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Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points:
Western and Central Africa
Mainstreaming Climate Change Risks in Development
by Abdoulaye Ndiaye, UNDP
21-23 May 2006Dakar, Senegal
© 2006 UNDP. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.Proprietary and Confidential. Not For Distribution Without Prior Written Permission.
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Defining Adaptation
“Changing existing policies and practices and/or adopting new
policies and practices so as to secure MDGs in the face of
climate change and its associated impacts” (UNDP 2006)
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Supporting Adaptation
anticipatory
ad hoc deliberative
reactive
Historical experience
Disaster response
Adaptation projects
Through adaptation interventions we move from reactive and ad hoc toward anticipatory & deliberative adaptation
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UNDP’s Core Principles
1. Safeguard achievement of MDGs by developing adaptive capacity
2. Integrate climate risks into development policies and national investment decisions
3. Build on disaster risk-management activities and extensive UNDP experience and mandate
4. Leverage existing UN and UNDP programmes, including UNDP/GEF-supported National Communications and NAPAs
5. Build partnerships to ensure appropriate expertise reaches countries in line with UNDP’s development role in the UN System
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Moving ‘up’ from national projects to UNDP programming
3. Piloting innovative national adaptation projects to feed
lessons into 1 and 2
1. Mainstreaming climate change into UN country programming
2. Mainstreaming climate change into national development plans
• Strategic Environmental Assessment
• Guidance in development…
• UNDAF mainstreaming
• Guidance in development…
• Adaptation Policy Frameworks (APF)
• Programming website• Country Database
Progress Tools
• Enabling activitiesNCs, NAPAs
• Pilot projectsM&E, lessons learned
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NEPAD
Adaptation to Coastal and Climate Change in West Africa
Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques et Côtiers en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Photo: R.Arthurton The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK
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Participating Countries
Mauritanie
Gambie
Guinée Bissau
Cap Vert
NEPAD
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West Africa SPA Project- An Example
Baseline: Reactive and ad hoc response to sea level rise, continued erosion mitigation measures that are quickly overcome by sea-level rise (SLR)
- Coastal degradation (sand extraction, mangroves…) combined with an increase in extreme climate events (erosion, storms, etc.) result in a degradation of natural and human coastal habitats
Additionality: Increased adaptive capacity to manage adverse effects of climate change by integrating climate risks into livelihood options, policy, and institutional mechanisms
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West Africa SPA Project- An Example
Project Preparation phase
Objective:
Identify sensitive areas and hot spots (including pilot sites for adaptation testing for the actual project).
Other objectives:
Assess: - Possible causes (natural/anthropogenic? )- Socioeconomic impacts (tourism, fisheries, agriculture…)- Environmental impacts (biodiversity,…)- Projected trends (short/medium/long term)- Current obstacles to integrating coastal zone management (legislation, acceptance among population groups, …) - Lessons learnt from past initiatives
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West Africa SPA Project- An ExampleProject Implementation phase
Goal:Reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity to the adverse effects of climate change in the biodiversity focal area”
Objective:Develop and pilot a range of effective coping mechanisms for reducing the impact of climate change induced coastal erosion in vulnerable regions in five countries in West Africa.
Method:• Participatory approach• National Action Plan for Adaptation (NAPA) under way• Second National Communication (to COP)
Priorities in the area of climate change :Fight against coastal erosion affecting:
- The environment - Mangroves (degradation)- Biodiversity (losses)- Tourism - Beaches (degradation/losses)- Coastal infrastructure (destruction)
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West Africa SPA Project- An Example
Adaptation Measures to be undertaken:
OUTCOME 1: Pilot activities to increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of coastline ecosystems in regions vulnerable to climate change impacts implemented
OUTCOME 2: Climate change and adaptation issues and coastal area management policies and programmes integrated
OUTCOME 3. Monitoring of coastal erosion and capacity building in coastal management and planning enhanced
OUTCOME 4: Learning, evaluation, and adaptive management increased
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