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ONLINE TOOLS WON’T SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE*

*WITHOUT SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING.

Lessons from the design, development and implementation of the Caribbean Climate

Online risk and adaptation Tool (CCORAL)

Produced with funding from

WHO WE ARE

•  WillBugler&ElisaJiménezAlonso.

•  Acclima7se:aspecialistconsul7ng,communica7onsanddigitalapplica7oncompany:www.acclima7se.uk.com.

•  OfficesinUK,US,India,Barbados,andMainlandEurope.

•  Workedinover60countriesworldwide,forgovernments,mul7lateralsandprivatesector.

WHAT’S COMING UP?

•  IntroducingCCORAL:whatisitandwhoisitfor?•  Background:wheredidCCORALcomefrom?•  Keyfeaturesofthetool.•  Furthertrainingandcommunica7ons.•  Closingremarks:whatdidwelearn?

INTRODUCING CCORAL

WHAT IS CCORAL?

•  TheCaribbeanClimateOnlineRiskandAdapta7ontooL(CCORAL)–pronounced“Sea-coral”1

•  DevelopedbytheCaribbeanCommunityClimateChangeCentre(CCCCC)–knownas“thefiveCs”.2

•  WithfundingfromtheClimateandDevelopmentKnowledgeNetwork(CDKN)andtechnicalsupportfromAcclima7se.

•  Anonlinesupportsystemthatsupportsclimateresilientdecisionmaking,specificallyfortheCaribbeanregion.

•  Itaimstointegrateclimatechangeconsidera7onsintodevelopmentplanningprocesses.

WHO IS CCORAL FOR?

CCORALisusedby:

•  Governmentministriesandagencies;

•  CaribbeanCommunity(CARICOM)regionalagencies;

•  NGOsandcivilsocietyorganisa7ons;

•  Universi7esandresearchorganisa7ons;

•  Theprivatesector–includingconstruc7on,businessandfinancialservicessectors;and

•  Developmentpartners.

It’sabroadchurch!Thegoalwastodevelopatoolthatwaswidelyapplicableandthatcanbeusedbypeopleofvaryinglevelsofclimateknowledge.

“ Thedevelopmentofthe...tool[is]anextremelyimportantassetinassessingtheriskfromtheimpactsofclimatechangeintheCaribbeanregion…[itwill]helpminimizetherisktohumanlivesandproperty”.

Dr Rajendra K Pachauri – Chairman of the IPCC

BACKGROUND

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN

TheCaribbeanregionishighlyvulnerabletoclimatechange:

•  Exposedtoclimatechangeanditsimpacts&alsosensi7ve.

•  Economicanalysis:costofinac7onatUS$22billionperyearby2050andUS$46billionby21003.

•  Theneteffectofcostsonthisscaleisequivalenttocausingaperpetualeconomicrecession.

•  Individualna7onscansufferhugelossesfromsingleevents:Guyanafloodsin2005–62%ofGDP4.HurricaneIvanin2004costGrenada$1.1billion(2004USD)-200%ofitsGDP5.

•  Frequencyofdisastersalsocausesproblems:StLucia:27naturaldisasters1980-20086–HurricanesIvan(2004),Dean(2007),Tomas(2010),Mathew(2016).

•  CCORALdevelopedinresponsetoaclearneed.

A FIRM FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION

LillendaalDeclara7on:FromtheCARICOMHeadsofGovernment:Providesthevision7.

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RegionalFramework:Ar7culatesthestrategicdirec7onfortheregion’sresponsetoclimatechangerisks8.

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TheImplementa7onPlan:definestheregionalstrategyforcopingwithClimateChangeovertheperiod2012-20229.

•  CCORALdeliversononeofthe12priori7esoftheIP:

“Developingariskmanagementethicinourdecision-making”

THE LILIENDAAL

DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT

THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK

FOR ACHIEVING

DEVELOPMENT RESILIENT TO

CLIMATE CHANGE.

IMPLIMENTATION PLAN

WHO’S TOOL IS IT ANYWAY?

•  CCORALisbasedonaclimateriskmanagementframeworkthatwasdevelopedbyandforCaribbeandecisionmakers.Bigimpactonuptakeanddesiretomaketheprocesswork

•  Two-roundsofhigh-levelconsulta7onswereundertakeninBelize,Barbados,JamaicaandSuriname.

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“Mostapproachesaredesignedforuseby‘climatechangeadapta8onexperts’,whereastheneed(asiden8fiedintheIP),isforriskassessmenttoolsandguidancethatcanbeusedbydecision-makerswhomayhavelimitedornounderstandingofclimate

changeanditsimpacts”

“ Mr.Speaker,Iwanttoadviseeverypersonheretoday,thatbeforetheendoftheyear,wewillbecommencingwiththetrainingofallMinistersandHeadsofAgenciesinusingCCORAL

Honourable Robert Pickersgill, MP, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Jamaica

CCORAL: KEY FEATURES

OBJECTIVES

1.  Toprovideanonlinesupportsystemforclimateresilientdecision-making.

2.  Toprovideanonline‘screening’tooltoenableuserstotakeahigh-levelviewofpoten7alclimateimpactsontheirdecisions

3.  Toincreaseknowledgeandunderstandingamongdecisionmakersontherelevanceofclimatevariabilityandclimatechangetotheirdaytodayjobs.

4.  Toprovideasystemthatguidesusersinhowtorou7nelyapplyacomprehensiveriskassessmentandmanagementprocesstodecisionmaking,whereverrelevant.

