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COOK ISLANDS CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY PASHA CARRUTHERS RESEARCH & TECHNICAL OFFICER CI ENVIRONMENT SERVICE NOVEMBER 27 2003 Overview • Background on climate change activities in the Cook Islands • Key issues, community level activities vs national level • Priorities • Suggestions PICCAP - Pacific Islands Climate Change Assistance Programme: Cook Islands 1997 – 2001 GEF UNDP SPREP Provided technical assistance, training University of the South Pacific Aimed Assist countries to meet their obligations under the Convention (National Reporting) 3 Island Specific V&A Assessments Proposals 3 pilot projects Pilot Projects 1) CBDAMPIC Capacity Building to Enable the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific Island Countries • Formation of Aitutaki Climate Change Community Team • Training workshop for a core group of village based facilitators • Community Vulnerability and Adaptation assessment through problem/solution identification in villages • Project proposal development & implementation with assistance of CIDA, awareness raising, mainstreaming of climate change • WATER RESOURCES ADAPTATION OPTION – Household Drinking Water Tanks Pilot Projects 2) Assessment of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change AIACC • • • • Rapidly developing tourism Experiencing erosion Storm surge risks Risks to water supply • Research based project • Modelling of Coastal Inundation on Aitutaki with Storm Surge & Climate Change • Training of CI Nationals in use of model for policy & adaptation planning Pilot Projects 3) Asia Development Bank Climate Adaptation in the Pacific (CLIMAP) • Technical Assistance, not implementation • Mainstreaming (Ministry of Works), Liason Team • 3 Case Studies – Avatiu Breakwater, Permits and Building controls for wetland area, National Strategic Plan (WSSD, BPOA) Priorities •Coordination – bringing TAR info to UNCCCC process in more detail •Clearer guidelines, optional checklists of possible methods to integrate climate change into sectoral and sustainable development plans •Access to national & international technical expertise & appropriate technology transfer •Cost Benefit Analysis Improve results obtained from simple methods, interview skills, checklists Reporting Important Risk Management and coping ability Conclusion
