Environmental Management of the Ecuadorian Public Sector in the Fight Against Climate Change

The objective of this article is to present Ecuador’s government efforts in the fight against climate change. In this case, the regulations, entities, and programs are identified accordingly. Regarding the methodology, it is framed as a documentary study, of descriptive scope, and with a mixed approach. The main sources of information are official pages and documents. The main conclusion is that there is an almost universal commitment to fight climate change through the 2030 Agenda and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) program. In Ecuador, the current national constitution, the national development plan 2021–2025 (ecological transition axis,) the National Plan for adaptation to climate change PNACC, the REDD + Action Plan Reduction of emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation, Ecuador’s Zero Carbon Program (PECC), the National Transition Plan toward Decarbonization, are channeled through the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAAT). In 2019 it presented its first contribution to the NDC 2020–2025. The Fourth National Communication and the Second Biennial Update Report of Ecuador (2022) specify the progress made toward the fulfillment of objectives and principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At the provincial level, the Consortium of Provincial Autonomous Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE), has been developing the “Provincial Action against Climate Change” project since November 2016.