicentre for climate collaboration between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean. Representatives from the 33 member countries gathered at the Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española in Antigua for the Annual Meeting of Euroclima, the European Union’s flagship programme to combat climate change and protect biodiversity in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regions. It brings Euroclima stakeholders together to review the achievements of the past year and discuss priority actions for 2024.

The Annual Meeting of the Euroclima Programme in Guatemala is a key opportunity to review methodologies, share lessons learned and chart new sectoral objectives and timelines for achieving the core purpose of the programme – contributing to a green and just transition for Latin America and the Caribbean; a transition towards circular economies that are carbon-neutral, resilient, risk-assessed, integrated with nature, sustainable, inclusive, and equitable.

“The consequences of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are becoming increasingly serious. During the EU-CELAC Summit in July 2023, the European Union and our Latin American and Caribbean partners committed to boost efforts to tackle this global challenge together. That is why we are widening both the geographic and thematic scope of the Euroclima Programme to confront this existential threat to life on our planet,” affirmed European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen.