Complementary work · Ministry of Mines and Energy
Operational implementation
Climate information systems for territorial decisions
GearsMap supported the operational implementation of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) modules of the mining and energy sector's climate information system. The work was done with Colombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy and with support from KfW.
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What was implemented
The assignment was operational: move from scattered inputs, methods, and indicator sheets to modules a team can navigate. GearsMap focused on the M&E and MRV modules of the Ministry of Mines and Energy's climate information system. It did not replace the underlying studies, and this website does not launch a public portal.
The technical counterpart is Colombia's mining and energy sector. The policy frame is the sector's Comprehensive Climate Change Management Plan (PIGCCme) and Colombia's nationally determined contributions (NDCs). KfW supported this implementation line.
How this complements the rest of GearsMap
GearsMap designs geospatial platforms, geoviewers, dashboards, and artificial-intelligence tools for data that does not fit a spreadsheet. The climate work uses the same craft: order the sources, keep the geometry, explain the indicator, and leave an interface the team can inherit.
This line does not replace the portfolio. It extends it into mitigation, adaptation, and climate transparency, alongside regional viewers, territorial analysis, and operations.
MRV and M&E, side by side
| Question | MRV | M&E |
|---|---|---|
| What it answers | How much is emitted, and how mitigation indicators move. | Where climate risk sits, and how it changes against the baseline. |
| Object | Sectoral GHG inventory and mitigation indicators. | Hazard, vulnerability, risk, and adaptation actions. |
| Method | IPCC 2006 approach: activity data, emission factor, and global warming potential. | IPCC AR6: risk = hazard × vulnerability. |
| Territory | Departmental reading and sector lines. | Municipal, basin, and infrastructure reading. |
Two modules, one platform
MRV · Monitoring, reporting and verification
Organizes the sectoral emissions inventory and mitigation-indicator tracking, with formula, series, and traceability.
- GHG inventory using the IPCC 2006 approach
- PIGCCme 2050 indicators by strategic line
- Emissions dashboards and a departmental viewer
M&E · Monitoring and evaluation
Reads hazard, vulnerability, and risk over municipalities, basins, and infrastructure, and compares scenarios with a baseline.
- Risk = hazard × vulnerability, IPCC AR6
- CMIP6 scenarios through the end of the century
- Territorial viewer and energy-infrastructure viewer
Frameworks used in the work
- IPCC 2006
- Inventory estimation approach: activity data, emission factor, and global warming potential.
- IPCC AR6
- Climate-risk framework used in monitoring and evaluation: risk = hazard × vulnerability.
- CMIP6
- 1990–2021 reference period and SSP2-4.5 and SSP3-7.0 projections.
- PIGCCme 2050
- Sector plan and mitigation-indicator catalog organized by the MRV module for consultation.
- NDCs
- Colombia's nationally determined contributions. The system supports sectoral tracking; it does not replace them.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an MRV system in the mining and energy sector?
It is the arrangement of data, calculations, and reports used to monitor, report, and verify greenhouse-gas emissions and mitigation indicators. In this work, the MRV module organizes the sectoral inventory and the PIGCCme 2050 indicator catalog.
What is monitoring and evaluation of climate risk?
It is the periodic reading of hazard, vulnerability, and risk over territory and over sector activities. The M&E module uses the IPCC AR6 framework and compares climate scenarios with a baseline.
How are MRV and M&E different?
MRV answers how much is emitted and how mitigation indicators move. M&E answers where climate risk is and how it changes. Both modules live in the same climate information system, but they do not measure the same thing.
Does this work replace GearsMap geoviewers?
No. It is complementary. GearsMap still designs geoviewers, dashboards, automation, and artificial intelligence. The climate modules apply that practice to mitigation and adaptation in the mining and energy sector.
Can I consult the Ministry system here?
No. This page does not grant access to the institutional system and does not publish its operational data. It describes the implementation work. Official Ministry of Mines and Energy channels are the route for institutional information.
Can GearsMap build a similar system for another organization?
Yes, when there is a clear territorial question, identifiable sources, and a team that needs to use the result. The starting point is a conversation, not a closed package.
This page describes GearsMap's implementation work. It is not an official publication of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, it does not imply institutional endorsement, and it does not provide access to the system. Operational data, internal infrastructure, and reserved contract information are not published.
Does your organization have territorial data it still cannot use?
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