Local agendas for tackling climate change: Comparative analysis of the Municipalities of Concepción and Caleta Tortel in Chile

Abstract

The Network of Municipalities in the face of Climate Change has turned out to be a space where municipalities can seek support and guidance, to work on mitigation and adaptation areas of their locality. In this sense, the proposal of a climate change program composed of nine thematic areas has been of primary concern, considering that not all municipalities work the program in its entirety. Against this, only two municipalities are prominent for developing the nine thematic areas: the Municipality of Concepción and the Municipality of Caleta Tortel. The research results in the fact that the political and the technical factors turn out to be the common point of both municipalities and that these can influence the number of thematic areas reached.