A Pacific Regional PerspectiveA Pacific Regional Perspective onon Capacity Building for Capacity Building for

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Espen RonnebergEspen RonnebergClimate Change AdviserClimate Change Adviser

SPREPSPREPSecretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

PO Box 240. Apia, Samoa sprep@sprep.org

OverviewOverview• Pacific experience with MEAsPacific experience with MEAs• Main issues facing PICs in FCCC Main issues facing PICs in FCCC

negotiationsnegotiations• Current efforts to remedy situationCurrent efforts to remedy situation• Monitoring and evaluationMonitoring and evaluation

Pacific experiences with MEAsPacific experiences with MEAs

• PICs become Parties to many MEAs PICs become Parties to many MEAs without full understanding of obligationswithout full understanding of obligations

• Capacity problems in developing Capacity problems in developing implementation plansimplementation plans

• Capacity problems with substantive Capacity problems with substantive technical issuestechnical issues

• Lack of capacity to articulate/formulate Lack of capacity to articulate/formulate proposals to remedy situationproposals to remedy situation

Main issues on capacity in Main issues on capacity in FCCCFCCC• Poor outcomes could exacerbate PIC Poor outcomes could exacerbate PIC

vulnerability (not enough adaptation)vulnerability (not enough adaptation)• Need to articulate local and national Need to articulate local and national

adaptation concerns adaptation concerns • Find the appropriate ways and means Find the appropriate ways and means

of applying international technical and of applying international technical and financial support to the national and financial support to the national and local needs and requirementslocal needs and requirements

Capacity issues cut across Capacity issues cut across all climate change areas in all climate change areas in PICsPICs• Science and technologyScience and technology• Adaptation optionsAdaptation options• Mitigation potential under the CDMMitigation potential under the CDM• Communications strategiesCommunications strategies• National action plans and national National action plans and national

communications draftingcommunications drafting• Consistency of personnel attending Consistency of personnel attending

meetingsmeetings

Capacity development to Capacity development to datedate• Ensued with PICCAP project, as well as Ensued with PICCAP project, as well as

through National Capacity Self through National Capacity Self AssessmentsAssessments

• Ad-hoc capacity building through Ad-hoc capacity building through community based adaptation projectcommunity based adaptation project

• PI Renewable Energy Project set stagePI Renewable Energy Project set stage• But, monitoring and evaluation often done But, monitoring and evaluation often done

as afterthought, and often too lateas afterthought, and often too late

What is proposed to What is proposed to remedy?remedy?• SPREP is developing a project proposal for SPREP is developing a project proposal for

EU/ACP funding as an umbrella mechanism for EU/ACP funding as an umbrella mechanism for capacity buildingcapacity building

• SPREP will provide technical assistance, SPREP will provide technical assistance, training, policy and advisory support services for training, policy and advisory support services for practical capacity buildingpractical capacity building

• Project will act to channel further capacity Project will act to channel further capacity building funds in a coordinated mannerbuilding funds in a coordinated manner

• Sustainability to be sought through incorporation Sustainability to be sought through incorporation in national sustainable development strategies in national sustainable development strategies and appropriate national coordinationand appropriate national coordination

SPREP as lead agency on SPREP as lead agency on FCCCFCCC• SPREP will also coordinate through SPREP will also coordinate through

regional climate change framework regional climate change framework and regional climate change and regional climate change roundtable processroundtable process

• Monitoring and evaluation will be Monitoring and evaluation will be facilitated through roundtable facilitated through roundtable discussions on gaps in discussions on gaps in implementationimplementation

Monitoring and evaluationMonitoring and evaluation• The needs for M&E are well recognizedThe needs for M&E are well recognized• Past efforts ex post factoPast efforts ex post facto• Continuous capacity development Continuous capacity development

facility will be established through facility will be established through SPREPSPREP

• Build on regional expertise and Build on regional expertise and enhance capacity through all new and enhance capacity through all new and existing opportunities – long term goalexisting opportunities – long term goal

Thank youThank you