This month, Global Shield Secretariat’s In-Country Lead for Latin America Ines Perez Martinez, Global Shield Advisor Dr. Andrea Miranda Aviles, and the Secretariat’s Deputy Director Katia Goertz traveled from Germany to Peru for a special event celebrating the launch of Peru’s Request for Support to the Global Shield. This event was the culmination of months of close collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and other key national institutions and stakeholders.
In February of this year, the team was also in Lima for intensive consultations focused on strengthening the country’s approach to climate risk and disaster resilience with a series of high-level engagements with key international partners and national institutions. Meetings with the World Bank, GIZ (Germany’s development agency) and United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction highlighted both progress and persistent challenges. Discussions emphasized the need to address gaps in data systems, institutional coordination, and risk financing. Partners shared ongoing initiatives, including efforts to centralize social protection data and develop disaster loss tracking systems, underscoring the importance of collaboration in building effective solutions.
As the mission progressed, attention turned to refining a prioritization matrix and identifying actionable recommendations. Engagements with organizations such as the French Development Agency and World Food Program showcased opportunities for innovative approaches to financial inclusion and insurance for underserved groups, including solutions designed to enhance resilience at the municipal level.
The second half of the mission focused on close collaboration with Peru’s Ministry of Environment (MINAM). Through a series of technical working sessions together with Peru’s Support Structure consultants, Perez Martinez and Dr. Aviles supported the development of a Request for Support (RfS) to the Global Shield, aligning identified gaps with concrete actions. These discussions brought together technical teams and senior leadership, ensuring alignment across institutional levels.
A key outcome was the emphasis on anchoring the RfS in Peru’s updated climate commitments and shifting focus toward climate-related loss and damage. Strengthening institutional leadership, enhancing cross-ministerial coordination, and promoting inclusive, climate-centered approaches emerged as central priorities. By the conclusion of the mission, a refined RfS draft was prepared for review and approval by national authorities. Peru officially submitted its RfS in March—marking an important step toward advancing climate resilience in the country and laying the groundwork for June’s launch celebration.
As stated by the Director General of Climate Change and Desertification, Jessica Moscoso, during her opening remarks in June: “this Request for Support is not just a technical document; it is a strategic tool to guide concrete interventions to contribute to strengthen fiscal, social and institutional resilience against climate risks.” As Global Shield Financing Vehicles and strategic partners in the Coordination Hub start to prepare their proposals for how they could respond to Peru’s RfS, Moscoso reaffirmed MINAM’s directive for implementing efforts to be designed to support those most at risk.
To access Spanish and English language copies of both the Gap Analysis and the Request for Support, visit the Peru Country Page on our website.