COMISION INTERDISCIPLINARIA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE (CIMA)

Comisión Interdisciplinaria de Medio Ambiente (CIMA) was founded in 1995, and in it's forming years worked to raise awareness and push for environmental action locally in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, and is the author of two Municipal Ordinances to protect trees and wooded areas, reduce and collect solid waste as well as cleaning up the Luján River. The organization has been active at creating engagement among the public, making printed publications and publishing articles and opinion pieces in news papers, participating in radio programs and interviews with 3 television networks, talks at primary and secondary schools, as well as hosting seminars, fx 14 workshops in different Argentine provinces and environmental conferences. CIMA is a founding member of the Foro del Buen Ayre along with about 20 other Argentinian CSO's, and CIMA is in charge of the Secretariat to this date. Founding member in 1998 of the Climate Acton Network Latin America (CAN-LA), which currently organizes several CSOs in the region: has exercised Regional Coordination in various periods and currently exercises Alternate Regional Coordination: has organized several national and international events in person and virtual. The organization is a member of the COMMISSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CCCADS), which is part of the Civil Society Consultative Council (CCSC), a consulting body of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic. Through Foro del Buen Ayre who formed the Coordinating Committee of the Building Bridges Initiative which organized NGO networks, platforms and forums for Latin America and the Caribbean to act and influence the global problem of climate change. National and international dissemination on the World Summits on Climate Change: host of COP4 and COP10 in Buenos Aires. Face-to-face and virtual participation in several international COPs.