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UNECA
ClimDev-Africa
Report on ClimDev-Africa
Programme
ClimDev-Africa Secretariat
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Policy
Outline
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This presentation covers:
• Background about the programme
• Progress and on-going work in 2012
• Challenges & lessons
The Approach of the Programme
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The Programme brings together:
• the political leadership and convening
power of the AUC
• the knowledge generation and capacity
building strengths of the UNECA
• the financial expertise of the AfDB
What the Programme aims to achieve
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• ClimDev-Africa will construct a solid
foundation in Africa for the response to
climate change based on:
– building solid science and observational
infrastructure;
– enabling strong working partnerships between
government institutions, private sector, civil
society and vulnerable communities; and,
– creating and strengthening of knowledge
frameworks to support and integrate the actions
required.
The Results Areas of the Programme
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• The four Results Areas of the Programme
are:
– widely available climate information, packaging and
dissemination;
– quality analysis for decision support and
management practice;
– informed decision-making, awareness and
advocacy;
– programme functioning
• Engagement at national, sub-regional,
regional, international levels
ClimDev-Africa Programme Structure
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Meetings of the Chief Executives of the
AUC, UNECA and AfDB
ClimDev Programme Steering Committee
(CDSC)
(AUC, UNECA, AfDB and others)
Technical
Advisory Panel
Stakeholder
forums
African Climate Policy
Centre
ClimDev-Africa
Special Fund
(UNECA - ACPC)
(AfDB - CDSF)
Climate Change and
Desertification Unit
(AUC - CCDU)
e.g. Climate Change
and Dev. Conf. & other
forums/platforms
Regional / sub-regional level
National level
RECs/SROs, Regional/Sub-Regional Climate
Institutions, RBOs, Research Institutions
NMHSs, Sectoral Actors (public sector,
private sector, civil society)
Work Plan and activities
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Work Plan/Results Areas
Climate information
Decision support and
management practice
Informed decisionmaking, awareness and
advocacy
Programme functioning
The Work Plan for the ClimDev-Africa Programme
is delivered through:
 Programmatic activities, undertaken by:
 The ACPC* (which is a centre of the UNECA)
 The CCDU (which is to be a unit of the AUC)
 Investment activities, managed by:
 The CDSF (which is to be a fund and unit of the
AfDB)
Governance and oversight of the Programme and
its activities is provided by:
 The CDSC
The Secretariat to the Programme, the CDSC and
JSWG is:
 The ACPC*
* Note: The ACPC has both Secretariat and Programmatic functions and all its
activities are wholly within the ClimDev-Africa Programme
2011 Highlights
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Setting out work programme
Expert consultations
Introducing ACPC – visibility
Establish fellowship programme
20+ Framing papers
Contact & trust building with AGN
CCDA-I (climate resilience & LCD)
Africa Pavilion
Work Plan and activities
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ClimDev-Africa
Work Plan/Results Areas
Climate information
Decision support and
management practice
Informed decisionmaking, awareness and
advocacy
Programme functioning
General activities in Results Area 1 consist of
support for:
 the rescue of historical meteorological and hydrological
data
 data management of climate and hydrological data
 the upgrade of telecom, observation and data collection
systems for upper air and surface networks
 quality monitoring of greenhouse gases, air quality,
inland lakes, African oceans, coastal environments and
glaciers
 hydrological observations and data management
 the detection and attribution of carbon sources and
sinks
 early warning and seasonal forecasting
 long term climate projections and scenarios
 climate information packaging for all climate sensitive
sectors and end users
Progress in Result Area 1
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• Climate Change and Development pilot countries
support programme (data rescuing, new data network,
capacity building for climate monitoring and early
warning activities for climate change adaptation)
– Needs assessment undertaken in Rwanda, The Gambia,
Zambia, Ethiopia (MoUs under preparation)
– Needs assessment in preparation – Mozambique, Mali, Kenya,
Malawi
– Pilot kick-off workshop – Ethiopia
• Mapping of climate data and information for African
NMHSs
– Countries: Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, Mauritania,
Senegal, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin,
Nigeria, Togo
– Status: Near completion
Progress in Result Area 1
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• Assessing Impacts (Loss and Damage) of Climate
change in selected African Countries
– Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya
– Status: Field data collection is complete in Kenya and The
Gambia, and data cleaning is in progress
– Data collection is scheduled to begin in mid-September and be
completed in October (Mozambique, Ethiopia, B. Faso)
– A write-shop is planned for Bonn Germany at the end of 2012,
and final reports are expected to be produced by end of midNovember.
• Database of African greenhouse emissions sources and
sinks
– Status: Framework completed
– Activity data and other related data, including scenarios, captured
in the database.
Progress in Result Area 1
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• Preparations for setting up long-term climate projections
and scenarios
– Status: A concept note was developed and some Operating
Systems for downscaling and long term projections were identified
and acquired
– Review of appropriate software for climate models for Africa
identified (i.e. WRF, PRECIS and REgCM) – identified
specifications for super computing options
– Proposal on the use of long-term projections for impact study on
the water resources of Nile, Congo and Zambezi basins prepared
– Institutions in Africa and outside of Africa for long term climate
projections are already identified
– Capacity development needs on long term projections for Africa
are identified in working paper 4
– Initiated - precipitation downscaling for Madagascar has been
initiated
– Finalized - Reference evapotranspiration paper for Burkina Faso
Work Plan and activities
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General activities in Results Area 2 consist of
support for:
ClimDev-Africa
Work Plan/Results Areas
Climate information
Decision support and
management practice
Informed decisionmaking, awareness and
advocacy
Programme functioning
 institutional capacity mapping followed by capacity
building
 knowledge management system for shared information,
knowledge, experience and best practice
 risk, vulnerability, impact and cost/benefit analyses and
assessments
 development of decision support tools for policy making
and adaptive management
 policy reviews identifying policy areas for improvements
 identification, analysis and recommendations of policy
options
 best practices for climate change preparedness on all
levels (for application down to community and individual
use)
 policies for national implementation of international
conventions
 scientific and best practice outreach to all levels (for
application down to community and individual use)
 knowledge support to African negotiators.
Progress in Result Area 2
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• Designed African Climate Science Research
Frontiers
– Mapping of African and Non African Institutions related to
climate science research with WRCP and CLIVAR
started
– African climate research frontiers steering committee
established
• First workshop/meeting conducted September 13-14, 2012
– African research frontiers thematic areas identified
– Africa wide 1st climate science conference is
conceptualized under preparation
Progress in Result Area 2
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• Policy reviews on climate resilience in the agricultural sector (in Mali,
Malawi and Kenya)
– Prepared concept note and project agreements signed.
– Developed study methodology and stakeholders mapped.
– Developed data collection protocol. Data collection to begin shortly.
• Launched joint project on infrastructure and CC with WB (in 7 RBs)
– Prepared background paper and developed a concept note
– Inception workshop was held, and project implementation plan was
developed.
• Costs and benefits of climate change adaptation in 5 river basins
– Compiled literature survey on the cost of adaptation for Africa (and
beyond) and currently being reviewed by various economists for
comments
– Completed ToR for consultants, and consultants being hired. Inception
workshop to follow, with work beginning immediately after.
• Produced a report on the green economy in Africa and defined key
questions for follow up work
– Prepared a concept note for a follow up workshop on green economy experience
in countries currently implementing green economy and green growth strategies.
Progress in Result Area 2
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• Launched sustainable Energy for All (SEFA) in Africa
– Prepared concept note
– Organized high-level experts meeting to elicit the key questions on
energy in Africa, and develop a guide to carry out 12 country cases on
the issue.
– Prepared a framing paper on SEFA, detailed guides for developing the
cases.
– Hired and hiring consultants to carry out 12 country case studies.
– Case studies currently under preparation.
• Launched the project on the state of off-grid electrification in Africa.
– Prepared concept note developed data collection protocol for 14 country
studies.
– Hired and hiring local consultants.
– Country studies currently underway.
• Published a special issue in Energy Policy (with TERI and UNDP) on
the issue of Universal energy access: Getting the framework right.
• Published (with SEI, TERI, PBL) a major report, Energy for a Shared
Development Agenda, launched at Rio+20.
Progress in Result Area 2
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• Completed project on assessment of clean development mechanism
(CDM) potential and capacity requirements for Ethiopia.
– Training and awareness building of stakeholders;
– Report produced with the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Swedish Energy Agency;
– A follow-up study is planned for Ethiopia; and requests have been made
for similar studies in Zambia and Mozambique.
• Organised a 2-day training workshop on standardised baselines for
Designated National Authorities at the African Carbon Forum.
• Currently preparing the CDM standardization strategy report
Progress in Result Area 2
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Completed report on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action and
implications for Africa.
– Paper submitted to the African Union Commission for its report to the CAHOSCC
at the AU Summit in July 2012.
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Completed a review of the recent context and content of the climate
agreements as related to Africa.
– Paper submitted to the African Union Commission for its report to the CAHOSCC
at the AU Summit in July 2012. Also presented at the African Ministers of
Economy and Finance meeting.
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Provided technical support to the African Ministers Council on Water
(AMCOW) the 4th Water Week.
– Provided a concept note and organised Theme 2, including the delivery of
technical presentations.
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Provided expert input to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) as Working Group III Co-Chair and as convening author on the
Energy Systems chapter.
– The first draft of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report has now gone through the
expert review stage.
Progress in Result Area 2
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• Work with the African Group of Negotiators (AGN)
– Provided research & ‘in-situ’ technical support at the intersessional in Bonn and Bangkok
– Supported the AGN with three papers in Bonn to strengthen
their negotiations hand on: i) finance; ii) cost of climate
adaptation, iii) Durban platform.
