Alex Simalabwi,
Global Coordinator
Water and Climate Programme
Stockholm, 27 August 2013
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Overall objective
Aligned with objectives of the national adaptation plans process under the UNFCCC global
adaptation framework
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• 60 Countries-Africa, Asia, Caribean, Europe
and Latin America
• Euros 22 Million
• 2011-2016
Climate community
(UNFCC COP people)Development community Water community
...Working across sectoral silos, bridging divides....
OUR APPROACH:
Partnerships-linking development agendas
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Key ingredients
• Build institutional capacity & knowledge
• Develop tools & generate evidence base
• Strengthen partnerships & coordination
INVESTMENTS in water security for
climate resilient development
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Water and Climate Programme
Water and Climate
programme
1. WACDEP in Africa
2. Water and Climate Programmes – Caribbean, Asia,
Latin America, Europe
3. Global WMO/GWP IDMP and APFM
4. Deltas Climate Resilience Programme
OUR VEHICLES-
Global & Regional highlights
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1. Policy process-Influencing global climate policy agenda:
Overall strategy is to work with the UNFCCC’s Adaptation
Committee
2. Scientific process-Collaboration with WMO
Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), flood
and drought management programmes
3. Influencing practice- Linking global policy to action
Collaboration with UNDP, UNEP and WHO, FAO, IFAD
and UNITAR in the Global Support Programme (GSP)
for NAPs, supported by UNFCCC and GEF
Developing water supplement for supporting NAPs
Global level- 3 areas of influence
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Bilateral
support to
the NAPs
GWP WAC- contributes to ……the NAPs Global
Support Programme led by UNDP-UNEP
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GSP
NAP Process
in Country X
Other Support
through DBs
and Funds
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NAPs objective consistent to WCP objectives
Developed countries pledged USD 100 Billion/
year by 2020 to climate finance
Why this is a Big Deal?
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UNFCCC COP Mandate, COP 17
In Durban at the CoP 17, Parties
(Governments) invited all United Nations
organisations, as well as bilateral and
multilateral agencies, to support the National
Adaptation Plan process and consider
establishing support programmes for the
National Adaptation Plan process ……..
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Green Climate Fund-Eligibility
The Fund will support developing countries in
pursuing project-based and programmatic
approaches in accordance with climate change
strategies and plans, such as low-emission
development strategies or plans, nationally
appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs),
national adaptation plans of action (NAPAs),
national adaptation plans (NAPs) and other
related activities.
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Regional highlights
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joint WMO/GWP global IDMP
programme
10 CEE countries
more than 40 organizations
Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)
Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)
Policy advice + practical experiences
from a reactive to PROACTIVE approach of IDM
Elements of the IDMP Programme:
•Policy advices
•Demonstration projects
•Capacity building & knowledge management
•Regional cooperation & transnational integrated approach
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Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)
Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)
Progress
• Task Force for Integrated Drought Management
established in Central and Eastern Europe
• Mapping study on current situation in drought
management, related risks and the current policies
regarding drought monitoring in CEE.
Horn of Africa-programme under development-9 countries
Overall objective:
promote an approach that
moves drought management
practices from reactive,
crisis management to more
proactive drought
management based on risk
management principles, and
based on the broader IWRM
West Africa, Sahel drought programme under development
IWRM as a tool for climate change adaptation in
CACENA
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Program goal:
Help countries to
harmonise their
efforts on climate
change adaptation
using IWRM
approach
GWP Caucasus and Central Asia( CACENA)
CEE Program focuses on 8 local demonstration
projects with regional capacity development
component
Examples:
Improvement of water infrastructure in Armenia.
Disaster mitigation measures in the Sakire village in the
Borjomi region, Georgia.
Drought Risk Management in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan-
Expected that the water supply to the farm demonstration
plots will be reduced by 20-30%.
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• South Asia Water and Climate Resilience Programme launched
at the India Water Week in April 2013.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
• Promotion of control indicators in China for better management
of water resources,
water information- sharing platform in China’s Fujian
Province,
On-site survey and study on optimized water resources
allocation and climate resilience conducted in the coastal
areas of Hebei Province and Shaanxi Province.
South Asia and China
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• Caribbean: 9 ministers signed declaration for WACDEP
implementation- work with Caricom and CCCCC under way
Intergrating risk management approaches in national
development plans
• Central America- Improved understanding of regional
dimensions of water and climate, regional workshop
attended by government reps on water and CC
• Transectoral agreement in Peru developed for
consideration by 13 cabinet ministers
Latin America & the Caribbean, Asia
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Deltas Initiative:
• Consultations carried out in Benin, Nile Delta
Delta and Bangladesh with possible programmes
proposed.
• Joint “Deltas Alliance/GWP” vulnerability
assessment of Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar
Building resilience in Delta regions
Joint programme with
African Union and Water
Ministers (AMCOW)
8 focus countries for
indepth work
5 Transboundary Basins
23 Countries total
Water and Climate Development Programme
(WACDEP) in Africa
WACDEP implements
commitments in the 2008
Sharm el Sheik
Declaration by the AU
Heads of State
Support African ministers
council on water
(AMCOW)
9 Water Ministers attended the WACDEP Launch
during 2011 Stockholm World Water Week
North West Sahara Aquifer
Volta Basin
Lake Chad Basin
Limpopo Basin
Kagera Basin
Links National planning on bilding resilience to transboundary
and local level
Local projects influence National and Transboundary processes
Local projects Rwanda/Burundi-Bugesera with local
district councils and communities
Tools
© HR Wallingford 2007
Framework for climate resilient growth and development
The Framework is key for Climate
Resilient growth and
development
Helps to identify and put in place
investments that can withstand
multiple climate scenarios-
No/low Regret investments
At least 33 Ministers and their representatives
witnessed the launch
© HR Wallingford 2007
Framework for Water Security & Climate Resilient
Development
Buiding institutional capacity
How to apply the guidance in the Framework
2 year Africa capacity development underway
• 4 Training modules developed
one for each phase of the Framework
• 40 Training workshops planned across Africa
• On the job training and mentorship
• Planners in government ministries
• Transboundary level training under development
• More than 23 countries to benefit
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED
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Road ahead
Scalling up regional and country level
implementation
Phased preparation/implementation of global and regional water and climate programme
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Regional Programmes:
WACDEP in Africa
1. Central Africa
2. West Africa
3. Eastern Africa
4. Southern Africa
5. Mediterranean (North Africa)
Drought Management - EAF and WAF
Central America
Central and Eastern Europe - IDMP
WACDEP Caribbean
Central Asia and the Caucasus
China
South America (Peru)
South Asia
South East Asia
Global Programmes:
Global WMO/GWP - IDMP and APFM
Deltas
Preparation Stage A: Funded
Implementation Stage B: Funded
Partially funded (additional funding required)
Unfunded (funding required)
2015 2016GWP Regions/Programmes
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Global Water and Climate Programme
Water & Climate Programme
1. WACDEP in Africa
2. Water and Climate Programmes – Caribbean, Asia,
Latin America, Europe
3. Global WMO/GWP IDMP and APFM
4. Deltas Climate Resilience Programme