Download Overview adaptation under the Convention

Addressing adaptation under the Convention
in a coherent manner
Presentation by Juan Hoffmaister
Co-Chair, Adaptation Committee
Presentaiton overview
1. Backdrop: What does the UNFCCC do on adaptation?
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Functions
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Work streams
2. Focus: Ensuring coherence
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Adaptation committee
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National Adaptation Plans
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Stakeholder engagement
3. Outlook: Where are we going?
What does the UNFCCC do on adaptation?
Facilitating provision
of financial and
technical support
Strengthening
technical and
institutional capacities
Fostering cooperation
and engaging
stakeholders
What does the UNFCCC do on adaptation?
Setting overall goals and
strategic objectives
Establishing sciencepolicy dialogue
Adaptation areas and work streams
Knowledge and
assessment
Nairobi work
programme
Planning and
Implementation
National adaptation
plans (NAPs)
Addressing residual risks Ensuring
coherence
Mechanism for Loss
and Damage
Adaptation Committee
Least Developed
Countries work
programme, NAPAs
Stakeholder engagement and regional cooperation
Finance, Technology and Capacity Building
Ensuring coherence: What is the Adaptation Committee?
Ensuring
coherence &
collaboration
Sharing of
information,
knowledge &
experience
Adaptation
Committee
Advice
Engagement
Recommendations
Considering
information by
Parties on
monitoring and
review
Promoting
synergy &
strengthening
engagement
Providing COP
information &
recommendations on means
to incentivize
implementation
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Activities of the Adaptation Committee
Workstreams
Adaptation Action
Technical support and
guidance to Parties
Means of Implementation
Technical support and
guidance to Parties
Awareness-raising,
outreach and sharing of
information
• Collaborating with Convention Bodies
LEG, TEC, SCF, GCE, L&D ExCom, NWP, Capacity Building
• Promoting national planning
NAP Task force
• Supporting Monitoring & Evaluation
• Identifying best practices and needs
• Incentivizing adaptation action through support on finance,
technology and capacity building
• Collaborating with UN agencies & Regional centres
Ad-hoc group on technical support
• Providing technical advice
including to TEC, SCF, AFB, GCF, NWP
• Thematic reports
• Adaptation Forum
• Communication strategy
Coherence
Mapping – Reducing duplication – Addressing gaps – Promoting synergies
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National level coherence: NAPs
Objectives
• To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of
climate change, by building adaptive
capacity and resilience;
• To facilitate the integration of climate
change adaptation into new and existing
policies, programmes and activities,
development planning processes and
strategies, within all sectors and levels
Ref: Decision 5/CP.17, paragraph 1
 NAPs is a coherent, participatory and transparent national adaptation
process informed and catalyzed by the international climate regime
National adaptation plans: process
Process described in the UNFCCC NAPs Guidelines
Coherence with stakeholders work and knowledge sharing
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Vital in supporting all adaptation
activities, at each step in the process.
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Catalysed through NWP, NAPs,
LDCs NAPAs, Adaptation Committee
work, etc. through joint technical
work, participation in workshops,
publications, action pledges,
supporting development
=> over 270 NWP partner organisations
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Many adaptation knowledge
platforms and networks involved:
Eldis, the Climate and Development
Knowledge Network, the Adaptation
Learning Mechanism, ENDA, etc.
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Engaging through social media
The Adaptation Exchange
Regional aspect of coherence: Regional centers and networks
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Conference of the Parties recognizes and
endorses regional cooperation in all work
streams on adaptation
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The Adaptation Committee works towards
ensuring coherence and enhancing awareness
of the work of the regional centers and networks
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Means :
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Regional organizations contributing into
UNFCCC work, e.g. through adaptation
workshops; Publications;
NWP partnership and action pledges;
Creating communities of practice in
thematic areas;
Analyzing needs, gaps and opportunities of
cooperation
Regional Climate Networks
Africa: 21 RCN
- Most active in knowledge exchange (11 RCN)
Asia: 30 RCN
- Regional adaptation concentrated in
Southeastern and Southern Asia
- Most active in technical backstopping
Latin America and the Caribbean: 11 RCN
- Most active in disaster risk reduction
source: the Adaptation Committee
Towards coherence on the means of implementation
Providers of
suppor
Exchange of
information
(Finance, technology, capacity building)
Outlook
Evolution
Building coordinated and
coherent means to
adaptation implementation
Clear objectives. Enhanced
arrangements. Full scale
implementation
Enhancing action
Improving knowledge =>
informed decisions
COP 22 (2015 )
New Climate Regime
Addressing urgent and
immediate needs
Assessing impacts
and vulnerability
COP 11 (2005)
• Nairobi work
programme
COP 7 (2001)
LDCs, NAPAs
COP 2 (1996)
• National communications
COP 13 (2007)
• Bali Action
Plan
COP 16(2010 )
• Cancun
Adaptation
Framework