Transcript The Adaptation Policy Framework An overview of the new UNDP-GEF product Bill Dougherty Stockholm Environment Institute – Boston Center Manila April 2004

The Adaptation
Policy Framework
An overview of the new
UNDP-GEF product
Bill Dougherty
Stockholm Environment Institute – Boston Center
Manila April 2004
Outline
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Background (context, vision, objectives,
approach)
APF materials
APF in practice
Next steps
Context
Previous studies/guidance: Builds on earlier work
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National Communications, NCSP
Previous methodologies
IPCC Third Assessment Report, 2001
UNFCCC/UNDP workshop, 2001
Lack of progress on adaptation: First NC
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Countries reported difficulty in prioritising adaptations
Few adaptations implemented
Many studies remained as reports
How to Move from Studies
to Policy Action?
APF Guiding Vision
A society whose response to climate
change combines national policy-making
with proactive “bottom-up” or “grass roots”
actions
APF Goals and Objectives
Ultimate goal is to protect and, when possible,
enhance human well-being in the face of climate
variability and change
Development objective is to facilitate the
incorporation of adaptation into a country’s
national development strategy by promoting
sustainable policy processes and reducing
climate vulnerability
Operational objective is to provide technical
guidance to national climate change teams for
developing and assessing climate change
adaptation policies and measures
APF Approach:
Guiding Principles
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Place adaptation in a development context
Build on current adaptive experience to cope
with future climate
Recognize that adaptation occurs at different
levels -- in particular, the local (bottom-up)
Recognize that adaptation will be an ongoing
process
APF Approach: Innovations
The APF aims to:
 Link grassroots with national policy-making,
utilizing a stakeholder-driven and “bottom-up”
approach
 Focus on recent climate experience
 Coordinate with current development policies,
priorities and commitments (e.g., MEAs) as
well as proposed future activities and
investments, focusing on maladaptive activities
 Integrate assessments across sectors and
scales
APF Structure
1. Scope project
Engage stakeholders
3. Characterize future
climate-related risks
4. Develop adaptation
strategy
5. Continue
adaptation process
Increase adaptive capacity
2. Assess current
vulnerability
APF Structure: Steps and Guidance
USER’S GUIDE
TP 7 – MEASURING AND ENHANCING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
TP 2 – STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
APF Steps
1. Project scope and
design
TP 1 – PROJECT SCOPE
TP 3 – VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
2. Assessing current
vulnerability
3. Characterizing
future climate risks
TP 4 – CURRENT CLIMATE RISKS
TP 5 – FUTURE CLIMATE RISKS
TP 6 – SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
4. Developing an
adaptation strategy
5. Continuing the
adaptation process
TP 8 – ADAPTATION STRATEGY
Outlines how to formulate an adaptation
strategy and implement it, building on
steps 1-3 and continuing into step 5
TP 9 – EVALUATING ADAPTATION
APF Structure: Resource “Package”
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Executive Summary
User’s Guidebook
9 Technical Papers (TPs)
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Socio-economic conditions
Adaptive capacity
Formulation of adaptation strategy
Evaluate, monitor, and review
5-Module Training Package
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Project scope and design
Stakeholders
Vulnerability assessment
Current climate risks
Future climate risks
trainer’s packet (slides, notes, background reading),
trainee’s packet (exercise workbook, case studies, background reading)
Illustrative Case Study Series
CD-Rom of Guidebook, TPs, Case Studies, and related tools and resources
APF in Practice:
Framing the Policy Question
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What kind of policy instruments will reduce
vulnerability to climate change?
What kind of policy decisions might be
influenced by a project?
How might project results be introduced onto
the local, or national policy agenda?
APF in Practice: Target audience
Initial Primary audience
Climate change teams in developing countries
GEF projects
Secondary audience
Policy makers
Sectoral/environmental managers
Experts (including developed countries)
Multilateral and bilateral agencies
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APF in Practice: Operations
Coordination and implementation achieved with:
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An APF team that is representative of studies
specific priorities (as identified in scoping
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Broad, active stakeholder participation, from
communities to line agencies
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Incentives for stakeholders to continue the
process beyond the project lifetime
APF in Practice: Flexibility
Use of APF steps can be tailored to suit
 national priorities (key vulnerable systems)
 previous national assessments
 national team capacities
 budget
 time
APF in Practice: Outputs
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Self-sustaining stakeholder process
Increased national capacity for adaptation
assessment
Recommendations for adaptation strategies,
policies and measures
Strategy for continuing adaptation process
APF in Practice: Outputs (2)
Strategies
 Re-align national sustainable development goals
 Re-align poverty reduction programmes
Policies
 Develop a portfolio of adaptations
 Implement guidelines for adaptation in national and
local planning
Measures
 Overcome barriers to adaptation
 Enhance adaptive capacity
 Alter investment plans
APF Next steps
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Phase I: Methodologies (2001-2004)
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Development of methodological material (User’s
Guidebook, Technical Papers, case studies)
Development and provision of training on methods
Phase II: Implementation Support (2004-2006)
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New TP series, focused on implementation
Planning and implementation of continuous
professional development activities
Promotion of region-specific methods and expertise
Promotion of learning networks
Development of a web-based support tool
Translation