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The Global Adaptation Network
Regional Consultation,
Latin America and the Caribbean
29-30 Oct 2009, Mexico City
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Topics
Need
Core functions
Structure
Guiding principles
Work in progress…
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IPCC-AR4: reasons for action now and
preparing for the future
Many natural systems are being affected
by regional climate changes, particularly
temperature increases (Water, coast,
agriculture, biodiversity…).
Anthropogenic warming and sea level rise
would continue for centuries, even if GHG
concentrations were to be stabilised,
Hence the impacts…
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IPCC-AR4: substantial limits and
barriers to adaptation
Significant knowledge gaps
Technological, financial, capacity
constraints
Adaptive capacity is uneven across and
within societies, the most vulnerable has the
lowest capacity to adapt.
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Adaptation:
a knowledge-intensive process
• Projection of climate change and its socialeconomic scenarios,
• assessment of impacts and vulnerability, to
experimenting
• Piloting and demonstrate options
• Policy setting: economic, social and
environmental implications
• Planning: economics of adaptation,
investment
• Implementation: cost-effectiveness and
sustainability
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Case studies in Africa and Asia
UNEP-SEI in Africa
The capacity to utilise additional funding
for adaptation over the next decades is
about the same order of magnitude as the
funding available
DFID in Asia
Large amount of study on modeling etc.
Accessibility to, and application of
these studies is a problem
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Leverage adaptive capacities?
Capacity to adapt is at stake!
But the world has already a lot of capacity
to adapt!
How can we make the supply meet the
demand?
Many suppliers: WBG, CGIAR, GCOS,
GTOS, GOOS, ILTER, NASA, …
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From scientific to political consensuses
UNFCCC SBSTA28: new networks and
use existing networks and regional
centers for adaptation
From BKK AWG-LCA negotiation text:
international/regional/national centres
and networks for “knowledge-based
adaptation (COP14)”
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Topics
Need
Core functions
Structure
Guiding principles
Work in progress…
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Objective
To help build climate resilience of
vulnerable human systems,
ecosystems and economies
through the mobilization of
knowledge and technologies to
support adaptation policy-setting,
planning and practices.
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Core functions
Improved availability and accessibility
of knowledge and good practices;
Strengthened knowledge support and
advisory services to users
Enhanced capacity for adaptation
institutions in the developing world,
and improved quality and sustainability
of their services
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Thematic priorities
Globally, thematic areas include the
most vulnerable sectors and ecosystems
Regional consultations to decide on
specifics: e.g.
• Water
• Low-lying coasts
• Mountains…
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Topics
Need
Core functions
Structure
Guiding principles
Work in progress…
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Structure
Global Adaptation Network
At Global level
inter-regional co-operation, knowledge management,
policy support and scientific advice
At Regional level:
institutional capacity building, knowledge mobilization, and
demonstration and dissemination of best adaptation practices
Africa
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AsiaPacific
West
Asia
Latin
America &
Caribbean
Other
Regions?
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Members
Inception phase open to all, may
include:
Ground Facilities
Regional/national Centers
International Technical institutions,
Supported by:
A knowledge management system
Regional advisory services
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Users vs. partners
Primary users: Governments and
communities (ownership)
Co-sponsoring orgs both as partners
and users, such as devt agencies, the
UN and technical NGOs (partnership)
UNEP/UN as a facilitator (secretarial
services)
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What to expect from the Network
What can governments expect?
• Better knowledge and tech support;
• Increased national institutional capacity
• Support for policy, planning and practices
…
What can partner organizations expect:
• Info/knowledge sharing (roll out)
• Scientific credibility
• More opportunities for coop and new funding
…
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Topics
Need
Core functions
Structure
Guiding principles
Work in progress…
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Guiding principles
Demand-driven, responding timely to
needs with high quality services
Ownership lies in the countries and
regions
Multilateral partnership, all
contribute to and benefit from it
Low-cost, core fund for core services
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Guiding principles (Cont…)
Support and build on existing
initiatives and institutions, NOT to go
parallel with them
Science-based, technology-sound,
results-oriented
Long-term, responding to long-term
adaptation needs
An open, transparent and inclusive
process
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Flowers and fruits
The Network encourages flower blooming
It must also ensure most of the blooming
flowers bear fruits needed by vulnerable
countries and communities
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In practice…
The Network includes members who
are ready and willing to deliver
services
It also includes associates who are
willing to share info etc, but not ready
to deliver services directly
Robustness: members and associates
are interchangeable
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Effective governance structure
distributed, dynamic and flexible:
• Regional steering committees and hubs
• A global steering committee and a hub
(to come thru consultations)
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Topics
Need
Core functions
Structure
Guiding principles
Work in progress…
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3-phase roadmap
2009-2010, Inception and piloting
2011-2012, Full development
2013 onwards, Full operation, robustness
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Work in progress
1.
2.
Oct 2008, International consultation -Changwon consensus:
Need and core functions
Credibility, effectiveness, sustainability
Dec 2008, Poznan blessings:
Many Parties to COP14 (SBSTA)
welcomed and supported the above
consensus
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Practices in Asia-Pacific, Africa, W. Asia
A Regional Steering Committee
(Gov+Sci…) + observers
An implementation plan (inception)
A regional knowledge hub hosted by
an organization from the region
AP Network launched on 3 October
2009 by Thai PM
Af Network to be launched Nov 2009
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Topics
Need
Core functions
Structure
Guiding principles
Work in progress…
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Next steps
Latin America and Caribbean
(agenda)?
Global Part?
Copenhagen and beyond?…
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Thank you !
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