Valparaíso approves draft climate plan and opens public consultation

The Regional Government of Valparaíso approved the preliminary draft of the Regional Climate Change Action Plan (PARCC) for the Valparaíso Region and submitted it for public consultation for a period of 30 business days, through exempt resolution No. 31/4/1543, issued on November 2, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette No. 44,596 on November 11, 2026, Section I, pages 1 to 5 (CVE 2900984). The instrument will define the objectives and tools for climate management at the regional and communal scales, with effects on municipalities, companies, and communities throughout the territory.

The act is based on Law No. 21,455, the Framework Law on Climate Change, whose Article 11 assigns the preparation of these plans to the Regional Committees for Climate Change, while Supreme Decree No. 16 of 2023, from the Ministry of the Environment, regulates the procedure in its Title V and establishes in Article 57 that the approval of the preliminary draft is formalized by a resolution of the committee. The same law sets the horizon for greenhouse gas emissions neutrality by 2050 at the latest.

A process initiated in 2024 with university technical support

The procedure began with exempt resolution No. 2,065 of 2024, from the Regional Government of Valparaíso, published in the Official Gazette on December 11, 2024, which called upon State Administration bodies to collaborate as assistants. The composition of the regional committee was updated through exempt resolution No. 1,371 of 2025.

To prepare the diagnosis, the Regional Government contracted the University of Chile, through the Center for Research, Development and Innovation of Structures and Materials (IDIEM), via public tender ID 836-12-LP25, within the framework of Basic Study BIP Code 40066697-0, formalized by exempt resolution No. 31/2/2/1252, dated August 19, 2025.

The preliminary draft was agreed upon by the Regional Committee for Climate Change in its Session No. 3/2026, on October 14, 2026, according to Minutes No. 3/2026, incorporated into the public file of the instrument and the National Information Access System on Climate Change. The text bears the signature of the regional governor, Rodrigo Mundaca Cabrera.

Thirty business days and eight provincial workshops

Any person or group may submit reasoned written observations during the 30 business days following publication, through the platform www.parccvalparaiso.cl or in person at the Registry Office of the Regional Government of Valparaíso, at Blanco 1791, Valparaíso. The full text and its public file will be available on the same website.

The dissemination includes provincial workshops, all from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM:

• Rapa Nui: November 12, 2026, Katipare Center, Te Pito o te Henua (s/n).
• Cartagena: November 17, Senior Citizen Hall, Av. Cartagena N°537.
• Limache: November 18, Consistorial Building, Av. Palmita Sur N°340.
• Putaendo: November 19, Prof. Bernardo Parra Leiva Cultural Center, Av. Bernardo O’Higgins N°35.
• Valparaíso: November 20, La Nave Building, Calle Serrano N°580.
• Petorca: November 24, Petorca Mining Association Headquarters, Calle Costanera (s/n).
• Calle Larga: November 25, Pedro Aguirre Cerda Cultural Center, Av. Pedro Aguirre Cerda N°101.
• La Cruz: November 26, Rolando Arcos Community Development Center, Av. 21 de Mayo N°5470.

Provincial open houses are added, along with a differentiated workshop for representatives of indigenous peoples during November 2026 and a telematic workshop for inhabitants of Juan Fernández.

Parallel reports from the Regional Council and the Advisory Council

The resolution orders the preliminary draft to be sent to the Regional Environmental Advisory Council, which will have 30 business days from publication to issue its opinion. In parallel, the text must be presented to the Valparaíso Regional Council within five business days; its members may submit written observations within a maximum of 25 business days from that presentation.

The act also records 25 organizations with the status of supporting authority, including the regional ministries (seremis) of Environment, Energy, Economy, Agriculture, Health, Public Works, Housing and Urbanism, Transport, Mining, Education, Social Development, Science, and National Assets, in addition to the regional directorates of CONAF, SAG, INDAP, Sernatur, Sernapesca, General Directorate of Water, Sernageomin, Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service, the Housing and Urbanization Service, the Undersecretariat of Regional Development, and Directemar.

The preliminary draft is the precursor to the definitive instrument that will organize regional public investment, reporting obligations, and adaptation measures against drought, fires, and extreme events in one of the regions with the highest climate exposure in the country. Its text and citizen observations will remain in the public record, allowing municipalities, guilds, and communities to influence it before the plan becomes binding.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,596, November 11, 2026, Section I, pp. 1-5 (official reference: CVE 2900984).