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Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in

Development Planning:

National Policy Dialogue in SenegalDakar

12-14 April 2010

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A brief perspective on START and its capacity building activities in Africa

• Human Resource Development: Fellowships, (ACCFP); small grants for research >>> Regional research networks;

• Institutional Strengthening: PASS, Regional research and training nodes; PACOM

www.start.org

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• The Senegal National Dialogue is the fifth in the series of nine dialogues

• Regional training and assessments to follow

• The partners are:

START, EU, UNEP, WCRP, WMO, IPCC

Three regional centers:• IRA/PASS at UDSM, UGhana, BCAS

Local organizers: ENDA (here); others

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Structure of the Dialogue:

• Consider the IPCC Assessments and projections:

Science: • Issues of Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation; Issues

of Mitigation

• Consider Senegal National Issues, Concerns and Strategies

INTENT:

• Foster continued national dialogue across all stakeholder communities, especially the Science-Policy-Practitioner-Civil Society Communities

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• Outcomes:– Informed and engaged communities– Informed participation in national and

international efforts

• Emphasize– Important to have a dialogue ; not just a

series of Powerpoint presentations and Q&A

• A few thoughts…– Perception of Interaction between Science-

Policy-Practitioner communities– Adaptation (and Mitigation) is a dynamic

adjustment process and intimately connected to sustainable development

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Science-Policy-Practitioner communities

Roger Kasperson

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THREE MAJOR TYPES OF Interactions (“SPIDER WEBS”)

• SIMPLE SPIDER WEB

– Strong linkage between science and primary decision makers

– Example: IPCC

• COMPLEX BUT STABLE SPIDER WEBS

– More numerous and complex stakeholders

– Less direct linkage: science and decision making

– Example: Nuclear proliferation

• DYNAMIC AND UNSTABLE SPIDER WEBS

– Complex actors, shifting actors and coalitions

– Diffuse and contentious

– Example: Marine fisheries, sectoral issues and livelihoods

Roger Kasperson

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• Adaptation in a “stationary climate” has been happening, mostly in a reactive fashion

• BUT, normal climate can no longer be assumed! Must engage in anticipatory actions as a dynamic process of adjustment

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Formerly Now and in future

• Stationery climate

• Event and recover

• Droughts

• Coastal floods

• Local disasters

• Humanitarian

• Common concern

• Uncertain changing

• Merging events

• Progressive desiccation

• Sea level rise

• Systemic risks

• Risk reduction

• Common responsibility

Ian Burton

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Integration ChallengesIntegration Challenges

• Adaptation is local, regional, national, trans-border, international, global

• Adaptation is multi-sectoral: water, health, ecosystem services, infrastructure, forests, fish, agriculture

• Adaptation co-benefits or emissions?

• Adaptation is a dynamic process

• Multiple risks, floods, droughts, cyclones and SLR

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A New ParadigmA New Paradigm

• ADAPTATION as well as Mitigation

• An economic development and an equity issue

• A security issue

• A governance issue

• A long-term imperative

• Resilience?

• A Resilient Senegal in an Adaptive WorldIan Burton

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Good View/perspective …

But, neither good adaptation,

Nor mitigation!!