5.  Toprovideasignposttorelevantsourcesofinforma7on(par7cularlyopenaccessinforma7on)tohelpwithclimateresilientdecision-making.

hwp://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/

THE FLOW:

EnterCCORAL:selectcountry/en7reregion

Screeningexercise

Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:

Expert(E)

End-to-endCRMprocesses

Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:Non-

Expert(NE)

Toolbox:70+CRMtools

¨Legisla7on¨Na7onalplanning¨Strategyorpolicy¨Programmeorproject¨ Budgetprep/evalua7on.

Informa7onandlinkstodatarelevanttoyourcountryofinterestandtheCaribbean.

Quickiden7fica7onofwhetheryourac7vityisclimate-influenced,andapriorityforfurtherassessment.

Guidanceonhowandwhyclimateisrelevantandcanbeintegratedintothedecisionsorganisa7onsmake.Informa7ontailoredtotheexperienceoftheuser.

Guidanceonundertakingacompleteclimateriskmanagement(CRM)process.

Asearchabletoolboxtofindthemostappropriatetoolstosupportyourprojectandexperience.

5 minutes

Varied Varied Varied 2 minutes

THE FLOW:


Screeningexercise


Expert(E)



Expert(NE)

Toolbox:70+CRMtools







5 minutes


UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE INFLUENCE:

Toolprovidestailoredguidance:

1.  Table:iden7fyingkeyques7ons.

2.  Workbook:providingdetailedguidanceateachstage.

3.  Resources:tosupportdecisionmakerstoanswertheques7ons.

THE FLOW:


Screeningexercise


Expert(E)



Expert(NE)

Toolbox:70+CRMtools







5 minutes


4 PROCESSES OFFERED

Endtoend’climateriskmanagementprocesses

Tool

Tool Decision-making process

Focus or approach

National scale

DRR User friendly

Costing/ financing

inf.

Case study

CEDRIG P, PG, S Integration DDR ✔ ✔ ✔

Caribbean Risk Management

Guidelines for CCA DM

P,PG,L Caribbean ✔ ✔ ✔

Climate Proofing for Development

All Development ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

P= Project; PG= Programme; S=Strategic; L=Legislation;

THE FLOW:


Screeningexercise


Expert(E)



Expert(NE)

Toolbox:167CRMtools







5 minutes


TOOLBOX

Awiderangeofresources:

•  167CRMtools

•  Easysearchdashboard

Useto:

•  SupplementCCORALguidance

•  Findsupportmaterialforaspecificissue

TRAINING & COMMUNICATION

TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS

•  Highprofilelauncheventsinpilotcountries(Belize,Barbados,JamaicaandSuriname).

•  Videos,infographicsandinforma7onbriefs.

•  Trainingsessions(s7llongoing).

BECOMING EMBEDDED

CONCLUDING REMARKS

CLOSING REMARKS: WHAT WE LEARNED.

Webtoolsneedtobeacceptedtobeused.FactorsinCCORAL’ssuccessinclude:

•  Respondingtoaclearandacceptedthreatofclimatechange.

•  Basedonanestablishedpolicyframeworkwithhighlevelapproval.

•  Developedbyusers.

•  Producedandcontrolledbyatrustedsourceofclimatechangeinforma7on(CCCCCs).

•  Par7cipatorydesign–usersdiscovertheclimaterisks–ac7vitybasednot‘informa7ononly’.

•  Easilynavigable–earlyexitsandnevertrapped.

•  Alotoftrainingandcommunica7onswithbuy-infromhigh-leveldecisionmakers.

•  Sustainedengagementoveralongperiodof7me–it’sbeen4yearssincelaunch.

THANK YOU.

WillBugler:[email protected]

ElisaJiménezAlonso:[email protected]

www.acclima7se.uk.com

REFERENCES

1.  TheCCORALtool:hwp://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/

2.  TheCaribbeanCommunityClimateChangeCentre:hwp://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/

3.  Bueno, R., Herzfeld, C., Stanton, E. A., & Ackerman, F. (2008). The Caribbean and climate change: The costs of inaction. Retrieved from Stockholm Environmental Institute website: http://seius.org/Publications_PDF/SEICaribbeanAndClimateChange-08.pdf

4.  Bynoe, M., Cain, D., and Peralta, A. (2014) The use of Benefit Cost Analysis to assess Adaptation and Mitigation Interventions in the Caribbean: Case Studies. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)

5.  United Nations Department of Public Information (2005). "Grenada Rebuilds". ReliefWeb:. http://reliefweb.int/report/grenada/grenada-rebuilds

6.  Yearwood S., (2013) Developing Micro-insurance as a Climate Adaptation Strategy for Small Island Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs, viability, and feasibility for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica LINK

7.  CARICOM (2009) Liliendaal Declaration On Climate Change And Development: https://www.lcds.gov.gy/index.php/documents/reports/national/liliendaal-declaration-on-climate-change-and-development

8.  CCCCC (2009) The CARICOM Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change http://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/

9.  CCCCC, Acclimatise (2012) Delivering Transformational Change 2011-2021 http://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/

CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS

Awareness raising

Context

Vulnerability assessment

Risk assessment

Adaptation option

identification

Adaptation optional

appraisal

M&E

Whilethisisnotemphasised,thehighlevelguidancetakesusersthroughaseriesofques7onsthatmapontoacompleteclimateriskmanagementprocess

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