– Organised a working meeting of the lead coordinators to
support them in their preparations in Bangkok and assess
their needs in order to target effectively ACPC support
– Provided backstopping support to the AGN at the AMCEN
meeting in consolidating the African Common Position for
Doha
– ACPC – a possible technical centre of the AGN, which
manages and coordinates technical support for group
– We have come a long way!!! Others crowding out space
Work Plan and activities
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ClimDev-Africa
Work Plan/Results Areas
Climate information
General activities for Results Area 3 consist of:
Decision support and
management practice
Informed decisionmaking, awareness
and advocacy
Programme functioning
 capacity building and knowledge support to policy
makers
 capacity building and knowledge support to negotiators
 capacity building of, and support from, RECs and SROs
 support for inclusive and informed policy-making
 training and awareness-raising
 effective communication
 outreach to all levels
Progress in Result Area 3
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Held Climate change and
development in Africa (CCDA) –
conference on 19 and 20
October
• Co-organised the African Carbon
Forum (ACF) with UNFCCC and
other UN bodies (April)
– High level, roundtables, parallel
sessions
– Now established as the climate
change event in Africa for
bringing stakeholders together
– Themes:
– Climate services
– Sustainable energy for all in
Africa
– Outstanding issues in climate
negotiations (implications for
Africa)
• Workshop launching IPCC
Special Report on Managing the
Risks of Extreme Events and
Disasters to Advance Climate
Change Adaptation (SREX);
(March)
• Working meeting with UNFCCC
on Loss and Damage (June)
Progress in Result Area 3
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• Contributed in key global partnerships
– Working under Global Climate Change Alliance–Intra
Africa – Caribbean –Pacific (GCCA-IACP) framework
under European Union
– Working with EUMETSAT and WMO towards Global
Framework Climate Service, pertinent to Africa.
• First workshop organized for October 1 to 5, 2012
– Working with World Bank on Climate Initiative for Water
Resources of Africa (CIWA) programme.
• First stakeholder workshop conducted in May 2012 at UNECA
– World Water Week (Stockholm, Sept 2012)
– Climate Outlook Forums
Work Plan and activities
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ClimDev-Africa
Work Plan/Results Areas
Climate information
Decision support and
management practice
Informed decisionmaking, awareness and
advocacy
Programme functioning
Key activities for 2012 included:
Completing the operationalisation of the Programme:
 The Climate Change and Desertification Unit
established by the AUC in 2012
 The ClimDev Special Fund established by the
AfDB
Continuation and strengthening of ACPC functioning
 Completing the recruitment of professional staff
 Building of partnerships with African and other
world leading climate change and development
institutions
Progress in Result Area 4
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• Held discussions with African stakeholders at the Low
Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) Global
Partnership Action Workshop
• African Climate and Development Society
– Prepared a concept note and workplan
– A list of interested people, and potential members, was
established by the ACPC - over 200 hundred people joined the list
– Prepared the ACD-Soc TOR as well as a Plan for the
Establishment and Launch of the ACD-Soc
– The ACD-Soc TOR and Plan were disseminated to stakeholders
– Launch to take place at CCDA-II
• Prepared ClimDev Africa Programme Steering Committee
meetings.
Other progress
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• Recruitment progress
– Coordinator – Dr Fatima Denton
– Climate risk; climate science; climate policy
– SRO posts
• So far:
– Water, agriculture, energy, economics, statistics, geoinformation, communications, information management
– 9 Fellows
Challenges and lessons
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• Managing demand
– Huge expectations…the need to be selective in what
to engage
• Work partnerships – build credible ones
• Relevance to Member States and RECs
– Exemplify with cases, knowledge products and policy
relevance
• Development partners want quick results
• Regional (continental) level climate-focused
institutions are almost non-existent
Challenges and lessons
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• Operationalizing ClimDev
– CDSF
– CCDU established
• Clarity in reporting mechanism
– Internal, steering committee (ClimDev),
partners
• Understanding the bureaucracy
– Need for personal engagement
• Working within & across divisions & SROs
Looking forward to 2013
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Revise workplan
Pilot studies – draw lessons for scaling up
Time-bound deliveries (short to long-term)
Flagship work (nexus work)
Specific policy advice to MSs, RECs
Revitalize ClimDev partnership
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Archer fish
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Potential for Change
• Pessimism of the intelligence, optimism of the will
– the one the spur to action, the other the resilience to
believe that such action will result in meaningful
change even in the face of adversity.
– Lots of obstacles to change, and to understand these
obstacles is to experience ‘pessimism of the
intelligence’. Hence, understanding the obstacles to
change is important.
– But our understanding of how difficult change can be
should not discourage us from acting to bring about
change. We must continue to act to bring about the
changes that are necessary
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Thank you
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