Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points:

Western and Central Africa

Mainstreaming Climate Change Risks in Development

by Abdoulaye Ndiaye, UNDP

21-23 May 2006Dakar, Senegal

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Defining Adaptation

“Changing existing policies and practices and/or adopting new

policies and practices so as to secure MDGs in the face of

climate change and its associated impacts” (UNDP 2006)

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Supporting Adaptation

anticipatory

ad hoc deliberative

reactive

Historical experience

Disaster response

Adaptation projects

Through adaptation interventions we move from reactive and ad hoc toward anticipatory & deliberative adaptation

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UNDP’s Core Principles

1. Safeguard achievement of MDGs by developing adaptive capacity

2. Integrate climate risks into development policies and national investment decisions

3. Build on disaster risk-management activities and extensive UNDP experience and mandate

4. Leverage existing UN and UNDP programmes, including UNDP/GEF-supported National Communications and NAPAs

5. Build partnerships to ensure appropriate expertise reaches countries in line with UNDP’s development role in the UN System

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Moving ‘up’ from national projects to UNDP programming

3. Piloting innovative national adaptation projects to feed

lessons into 1 and 2

1. Mainstreaming climate change into UN country programming

2. Mainstreaming climate change into national development plans

• Strategic Environmental Assessment

• Guidance in development…

• UNDAF mainstreaming

• Guidance in development…

• Adaptation Policy Frameworks (APF)

• Programming website• Country Database

Progress Tools

• Enabling activitiesNCs, NAPAs

• Pilot projectsM&E, lessons learned

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NEPAD

Adaptation to Coastal and Climate Change in West Africa

Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques et Côtiers en Afrique de l'Ouest.

Photo: R.Arthurton The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK

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Participating Countries

Mauritanie

Gambie

Guinée Bissau

Cap Vert

NEPAD

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West Africa SPA Project- An Example

Baseline: Reactive and ad hoc response to sea level rise, continued erosion mitigation measures that are quickly overcome by sea-level rise (SLR)

- Coastal degradation (sand extraction, mangroves…) combined with an increase in extreme climate events (erosion, storms, etc.) result in a degradation of natural and human coastal habitats

Additionality: Increased adaptive capacity to manage adverse effects of climate change by integrating climate risks into livelihood options, policy, and institutional mechanisms

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West Africa SPA Project- An Example

Project Preparation phase

Objective:

Identify sensitive areas and hot spots (including pilot sites for adaptation testing for the actual project).

Other objectives:

Assess: - Possible causes (natural/anthropogenic? )- Socioeconomic impacts (tourism, fisheries, agriculture…)- Environmental impacts (biodiversity,…)- Projected trends (short/medium/long term)- Current obstacles to integrating coastal zone management (legislation, acceptance among population groups, …) - Lessons learnt from past initiatives

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West Africa SPA Project- An ExampleProject Implementation phase

Goal:Reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity to the adverse effects of climate change in the biodiversity focal area”

Objective:Develop and pilot a range of effective coping mechanisms for reducing the impact of climate change induced coastal erosion in vulnerable regions in five countries in West Africa.

Method:• Participatory approach• National Action Plan for Adaptation (NAPA) under way• Second National Communication (to COP)

Priorities in the area of climate change :Fight against coastal erosion affecting:

- The environment - Mangroves (degradation)- Biodiversity (losses)- Tourism - Beaches (degradation/losses)- Coastal infrastructure (destruction)

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West Africa SPA Project- An Example

Adaptation Measures to be undertaken:

OUTCOME 1: Pilot activities to increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of coastline ecosystems in regions vulnerable to climate change impacts implemented

OUTCOME 2: Climate change and adaptation issues and coastal area management policies and programmes integrated

OUTCOME 3. Monitoring of coastal erosion and capacity building in coastal management and planning enhanced

OUTCOME 4: Learning, evaluation, and adaptive management increased