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Adaptation to Climate Change

GTZ Initiatives in India

Biodiversity and Climate Change:

Links with Poverty and Sustainable Development

Hanoi, 22nd – 23rd May, 2007

Michael Glueck

NRM Programme Coordinator, GTZ.

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Climate Change Concerns in India

India‘s Initial National Communication (NATCOM) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 2004:

Already existing threats: 60% of India is drought prone Overuse and degradation of most ecosystems

Climate change predictions: Surface air temperatures + 2 to 4° C (2070-2100) Up to - 30% in crop yield in rain-fed areas (60%) Increase of extreme events (droughts, floods, cyclones) Himalayan glaciers receding => severe water scarcity

expected (Times of India, April 2007)

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International Policy Level – First Steps Forward

Delhi Ministerial Declaration at 8th Conference of the Parties (COP8), 2002

“Adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is of high priority for all countries.”

COP12, Nairobi, 2006

Modest progress on financing adaptation

Adoption of the “Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change”

“ Adaptation is the “stepchild” of the international climate negotiations so far!”

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Controversial Discussions on Adaptation

Additionality of adaptation measures?

… adaptation measures are just old wine in new bottles…

Rebranding of old development approaches?

Additionality of adaptation finance?

… just put the money from one pocket to the other…

Diversion of official development assistance?

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Indian Context – Growing Public Attention

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India and Adaptation

Intensive discussion in Parliament in May 2007

National level expert committee on the impacts of climate change

National Environmental Policy 2006

Identify key vulnerabilities (water, sea-level, forests, agriculture and health)

Incorporate adaptation needs in relevant programmes

Preparation of NATCOM II to UNFCCC (2009)

Indian institutes involved in research on climate change and development (e.g. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Indian Institute of Management)

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Proposed TC Programme on Adaptation to Climate Change, India

Name: Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas

Lead executing agency: Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests

Implementing partners: States

Budget: € 7.5 million Euros

Project duration: 5 years

Pilot states: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal

Unofficial map

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Proposed Problem Statement of the Indo-German Adaptation Programme

“Public investment programmes are not “climate

proof“ and public development programmes do not

sufficiently focus on strengthening the adaptation

capacities of the rural poor.”

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National Bank Agriculture & Rural Development

• Watershed Development Fund• Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

$120 mio/yr

$2400 mio/yr

Selected Indian Rural Development Programmes

Ministry of Agriculture

National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Areas

$ 43 mio/yr

Ministry of Rural Development

• National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme $589 mio/yr

• Drought Prone Area Programme $ 69 mio/yr

• Desert Development Programme $ 50 mio/yr

• Integrated Watershed Development Project $ 82 mio/yr

Ministry of Water Resources

• Command Area Development & Water Management Programme

$137 mio/yr

• National Project for Repair, Renovate and Restore of Water bodies

$147 mio/yr

Large Potential to mainstream Adaptation into Public Programmes!

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Programme Elements

1. Application of risk analysis / vulnerability assessments

2. Development of technical adaptation solutions

3. Development of financial instruments (weather-based insurance)

4. Development of mechanisms of climate proofing

5. Mainstreaming of 1-4 into large scale public rural investment programmes

6. Contribution to international dialogue on adaptation (e.g. NATCOM)

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Programme´s Objective

Policy makers incorporate climate change

concerns into rural public investment programmes

Rural communities have access to innovative and

affordable technical & financial adaptation

instruments.

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Proposed Programme Approach to Pilot and Mainstream

STATE LEVEL

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

NATIONAL BANK OF AGRICULTURE AND

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT &

FORESTS

gtz Climate Change

Unit

Climate Change Division

Pilot Measures Rajasthan

Pilot Measures Madhya Pradesh

Pilot Measures West Bengal

gtz

Climate C

How is it structured?

Unit

Direct Programme Partners

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Structure & Functions – GTZ Climate Change Unit

Benefits of CCU

TC Resources for climate aspects are pooled

Synergies by combining 3 DC sector programmes

Integration of various climate change aspects into sector development planning and policies

One stop window for CC services and products

Climate

ChangeUnit

Adaptation in Rural Areas

Services and ProductsCapacity Development

Technical SupportPolicy Briefs

Facilitation and EventsInformation and Knowledge

Management

Natural Resource Management Programme

Advisery Services for

Environment Management

Indo-German Energy Programme

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

Michael GlueckGerman Technical Cooperation GTZ

Natural Resource Management Programme CoordinatorB – 5/1 Safdurjung EnclaveNew Delhi, 110029, India

Tel:   + 91 11 46027617-19Fax:  + 91 11 46027620

Email:  michael.glueck@gtz.deWeb:   www.gtz.de/india